Angel Eyes’ hat up for bid on November 9, 2023

 

Propstore Auction: Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: London 2023

On Nov 9th 2023, The Propstore in London will begin their live auction. Among an incredible selection of original items will be a few very nice pieces from some Eastwood classics. Included among the treasures are:

Lot #166: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966) - Angel Eyes' (Lee Van Cleef) Hat. Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday, November 9th. The auction will begin at 3:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Friday, November 10th, Saturday, November 11th or Sunday, November 12th.

 Angel Eyes' (Lee Van Cleef) hat from Sergio Leone's epic spaghetti Western The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Angel Eyes (aka "The Bad") was a ruthless mercenary who wore his hat throughout the film, which is widely considered one of the greatest Westerns of all time. Angel Eyes also wears his hat on most of the posters and promotional material from the film's release.

 

The consignor became close friends with Van Cleef and his wife Joan during filming at Cinecitta Studios in Rome. The couple were regular visitors to the consignor's home, and Van Cleef gifted the consignor various personal items, the most prominent being this hat, which as well as appearing in the film, can be seen in relaxed personal family photographs featuring Van Cleef.

Wardrobe items from this iconic movie never usually come to market and this is the first main-character wardrobe item to do so, making it a sought-after piece of cinema history. Van Cleef was a regular in Westerns throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s, appearing in classics such as The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, For a Few Dollars More, Death Rides a Horse, Sabata and many more.

The hat is a black Eddy Bros. bolero with a black band and brown leather sweatband, which is marked "5XXXXX", "Beaver Quality" and "Water Repellent".

The hat is accompanied by a black-and-white photograph of Van Cleef smoking a pipe, which has been inscribed by the actor with "to my friends for life, love Lee Van Cleef", as well as copies of the photographs of Van Cleef and the consignor's family featuring the hat. The hat has some wear from production use and age, including some scuffing. The band has faded over time, and some of the leather has flaked off the sweatband, which remains in a fragile condition. Dimensions: 40.5 cm x 37.5 cm x 10.5 cm (16" x 14 3/4" x 4 1/4")

Estimate: £50,000 - 100,000

Spaghetti Western Locations Then and Now – “The Man Called Noon”

 If you think the ranch house seen in 1973’s “The Man Called Noon” looks familiar it is the same location used for the McBain ranch and is Rancho Leone in Tabernas, Spain. It’s still used as a western set with additional buildings which have been built over the last decade. The location is for sale at the present time as the current owners are retiring.

The same location as seen today in 2023.

European Western Comics – L’Audace – Supplements

 

L’Audace – Supplements

 

Escono in totale 23 numeri divisi in cinque serie. Numerazione non progressiva.

Serie I #1 (1935) #2 (1936)

Serie II #1 (September 21, 1939) #3 (1939)

Serie III #1 (November 1940) #5 (December1940)

Serie IV #1 (April 26, 1941) #3 (June 1, 1941)

Serie V #1 (April 2, 1942) #10 (December 1942)

Series I: A reprint of last episode to show his Audace, one of Tarzan (#60/81) and one of Brick Bradford (#60/98).

Series II: Is a supplement to the #299. Material of English origin.

Series III: Published material of English provenance, but is attributed in part to Italian authors. In this regard, I know during the management of Daini dell’Audace, no tax data is indicated, if not the acronym S.E.S.A., the typeface, he could also be the editor.

Series IV: The material comes as “Audace supplement”. Illustrated  #1 (supplement #1 to #343 of April 26 1941) was printed to publish Courage from #325 to #335; illustrated #2 (supplement #2 to #346 of May 17, 1941) presents an episode of English origin; illustrated #3 (supplement. #2 of June 1941) printed in the table published in #325 to #330.

Series V: the first three new editorial presentations as specials of Capitan Fortuna (CF) (Rino Albertarelli), actually known as Albo Audace #393bis, #394bis and #395 (but some of these numbers date from various copies of which although #393/#395 continued to publish the work of Furio di Bonelli/Cossio) and rewrote the table to take his Albo Audace from #366 (October 4, 1941) at #390 (March 12, 1942). Illustrated #4 pictures in the first and complete cycle of Capitan Fortuna. Found in a larger format even in Orlando (OR): #5 (June 24, 1942) carries the title Albo Audace #338bis (with a canceled date: May 31, 1942) and reprint the table to appear from his Albo Audace from #356 (July 26, 1941), the first volume, from an opera by Vittorio Cossio, redesigned by Rino Albertarelli; and illustrated #6 (July 2, 1942) It bears the title Albo Audace ALBO #339bis (with a canceled date of June 30, 1942). Copertines by Enrico Bagnoli, Rino Albertarelli and Vittorio Cossio. Nel early his Albo Audace from #403 to #413, the deed of Orlando, following the first due albi speciali (#5 and #6) has taken the post of which the Furio FURIO, related in #414. In this period there are three supplements: the seventh (suppl. Audace #1) with the episode of Furio (FU) “In the belly of the colossus” is attached to the southern territory adventure #401 and southern repress #414, the eighth (supplement Audace #2) and the other (supplement Audace #3) concludes the Orlando cycle. The tenth is a volume of 176 pages which reproposes the adventure of the Fury in Mongolia (#385/399).

