BEATLES Set of 10 (six showing) Original 1964 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT Promotional Photographs

This beautiful set of original Beatles photographs were used to make the lobby cards for "A Hard Day's Night" and were sold at Heritage Auctions "Comic Auction Sale #808 in November 2003 (Lot 3263), for $690; below is Heritage's auction description:

Beatles - Music Memorabilia, Beatles High Resolution Stills from "A Hard Day's Night" for Production of Lobby Cards (1964). Collection of (10) high-resolution flat matte production photos from "A Hard Day's Night." Printed in 1964 by United Artists Publicity Department in the U.S.A., on special double-weight photographic paper to produce still photos and lobby cards for promotional distribution to publicize the Beatles Movie "A Hard Day's Night." These high-resolution flat matte production photos were printed in black and white on heavy-weight matte photographic paper, most likely in order to facilitate ink absorption when colored by hand in order to create color 11" X 14" promotional lobby cards for distribution to theaters. The interesting thing about these stills is they are the exact shots used for the lobby cards, but have not been cropped as they were in production of the posters. These are the exact stills pictured in "A Hard Day's Night" Miramax DVD in the DVD-ROM feature "A Hard Day's Night Scrapbook," released in 2002. These items are from the Publicity Department of United Artist, circa 1964, and was discarded after the promotional campaign for "A Hard Day's Night" was completed. Very Fine.



The photographs each measure 9 1/4" x 7 1/4"; one of the photos is on glossy stock and has light wrinkling at the top; the others are all on matte stock and in excellent condition. A beautiful set.