Phelps Bros.


Filmography

Hittin' the Trail (1937)

Photos & Videos

Sons of the Desert - Movie Posters
The Actress - Publicity Stills
The Born Losers - Movie Poster

Biography

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Hittin' the Trail (1937)

Life Events

Photo Collections

Sons of the Desert - Movie Posters
Sons of the Desert - Movie Posters
The Actress - Publicity Stills
Here are a few Publicity Stills from MGM's The Actress (1953), starring Jean Simmons, Spencer Tracy, and Anthony Perkins. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.
The Born Losers - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for the low-budget biker film The Born Losers (1967). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
The Deadly Companions - Movie Poster
The Deadly Companions - Movie Poster
Way Out West - Lobby Cards
Way Out West - Lobby Cards
Die! Die! My Darling - Movie Poster
Die! Die! My Darling - Movie Poster
Faithless - Tallulah Bankhead Publicity Still
Faithless - Tallulah Bankhead Publicity Still
Lifeboat - Movie Poster
Lifeboat - Movie Poster
Remember the Night - Publicity Stills
Here are a few Publicity Stills from Paramount's Remember the Night (1940), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.
Remember the Night - Scene Stills
Here are a few Scene Stills from Paramount's Remember the Night (1940), starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray.
The Seven Samurai - Movie Poster
Here is the original Japanese-release movie poster for The Seven Samurai (1954), directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Psycho - Lobby Cards
Here are a few Lobby Cards from Psycho (1960). Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
Ship Ahoy - Kapralik Trade Ad
Here is a trade ad for MGM's Ship Ahoy (1943), starring Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton. The art is by mixed-media caricaturist Jaques Kapralik. Trade Ads were placed by studios in industry magazines like Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
Green Mansions - Scene Stills
Here are some scene stills from MGM's Green Mansions (1959), starring Audrey Hepburn and Anthony Perkins.
Green Mansions - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Green Mansions (1959). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
Night of the Iguana - Sue Lyon Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are several location photos taken during production of John Huston's Night of the Iguana (1964), featuring Sue Lyon.
Lolita - Peter Sellers Scene Stills
Here are several scene stills from Stanley Kubrick's Lolita (1962), all of them featuring Peter Sellers as Clare Quilty.
Lolita - Pressbook
Here is the campaign book (pressbook) for MGM's Lolita (1962), directed by Stanley Kubrick. Pressbooks were sent to exhibitors and theater owners to aid them in publicizing the film's run in their theater.
Seven Women - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Seven Women (1966), the last film from director John Ford.
Rashomon - Movie Poster
Here is the original Japanese-release movie poster for Rashomon (1950), directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Kiss Me Kate - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are several photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Kiss Me Kate (1953). Look for composer Cole Porter, director George Sidney, and stars Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, and others.
Pretty Poison - Movie Posters
Here are two different styles of American one-sheet movie posters for Fox's Pretty Poison (1968), starring Anthony Perkins and Tuesday Weld. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
Because of Him - Publicity Stills
Here are a number of publicity stills from Universal's Because of Him (1946), starring Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.
The Mad Ghoul - Publicity Stills
Here are several Publicity Stills from Universal Pictures' The Mad Ghoul (1943). Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, taken for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.
The Mad Ghoul - Scene Stills
Here are some scene stills from Universal Pictures' The Mad Ghoul (1943), starring David Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, and George Zucco.
Devil and the Deep - Scene Stills
Here are several scene stills from Paramount Pictures' Devil and the Deep (1932), starring Gary Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, and Charles Laughton.
Devil and the Deep - Lobby Cards
Here are a few Lobby Cards from Paramount's Devil and the Deep (1932), starring Charles Laughton, Gary Cooper, and Tallulah Bankhead. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
Devil and the Deep - Publicity Stills
Here are a few publicity stills from Paramount's Devil and the Deep (1932), starring Gary Cooper, Tallulah Bankhead, and Charles Laughton. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.
Devil and the Deep - Movie Poster
Here is an original-release Three-sheet movie poster from Paramount Pictures' Devil and the Deep (1932), starring Tallulah Bankhead. Three-sheets measured 41x81 inches.
General Spanky - Publicity Stills
Here are a few stills taken to help publicize General Spanky (1936), produced by Hal Roach and starring Spanky McFarland and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas.
Lolita - Sue Lyon Publicity Stills
Here are several Publicity Stills of Sue Lyon taken during production of Lolita (1962). Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.
Lolita - Lobby Card
Here is a Lobby Card from Stanley Kubrick's Lolita (1962). Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
The Mad Ghoul - Lobby Cards
Here are several Lobby Cards from Universal Pictures' The Mad Ghoul (1943). Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
Poor Pretty Eddie - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Poor Pretty Eddie (1975), starring Michael Christian, Leslie Uggams, and Shelley Winters. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
Some Came Running - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are several photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of Some Came Running (1959), directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine.
Village of the Giants - Lobby Card Set
Here is a set of Lobby Cards from Village of the Giants (1965). Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
The Black Hole - Movie Posters
Here are two different one-sheet movie posters for Disney's science-fiction adventure The Black Hole (1979). One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
Du Barry Was a Lady - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Du Barry Was a Lady (1943), starring Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, and Zero Mostel.
Five Miles to Midnight - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Five Miles to Midnight (1963), starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Perkins. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
None but the Brave - Pressbook
Here is the campaign book (pressbook) for None but the Brave (1965), starring Frank Sinatra. Pressbooks were sent to exhibitors and theater owners to aid them in publicizing the film's run in their theater.
None but the Brave - Movie Posters
Here are a few original release American movie posters for None but the Brave (1965), starring and directed by Frank Sinatra.
Way Out West - Movie Poster
Here is a movie poster from Way Out West (1937). starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! - Movie Posters
Here are a few original movie posters from Russ Meyer's Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965), including a German 1-Sheet.
Tommy - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Tommy (1975), directed by Ken Russell and based on the rock opera by The Who. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
The Devil's Bother - Lobby Cards
Here are a few Lobby Cards for The Devil's Brother (1933 - aka Fra Diavolo), starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
General Spanky - Scene Stills
Here is a group of scene stills from General Spanky (1936), the only full-length feature starring Hal Roach's "Our Gang".
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! - Scene Photos
Here are several scene stills from Russ Meyer's Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965).

