Original Dolly Read Movie Posters

Dolly Read movie posters from Russ Meyer's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) — the Roger Ebert-scripted camp music satire — represent original theatrical paper from one of American exploitation cinema's most deliberately excessive and self-aware productions. Shop our collection of original one-sheets, lobby cards, and international formats. Original one-sheet and insert posters from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls are seldom found in fine, unrolled condition; the film's controversial reception limited its theatrical run in some territories and survival rates are correspondingly lower. The vivid illustrated campaign, with its bold colour palette and provocative imagery characteristic of Russ Meyer's marketing sensibility, produced some of the most graphically striking cult cinema poster work of the early 1970s. Read's role as Kelly McNamara in the ensemble production established her as a recognisable face of early 1970s exploitation cinema, and posters featuring her image are sought after within that specialist collecting area. The film's unusual production history — Twentieth Century-Fox distributing a Meyer-directed, Ebert-scripted satire — produced marketing material that blended mainstream studio conventions with exploitation poster traditions. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls first-release lobby cards are particularly scarce. Browse our drama film posters and romance film posters for related material. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.