Tennessee Williams "NIGHT OF THE IGUANA" Ava Gardner / Richard Burton 1964 Flyer

Description

This is a rare single page advertising handbill (flyer) promoting the 1964 motion picture version of Tennessee Williams' "THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA" in New York City area theaters. (Originally a Broadway play starring BETTE DAVIS, the production opened December 28th, 1961 at the Royale Theatre in New York City and ran for 316 performances.) ..... The film starred RICHARD BURTON, AVA GARDNER, DEBORAH KERR and SUE LYON and featured JAMES WARD, GRAYSON HALL and CYRIL DELEVANTI ..... CREDITS: Screenplay by ANTHONY VEILLER and JOHN HUSTON based on the play by TENNESSEE WILLIAMS ("The Glass Menagerie", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "The Rose Tattoo", "Summer and Smoke", "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", "The Night of the Iguana"); Directed by JOHN HUSTON; Produced by RAY STARK ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, one-sided handbill measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes wonderful graphics, photos of the leading stars, production credits, partial cast list and and excerpts from several reviews on the front. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: This rare handbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre or classic film aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.