Videos

Movie Clip

Silver Cord, The (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Some Women Cannot Opening with top-billed Irene Dunne with a tiny but nifty bit of German, as scientist Christina, Joel McCrea her American architect husband, and an uncredited Gustav von Seyffertitz as her boss, John Cromwell directing from the hit Sidney Howard play, in RKO's The Silver Cord, 1933.
The Big Doll House (1971) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Long Time Woman The song, credited to Les Baxter sideman Hall Daniels and heard frequently in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, is performed by Pam Grier, appearing in her first speaking role (as inmate
All That Jazz (1979) -- (Movie Clip) Take Off With Us Sandahl Bergman, already a Broadway regular for director Bob Fosse, is a principal along with Eileen Casey, Bruce Davis, Gary Flannery, many others, with Fosse's own staging, and Roy Scheider the Fosse-based character Joe Gideon, in the tame opening section of the number, the original tune by Stanley Lebowsky and Fred Tobias, leading into the sensational
An American Tragedy (1931) — (Movie Clip) You Mustn’t Begin That Way Shooting at Lake Arrowhead, Phillips Holmes, a varsity crew star in college, with a modest piece of paddling skill, as ambitious poor-relation Clyde, hired at his affluent uncle’s shirt factory, seems to be nearly stalking his employee Roberta (Sylvia Sidney), their second encounter outside work, in Josef Von Sternberg’s version of the Theodore Dreiser novel, An American Tragedy, 1931.
Fine Madness, A (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Poems Taking Shape Having just evaded another pack of bill collectors, struggling New York poet Samson Shillitoe (Sean Connery) flees to the apartment where, he discovers, his wife Rhoda (Joanne Woodward), isn't ready to join his escape, in A Fine Madness, 1966.
Fine Madness, A (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Hank Longfellow At his day job shampooing the carpet in an executive office, married poet Samson Shillitoe (Sean Connery) feels no inhibition toward secretary Miss Walnicki (Sue Ane Langdon), in A Fine Madness, 1966, screenplay by Elliott Baker from his acclaimed first novel.
Orokbefogadas (a.k.a. Adoption) (1975) — (Movie Clip) Opening, Kata Stark, naturalistic, intimate, solitary introduction of the lead actor Kati Berek in the credits, in contemporary Hungary, a factory town, opening director and co-writer Márta Mészáros’ Orokbefogadas (a.k.a. Adoption), 1975, winner of the Golden Bear prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
Front Page, The (1931) -- (Movie Clip) L For Listerine! The boys in the press room tangle then we meet editor Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou), hunting Hildy (Pat O'Brien, not seen), with some remarkable shots from director Lewis Milestone, early in The Front Page 1931, from the play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.
Red Beard (1966) -- (Movie Clip) He's The Dictator In early 19th century Japan, skeptical young doctor Yasumoto (Yuzo Kayama) is introduced to the clinic and the head man (Toshiro Mifune, title character), early in Akira Kurosawa's Red Beard, 1966, from a novel by Shugoro Yamamoto.
The Big Doll House (1971) — (Movie Clip) All Men Are Filthy First addict Harrad (Brooke Mills) does a heroin dance, then Sid Haig as low-life Harry (Jerry Franks his sidekick) bartering treats with inmates, extracting nasty compensation from “Grear” (Pam Grier), whom he’s tricked with a letter for Erica (Pat Woodell), Judy Brown and Roberta Collins also in lockup, in Roger Corman’s The Big Doll House, 1971.
An American Tragedy (1931) — (Movie Clip) We’ll Have To Be More Careful We’ve just learned that his near-forgotten employee-girlfriend is pregnant, as Clyde (Phillips Holmes), the poor-relation climber hired to a modest position at his wealthy uncle’s factory, joins his decidedly smitten and bold society flame Sondra (Frances Dee) at the lake, director Josef Von Sternberg working at Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino National Forest, in the first feature from the Theodore Dreiser novel, An American Tragedy, 1931.
Lady Sings The Blues (1972) -- (Movie Clip) All Of Me Fleeing prostitution in 1930’s Harlem, Diana Ross as Eleanora Holiday proves to club owner Jerry (Sid Melton) she’s no dancer, but is rescued by “Piano Man” Richard Pryor, winning a job and choosing a name, with the Gerald Marks-Seymour Sims song, then known as a Ruth Etting standard, in Lady Sings The Blues, 1972.

