Sources for collectible classic movie posters and photos on the Web.
Classic Posters Only
A special selection of poster reprints for classic film fans only, including Casablanca, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Wizard of Oz, and The African Queen.
Art.com
Choose from over 100,000 prints, posters, and photos.
The Movie Poster Shop
A huge selection of original posters, reproductions, and "standees," plus a framing service. Unfortunately there are no illustrations, so you'll have to know what you're ordering.
MoviePoster Warehouse
This Canadian firm offers a nice online source of movie posters, many with illustrations. There is a great selection of classic and recent items, as well as non-movie posters, all arranged alphabetically, or searchable by title.
Rick's Movie Graphics and Posters
Claiming "the largest collection of authentic movie posters and advertising material in the world," Rick's offers over 3,000 images and pictures in its search database alone.
Aux Films Du Temps
Web site for the cinema bookstore founded in Paris in 1981. Features a broad selection of books and periodicals, posters, photos, and other film-related materials. The site also includes an events listing, directions and links.
Bruce Hershenson Vintage Film Posters
The Web site for the world's "foremost vintage movie poster dealer," who has published 15 full-color movie poster books. Includes information about auctions and a want list.
The Chisholm Larsson Gallery
Describing itself as "the ultimate resource for vintage posters," this Web site features a searchable Movie Poster Image Database.
A Cinema Apart
A source of posters and videos for what were once referred to as "Race films," films that were created for African American audiences with African American casts, as a result of Hollywood's use of degrading stereotypes. Most of the films are out of print and unavailable elsewhere.
Cinemacom.com
You'll find two major resources here. First is a listing of their favorite films, which they hope to eventually expand to 5,000. They are also compiling an array of the most entertaining movie poster art from 1902 to the present. There are currently over 1,100 posters displayed. (Be patient if you're not on a fast connection. Also note that the posters are not clickable; a click will just take you to the top of the page!)
Cinemagic Classic Movie Posters
A great source for classic movie posters from the 1930s to the 1980s, including a fascinating 57-page Gallery of representative posters.
CineMasterpieces
David Lieberman has been buying and selling posters for over 22 years, a passion which developed into CineMasterpieces. There you'll find vintage and original movie and rock posters, no reproductions. They'll also search for posters for you. A LAMP (Learnaboutmovieposters.com) approved dealer.
The CinemaTrade
An extensive source for original movie posters, lobby cards, press material, books and magazines, as well as hard-to-find DVDs. Also includes a "trading post" for messages, a want list, and links to related sites.
Cineposters Vintage Posters
This section of the Cineposters site includes a listing of dozens of classic movie posters, all with illustrations and available for purchase on the Web. The company boasts of over 4,000 different posters in stock.
Classic Movie Posters @ NEArtExpress.com
NEArtExpress.com is a poster and custom framing site with over 800 movie posters.
Colony Music
Web site for the New York City music store offers posters as well as CDs, sheet music, karaoke tapes, videos, and memorabilia. Plus chat, a weekly trivia quiz, and "artist finder."
CyberCinema
Here's the Classic Movie Poster page of the outfit that advertises itself as "The Web's Movie Poster Store." Be sure to check out the Reprints section, too.
David Priol Autographs
This Aussie dealer and collectors offers a big selection of autographed photos from actors, models, and celebrities, as well as a number of interesting articles, including some good advice about collecting autographs.
Dominique Besson Vintage Movie Posters
Dominique Besson's movie poster business specializes in original French and European posters, no reproductions. Located in Provence in the south of France, she started out in the movie poster business as a collector in 1981, then as dealer since 1994. Features a searchable database; while only a small percentage of her inventory pictured on the site itself, there's a lot to see.
Dr. Z Movie Posters
Dr. Z has a nice collection of posters, with lots of photos online, including this selection of reprints from classic films at $18 each.
Festival Films
Over 4,000 reasonably-priced, full color reproductions of movie posters and portraits from assorted genres, including classics, comedy, horror, westerns, and musicals, plus lobby cards and videos.
film/art
This Los Angeles-based outfit offers a selection of original film posters from the past fifty years, from classics to less familiar cult and international titles. Saul Bass is a favorite designer of theirs. All posters are guaranteed to be originals. Even if you're not in the market for posters, you'll enjoy browsing their extensive gallery.
Film Poster Archive
Dale Tangeman's site, new since September 2005, features his collection of approximately 4500 posters from around the world, including U.S., Argentine, Belgium, British, Danish, French, Italian, Mexican, Polish and more.
Gocollect.com
This site has over 4000 movie posters for sale, and 90% of them are reportedly classics. Free registration required.
Graphic Expectations
Web site for the poster company with over 30 years of experience providing posters from classic movies, Broadway and London theater as well as French posters for movies and contemporary advertising campaigns and original posters for Masterpiece/Mystery! presentations. Free posters with every order.
Heritage Galleries
A large collection of vintage posters and other movie memorabilia for sale by auction. Click on the links at the top right of the page.
Hollywood Photograph Catalog from Jungle-Red.com
A nice collection of glamour photos of movie stars from Dave Parker's site, with more to come soon, at reasonable prices.
J. S. Dietz Movie Posters
If you're serious about movie poster collecting, this is a good place to start. Mr. Dietz has been active in the field since the 70s, and assembled a great deal of useful information, not to mention a great collection of vintage U.S. and European movie posters.
