Antiques Roadshow

Classic Movie Stills

Slideshow by Melissa Carlson
Appraised by Gary Sohmers
$10,000 - $15,000

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"Lone Ranger"

These images illustrate one of the prime promotional tools for the early movie studios, many of which owned their own theater chains until the landmark Paramount Decision in 1948 declared such an arrangement a monopoly. Here, a lobby still for the 1956 film The Lone Ranger shows actor Clayton Moore astride his horse, Silver. The image would have been displayed in a movie theater lobby to generate excitement about the upcoming film. You can still find lobby stills in some theaters today.


(Photo © Warner Bros. Picture Distributing Corporation)

Posted: 4.6.09. © WGBH Educational Foundation