Marilyn Monroe Gene Kelly Yves Montand Original Type 1 Photo Rare Candid 1960 Let's Make Love - This is an exceptionally rare type 1 original vintage black-and-white production/set photograph featuring Marilyn Monroe alongside co-star Yves Montand and director Gene Kelly during the production of Let's Make Love (20th Century-Fox, 1960). This wonderful behind-the-scenes style image captures a fascinating moment on set as Monroe stands in wardrobe before an elaborate New York skyline backdrop while Montand and Kelly appear engaged in discussion during production. Visible studio lighting and exposed set elements give the photograph an unusually candid and documentary quality, offering a rare glimpse into the filmmaking process during one of the most famous and widely discussed productions of Monroe’s career. Unlike conventional posed publicity portraits, this image possesses genuine historical atmosphere and provides insight into the creative collaboration between Monroe, Montand, and legendary entertainer/director Gene Kelly. Original production photographs documenting Monroe within the actual studio working environment remain considerably scarcer and increasingly sought after by collectors of classic Hollywood photography and cinema history. The composition itself is visually striking, combining Monroe’s iconic glamour with the realism of the studio environment and exposed production setting. The New York backdrop, visible lighting equipment, and relaxed interaction between the figures create a sophisticated and highly collectible image representative of late Golden Age Hollywood filmmaking. Production and set photographs from Let’s Make Love remain especially desirable due to the film’s historical significance within Monroe’s career and the highly publicized relationship between Monroe and Montand during filming. The inclusion of Gene Kelly further enhances the image’s importance and crossover appeal among collectors of classic cinema and musical film history. This is a genuine collector’s item being released from our historic archives in VG/Near Mint Condition (tiny tear bottom border, no paper loss) This item is an ORIGINAL 8x10 photo from the historic archives of Silver Screen Mementos. This original photograph was made in the actual year the film, television show or event was produced. The movie studios produced publicity photographs for distribution to the press, photo agencies and publicity departments to advertise the film/tv show or event. Very often original photos have press release information on the reverse of the photo - movie credits, description of the scene, event and people involved. This is a historic piece of cinema art and is being offered from one collector to another, no rights given or implied. Silver Screen are gradually releasing thousands of Original Photographs, Transparencies, Negatives, Lobby Cards, Posters, Magazines and other memorabilia from our historic archive.