Trailer

Foxy Brown (1974) -- Original Trailer From writer-director Jack Hill and Roger Corman's American-International Pictures, promoting the low-budget follow up to Pam Grier's surprise hit Coffy, 1973, the trailer for Foxy Brown, 1974.
My Man Godfrey (1936) - (Re-issue Trailer) A zany heiress (Carole Lombard) tries to help a tramp (William Powell) by making him the family butler in My Man Godfrey, 1936, directed by Gregory La Cava.
Black Mama, White Mama (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Original Trailer Noisy trailer for the low-rent Philippine-shot knock-off of The Defiant Ones, starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov, from Roger Corman’s American International Pictures and a story co-credited to Jonathan Demme, Black Mama, White Mama, 1972.
I Wake Up Screaming (1941) -- Rough Cut Trailer A not-completed trailer from 20th Century-Fox, with no graphics or voice-over but a handful of slick edit effects and tasty bits of Betty Grable, Carole Landis and Victor Mature in the lead roles, in the early-Noir based on a Steve Fisher novel, I Wake Up Screaming, 1941.
Say Amen, Somebody (1982) -- 2019 Re-release Trailer Trailer promoting the 2019 restoration of the acclaimed documentary by George Nierenberg, Say Amen, Somebody, 1982, featuring singer Willie Mae Ford Smith and composer and educator Thomas A. Dorsey.
Firm, The (1993) -- (Original Trailer) Original trailer for producer-director Sydney Pollack’s hit adaptation of writer John Grisham’s The Firm, 1993, the first film based on a Grisham novel, starring Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Holly Hunter, Wilford Brimley and Paul Sorvino.
Dr. Strangelove - (Original Trailer) Peter Sellers is an RAF officer, the President and the title character, all facing the end of the world in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964).
Rashomon (1950) -- 2008 Restoration Trailer Trailer for the release of the 2008 restoration of director Akira Kurosawa’s international breakthrough film, Rashomon, 1950.
Chump At Oxford, A (1940) -- (Original Trailer) The premise is that the boys go to England and Oxford, in the 1940 Laurel & Hardy feature A Chump At Oxford.
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932) -- (Original Trailer) Trailer for the first planned Laurel & Hardy feature (the previous one, (Pardon Us, 1931, was an expanded short), from 1932, produced by Hal Roach and distributed through MGM, Pack Up Your Troubles. 1932, Jacquie Lyn, from Our Gang as the little girl.
Saps At Sea (1940) -- Original Trailer Theatrical trailer for the last film in the long run of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy at the Hal Roach Studio, Saps At Sea (a.k.a. Crackpots), 1940.
Flying Deuces, The (1939) -- Original Trailer Theatrical trailer for the Laurel & Hardy “comeback” (which it wasn’t, since it had been just over a year since their last feature), following a dispute with Hal Roach, so made by independent producer Boris Morros, from 1939, released by RKO, The Flying Deuces.

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