Judy Garland Photograph Catalogue
A collection of black and white Judy Garland photos hand printed from original 8x10 negatives or studio copy negatives hidden away for over 50 years. $4.50 each.
Learn About Movie Posters
A free reference site covering movie posters, movie studios, poster artists and all associated areas. Includes a movie poster archive with over 97,000 films and almost 35,000 total images, a history section, articles, and much more, plus posters for sale, of course.
Jay Parrino's The Mint
Whether you're a collector and just like to look at classic photos, you'll enjoy visiting this site for the company that bills itself as offering "the world's largest collection of certified vintage photographs." Individual categories include Hollywood, Marx Brothers and Three Stooges.
The Motion Picture Arts Gallery
Claiming to be the premier movie poster gallery in New York City and the foremost Web site focusing on Film Noir movie posters, the MPA's gallery includes original vintage movie posters from classics, horror movies, foreign films, sci-fi and other genres. Plus a monthly feature article and information for collectors.
Movie Poster Archives
From Films on Disc: Posters from movies starring Katharine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, William Holden, Kirk Douglas, Doris Day, Susan Hayward, and Frank Sinatra.
The Movie Poster Mailing List
The Internet's first Movie Poster Discussion Group, MoPo was founded in 1995. It's an email based forum for collectors of all kinds of movie memorabilia, including posters, lobby cards, inserts or any kind of movie-related collectible (with an obvious emphasis on cult films and "B" movies). You'll also find poster image archives (1998-2000), news, links to other sites, and more on this framed site.
Movie Star News
A large selection of photos, posters, and pinups from classic and current films. Including a selection of vintage Irving Klaw photos of Betty Page.
Movie Store.com Vintage Posters
Posters, photographs, lobby cards from classic movies which you can purchase from a large store located in San Juan Capistrano, California. Previously known as the Movie Market, Movie Store.com says that it houses the Internet’s finest collections of photographs, posters, memorabilia and vintage items from movies, TV, sports, music and glamour.
MoviePosterBid.com
Poster and movie memorabilia collectors are invited to get in on the ground floor of this auction site which currently offers listings without listing or sales fees. You'll need to register, but after that you can offer or bid on as many items as you want.
Myrna Dell Memorabilia
Myrna was an up-and-coming actress in the 1940s, and her bio says a lot about classic Hollywood. Her site is filled with photos from her career, most of them for sale. (See the Price List.)
Night Owl Books and Collectibles
An online source of posters, including cult, western, Elvis, blaxploitation, martial arts, and classics in general, plus other books and collectibles soon to come.
The Nostalgia Factory
Search for original movie posters and other collectibles from this Boston-based company. 28,000 original posters and other movie memorabilia, plus promotional items and books about movies.
Photo World
Look on the left-hand column for links to the movie poster and photo pages for this shop based in Houston, Texas, which also features music posters, autographed celebrity photos, and backstage passes.
Poster Price.com
Want to know what your vintage movie poster is worth? The Poster Price Almanac has been a standard industry reference source for movie poster prices since 1989. Their database reviews over 500,000 poster price entries previously seen in the annual printed Almanac volumes. Also featuring news, auction, and restoration info, plus a listing of the all-time highest prices for auctioned posters.
Posteritati
The Web site of the New York City movie poster dealer consists of an extensive collection of fascinating movie posters in many different languages. They added the capability of searching for new aquisitions, in addition to the many other useful features. Individuals who may have posters for sale should also inquire about their needs, which change from day to day.
Rare Stills and Publicity Shots From Silent Film Classics
Adams Imaging is releasing a limited number of reproductions of 8 x 10 still photographs from classic silent films like The Lost World, The Thief of Baghdad, and The Phantom of the Opera, plus publicity photos of silent stars such as Charlie Chaplin, Pola Negri, and Norma Talmadge.
Reel Art Gallery
An online source of movie posters, from current releases to classics, including both originals and reprints, plus movie star photographs. They also offer information about poster collecting and hints for framing.
Separate Cinema
Founded in 1976, Separate Cinema has an archive of over 10,000 movie posters, lobby cards, stills and "assorted ephemera" related to historic black cinema, and maintains a traveling poster exhibit and a film and celebrity lecture series.
Silverscreensirens.com Movie Posters
Doug Stickney's site is the best source for viewing photos of classic actresses on the Web, but it also has this nice collection of posters and photos for Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Vivien Leigh, and others, all available for purchase.
The Star Wars Collector's Archive
More than two dozen "galleries" with photos of assorted Star Wars collectible items, including Kenner toys, food items, movie props, etc. Plus a nice list of links to related sites.
The Stars Come Out
Vintage movie posters from the 40s and up, arranged alphabetically. Don't miss the Bargain Basement.
UKQuad.com
This company specializes in original British and Irish "quad" (30x40 inches) movie posters. The hundreds of posters in stock range from films of the fifties to new releases, with no reproductions or video posters.
Vintage Movie Posters
HTmarket offers a selection of over 4,000 original movie posters, all in excellent condition. You'll also find related items such as art and signage, popcorn machines, and even furniture.
The WOW Factor
A UK-based purveryor of hand-signed memorabilia, with a special emphasis on movies and movie stars. Wherever possible, a photograph of the artist signing the item will accompany the certificate of authenticity, either as a photo or on a CD-ROM. Join their mailing list to be informed of new items.
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