This series of publication began in 1935 and continued until the final issue #10 in December 1942. It was published in Milan, Italy by SAV (S.A.E.V), AMO (Anonima Periodici Italiani A.P.I.) and SBE (Redazione Audace). Issues were released in different formats and contained 8, 12 or 16 black and white pages with color covers.

Titles

Series I

01 (00.00.35) - “Tarzan”

02 (00.00.36) - “La città sconosciuta” (The Sconosciuta City) (Brick Bradford)

 

Series II

01 (21.09.39) - “Zoccolo d’argento l’indomabile” (Silver Zoccolo the Indomabile)

02 (00.00.39) - “La foresta dei misteri” (The Mystery Forest)

03 (00.00.39) - “Il figlio del sole” (The Son of the Sun)

 

Series III

01 (00.11.40) - “Il bolide scarlatto” (The Scarlet House)

02 (00.11.40) - “L’inafferrabile” (The Innocent) (E. Vannucci)

03 (00.12.40) - “L’eroe di El Dorado” (The Valley of El Dorado) (2° ep. De

     “L’inafferrabile”)

04 (00.12.40) - “Il tesoro della città perduta” (The Treasure of the Lost City)

05 (00.12.40) - “I moschettieri dell’Arizona” (In the Moschettieri of Arizona)

 

Series IV

01 (26.04.41) - “Il cavaliere dell’aria” (The Cavaliers of Dell’Aria) (Landi/Edgardo

     Dell’Acqua)

02 (17.05.41) - “L’asso del cielo” (The Lace of Heaven) (Carlo Galimberti)

03 (01.06.41) - “V.T.7 L’inafferrabile” (V.T. 7 Don’t Let Me Down) (Gian Luigi

     Bonelli/Vittorio Cossio)

 

Series V

01 (393) (02.04.42) - “Capitan Fortuna” (CF) (Captain Fortune)

02 (394) (09.04.42) - “La rivincita di Fortuna” (CF) (The Revival of Fortune)

03 (395) (16.04.42) - “L’isola del mistero” (CF) (The Mystery Island)

04 (000) (30.05.42) - “Le avventure di Capitan Fortuna” (CF) (The Adventure of Captain

     Fortune)

05 (338b) (24.06.42) - “Orlando l’invincibile” (OR) (Orlando the Invincible)

06 (339b) 02.07.42) - “La battaglia di Albracca” (OR) (The Battle of Albracca)

07 (s01) (31.08.42) - “Nel ventre del colosso” (FU) (In the Belly of the Colossus)

08 (s02) (00.09.42) - “Alfrera il gigante” (OR) (Alfrera the Giant)

09 (s03) (00.10.42) - “La presa di Biserta” (OR) (The Prey of the Biserta)

10 (000) (00.12.42) - “L’uomo dal pugno d’acciaio” (FU) (The Work of the Acciaio Pug)

From the WAI vault

 

End of Daylight Standard Time 2023

 

Little Known Spaghetti Western Actors ~ Muriel Bauducco

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Muriel Bauducco was a an actress of unknown origin who appeared in only one film and that was in an uncredited role in the Spaghetti western “E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico” directed by Enzo Barboni and starring Terence Hill.

BAUDUCCO, Muriel – film actress.

Man of the East – 1972

RIP Marina Cicogna

 

Italian photographer, film producer Marina Cicogni died in Rome on November 4, 2023. Cicogna grew up in Milan, Venice, and Cortina. She was the daughter of a banker, and her grandfather was Giuseppe Volpi, an influential figure in Italy's history; one of the country's richest men, he held many government posts and founded the Venice Film Festival.

Cicogna attended Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, staying less than a year. While there, she befriended the daughter of Jack L. Warner; this connection facilitated Cicogna's introduction to other actors in Hollywood. She studied photography at another school in the United States, and took pictures of Hollywood friends, including Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo. At the age of 32, Cicogna decided to pursue a career in the film industry. Her mother bought a share in a film distribution company, and Cicogna suggested films for the business to purchase. She distributed the West German film Helga, which she described as the first time a birth was shown on screen. She publicized it by placing "ambulances at the exit of the film, saying that people would faint when they saw that". Marina and her Brother Bino (Giuseppe Ascanio Cicogna Mozzoni) [1935-1971] were owners of San Marco Productions and produced several Spaghetti westerns including “Ace High” (1967), “Once Upon a Time in the West” (1968) and “Boot Hill” (1969).