Lot of 5, James Coburn, Sarrazin, Van Devere stills HARRY IN YOUR POCKET (1973)

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Lot of 5, James Coburn, Michael Sarrazin, Trish Van Devere stills HARRY IN YOUR POCKET (1973) MINT, vintage studio originals, Walter Pidgeon
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This lot of approximately 8” x 10” photos will sell as a group. The first picture is just one of the group, please open and look at each still in this lot to measure the high value of all of them together. The circle with the words, “scanned for eBay, Larry41” does not appear on the actual photographs. I just placed them on this listing to protect these high quality images from being bootlegged. They would look great framed on display in your home theater or to add to your portfolio or scrapbook! Some dealers by my lots to break up and sell separately at classic film conventions at much higher prices than my low minimum. A worthy investment for gift giving too!
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DESCRIPTION:
In this engaging crime drama with an undercurrent of subtle humor, James Coburn stars as Harry, a "cannon" (a top-flight pickpocket), who works in association with Casey (Walter Pidgeon), an older career criminal with a fondness for cocaine. Ray (Michael Sarrazin) and Sandy (Trish Van Devere) are two aspiring thieves who meet when he tries to steal her watch; eventually, they both come under Harry's tutelage, as he teaches them both the finer points of lifting people's wallets. Harry in Your Pocket was the sole theatrical film for television director and producer Bruce Geller, who died in a plane crash five years after this film was released.
CONDITION:
These quality vintage and original release stills are in MINT condition (old yes, but NO signs of wear or damage). PERFECT TO BE AUTOGRAPHED OR SIGNED AT A PERSONAL APPEARANCE! I doubt there are better condition stills on this title anywhere! Finally, they are not digital or repros. (They came from the studio to the theater during the year of release and went into storage for many years!) They are worth each but since I have recently acquired two huge collections from life long movie buffs who collected for decades… I need to offer these choice items for sale on a first come, first service basis to the highest bidder.
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Domestic shipping would be FIRST CLASS and well packed in plastic, with several layers of cardboard support/protection and delivery tracking. International shipping depends on the location, and the package would weigh close to a pound with even more extra ridge packing.
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BACKGROUND:
“The peripatetic world of pickpockets has provided the producer-director Bruce Geller, who gave television audiences "Mission: Impossible" and "Mannix" with the material for a promisin??? debut in feature films. "Harry in Your Pocket??? playing at the Forum and Riviera theaters, is a film of many pleasures, not the leas??? of which is the thoroughgoing professionalism that sets ???its goals — good perfor???ances, eye-catching settings, absorbing story—and achieves every one of them with clean precision. Below the glossy surface of things, this is also a film with something to say about crime and morality, jealousy and loyalty, youth and age and the pleasures of craftsmanship in a world where everyone wants to start at the top and no one wants to serve an apprenticeship. For those who know nothing of the art of picking pockets, the movie is a kind of a vocational school and a type of Berlitz school. The vocational school offers an education in the techniques of picking pockets—the work of cannons (master pickpockets), steerers (victim spotters) and stalls (who distract victims). From the Berlitz comes a language of kicks (pockets) and holding (retaining possession of a poke, or wallet.). The teachers are James Coburn as Harry, the cannon whose first law is ???Harry Never Holds"; Wal??? Pidgeon as the steerer, ???d Michael Sarrazin and his girl friend, Trish Van De???re, who hire on with the two old pros as stalls. Mr. Coburn covets not only cash and credit cards but Miss Van Devere. Mr. Sarrazin covets Mr. Coburn's skills and success; Mr. Pidgeon covets cocaine and immortality of a sort, and Miss Van Devere—well, without her, things would be a lot less interesting. For all its polish, there is a bittersweetness to "Harry in Your Pocket" and moments reminiscent of "The Hustler" and "The Cincinnati Kid." You'll come away from it checking your pockets, but not because it has taken your money without giving good entertainment in return. The Cast  HARRY IN YOUR POCKET, directed by Bruce Geller; written by James David Buchanan and Ron Austin; director of photography, Fred Koenekamp; film editor, Arthur L. Hilton; music, Lalo Schifrin; produced by Mr. Gelle??? released by United Artists. At the Forum Theater, Broadway at 46th Street; the Festival Theater, Fifth Avenue and 57th Street; the Riviera Theater, Broadway and 96th Street and neighborhood theaters. Running time: 103 minutes. This film is classified PG.  ???rry . . . . . James Coburn  ???ay . . . . . Michael Sarrazin  ???ndy . . . . . Trish Van Devere  ???ey . . . . . Walter Pidgeon  ???ce . . . . . Michael C. Gwynne  First Detective . . . . . Tony Giorgio  Second Detective . . . . . Michael Stearns  ???rancine . . . . . Sue Mullen How can you enjoy a film about pickpockets that isn't a comedy, but a deep, emotional analysis of the fall of two master cannons (street slang for pickpockets) and the training of the next generation? Easy. Offbeat, it wasn't shot in glorious LA or New York or Chicago, but in Salt Lake City, the plain states and Canada. Featuring the always intense James Coburn as the titular character, with the great and glorious Walter Pidgeon as his aging, cocaine addicted mentor, supported by then rising stars Michael Sarrazan (fresh off his success in "The Groundstar Conspiracy") and Trish VanDevere (pre-George C.Scott), it took a peek behind the veil at one of the world's oldest professions, in your face robbery without the victim every knowing it. Light and breezy during the small capers, but dark and brooding during the intervals, we see a changing of the guard, but one not born of pomp and ceremony, but of despair, loneliness and resignation. The other posters are right. It would never be made these days. No sex, violence, guns, backstabbing, revenge or enough neon. So, hopefully, they'll never try to remake it and ruin the memory of a classic. I caught "Harry in your Pocket" on an on-demand cable channel, and I hadn't seen it since its original theatrical release. I have to say that I enjoyed it, partly because it is a great example of the early '70s antihero type of film, and because as a kid who grew up in Seattle where the beginning of the movie is filmed, it was cool to see the old buildings (long since replaced by skyscrapers) and the old restaurants like the Brasserie Pittsbourg and Rosellini's 410. Much of the film is dated, particularly the hairstyles and the clothes, but not so much that ruins the overall enjoyment of the film. Most people will enjoy the dissection of the act of pickpocketing, and the entire culture of the pickpockets, which is painstakingly explained. While amoral, the characters are likable, and the scene never gets too heavy, even though there is conflict. The ending is typically downbeat, which like "Butch Cassidy" and others was a hallmark of these antihero type of films. Strangely, the movie was marketed as a comedy, but it really wasn't, particularly by today's standards. Not hugely important or groundbreaking, just a great example of Coburn's work and similar films of that era.   ”