Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Museum, National Archives & Records Administration.
East Side, West Side
Artifact ID1988.90991.01
Object Type
Poster, Theater
Maker
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
(Movie studio, founded 1924)
Date
1949
Medium
Paper, Ink, Plastic
Dimensions41 × 27 in. (104.1 × 68.6 cm)
Physical DescriptionA one sheet theatrical release poster for the 1949 film East Side, West Side. The top has a blue background with a couple in an embrace (Ava Gardner and James Mason), a woman with red hair in a green dress (Barbara Stanwyck), a black and white image of a woman in an off the shoulder white dress (Cyd Charisse), and an inset with a sepia photo of a man in a suit (Van Heflin). Next to Stanwyck is white text stating: "When you're married to a man other women pursue!" Below that, the poster reads "M*G*M presents" in red, "BARBARA STANWYCK * JAMES MASON * VAN HEFLIN * AVA GARDNER" in black, "EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE" in yellow over blue or red, and "CYD CHARISSE * NANCY DAVIS * GALE SONDEGAARD * A MERVYN LeROY PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY MERVYN LeROY * PRODUCED BY VOLDEMAR VETLUGUIN * A METRO GOLDWYN MEATER PICUTRE" in black. The poster is signed, "For Nancy Love Mervyn," in black ink. The poster is in a clear poster frame.Historical NoteIn East Side, West Side, set in 1946, New York socialite Jessie Bourne (Barbara Stanwyck) suspects her husband Brandon (James Mason) is cheating on her, especially now that the women he previously had an affair with, Isabel Lorrison (Ava Gardner), is back in town. Nancy Davis co-starred as Jessie's friend Helen Lee.
The poster is signed by Mervyn LeRoy, the film's director, to First Lady Nancy Reagan.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to First Lady Nancy Reagan during the Reagan administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President Office of Correspondence and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January, 1989 for deposit with the Reagan Presidential Library.
National Archives Catalog CollectionRecords of the White House Gift Unit (Reagan Administration) (National Archives Identifier 6816362) and
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from the General Public (National Archives Identifier 6816363)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
Use Restriction Note© Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. 1949
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