John A. Flory Papers
SPEC.TRI.JAF
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
17.0 Cubic feet
1925-1984
The John A. Flory Papers, dated 1925-1984, contains photographs, portraits, production posters, lobby cards, and press books from 20th century films and theatre productions. John A. Flory (1910-1987) was a film producer, director and lecturer, who for over 50 years, produced, directed and wrote numerous documentary, industrial and educational films.
(80) oversize folders; (6) flat boxes; (4) 5" legal document boxes; (4) oversize boxes
English
Flory, John A.
Arrangement of Materials
This is an unprocessed collection with materials provisionally arranged into 4 series:
[Series 1: Photographs](ref105)
[Series 2: Lobby Cards](ref106)
[Series 3: Posters](ref107)
[Series 4: Press Books](ref108)
Acquisitions Information
Purchased: 1988.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], John A. Flory Papers, SPEC.TRI.JAF, Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, Ohio State University
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Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed. Finding aid written by: Zoe Macleod, 2017 March; Updated by: Devon Boerman, 2018 September
Biographical Note
John A. Flory (1910-1987) was a film producer, director and lecturer, born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 28, 1910. For over 50 years, he produced, directed and wrote numerous documentary, industrial and educational films. In 1934, he wrote, directed and produced his most well-known film, "Mr. Motorboat's Last Stand." Flory worked for Eastman Kodak as the advisor on nontheatrical films from 1950 to 1965, and as a consultant to their Motion Picture and Television Engineers from 1965 to 1971. In 1973, Flory founded the film production company Spacefilms, Inc. In the same year, Flory received the Eastman Gold Medal in recognition of "his many years of leadership in furthering communications and in the presentation of ideas in education, industry and the nontheatrical field through the use of 16mm and 8mm film."
Scope and Contents
The John A. Flory Papers, dated 1925-1984, contains photographs, portraits, headshots, production posters, film stills, lobby cards, programs, and press books regarding 20th century films and theatre. A few of the photographs contain film design drawings and film makeup tests. Other photographs are celebrity head shots, some of which are autographed.
Flory, John A.
Advertising--Motion pictures--United States--20th century
Lobby cards
Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--20th century
Motion picture producers and directors--United States--20th century
Photographs
Portraits
Posters
Pressbooks (Theatre manuals)
Photographs
Series 1
1933-1977
Scope and Contents
The Photographs series, dated 1933-1977, contains photographs, portraits, headshots, programs, and stills of celebrities, films and theatre. Some of the portraits and headshots are autographed. Materials are arranged in the order received.
"The 24 hours of Le Mans" photographs
1.1
1
undated
"The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T" photographs
1.1
2
1952
"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" photograph
1.1
3
undated
Andre (Lona) headshot
1.1
4
1933
"Annapolis Farewell" photographs
1.1
5
1935
Arlen (Richard) photographs
1.1
6
1933
Astos (Mary) photographs
1.1
7
undated
"Bar 20 Rides Again"
1.1
8
1935
Barrie (Wendy) photographs
1.1
9
1935
Barthelmess (Richard) photographs
1.1
10
undated
Bartlett (Benny) photographs
1.1
11
1935
"Bio of Ben Stahl" photographs
1.1
12
undated
"Birth of the Blues" photographs
1.1
13
1941
Bradna (Olympe) photographs
1.1
14
1935
"Big Broadcast of 1935" photographs
1.1
15
1935
Burke (Kathleen) photographs
1.1
16
1933
"The Call of Love" photographs
1.1
17
undated
Casey (Dolores) photographs
1.1
18
1934
"Champagne Waltz" photographs
1.1
19
1936
Chaplin (Sydney) photographs
1.1
20
undated
Chatburn (Jean) photographs
1.1
21
1934
Colbert (Claudette) photographs
1.1
22
1935
Cooper (Gary) photographs
1.1
23
1935
Cortez (Ricardo) photographs
1.1
24
undated
Cox (Jack) photographs
1.1
25
1934
Crawford (Joan) photographs
1.1
26
undated
Crawford (Joan) and Douglas Fair photographs
1.1
27
undated
"Cleopatra" programs
1.1
28
1963
"The Crusades" photographs
1.1
29-33
1935
DeMille (Ceal B.) photographs
1.1
34
1933
Dietrich (Marlene) photographs
1.1
35
1933
"Doctor Zhivago" programs
1.2
1
undated
"Dusty's in the West" photographs
1.2
2
undated
"Everything Happens At Once" photographs
1.2
3
1935
"Fantasia" programs
1.2
4
1940
Farmer (Frances) photographs
1.2
5
1935
Fields (W.C.) photographs
1.2
6
1935
Fonda (Henry) photographs
1.2
7
1935
Garbo (Greta) photographs
1.2
8
undated
Gilbert (John) photograph
1.2
9
undated
Grant (Cary) photographs
1.2
10
1933
Griffith (Raymond) photographs
1.2
11
undated
Mrs. Grosselli (Eugene), Grace Bradley and Countess Jane Grandenigo photographs
1.2
12
1935
"Hamlet" programs
1.2
13
1948
Haydon (Julie) photographs
1.2
14
1935
"Henry V" programs
1.2
15
1946
Hinds (Sam) photographs
1.2
16
1935
"Hollywood Electrical Pageant W" photographs
1.2
17
1935
"Home Run of the Keys" photographs
1.2
18
undated
Hop Scotch Happiness sketch
1.2
19
1969
Hopkins (Miriam) Headshot
1.2
20
1933
Howard (John) photographs
1.2
21
1935
Hunt (Marsha) photographs
1.2
22
1935
"Peter Ibbetson" photographs
1.2
23
1935
"Island of Lost Souls" makeup stills
1.2
24-25
undated
"The Lady Eve" photographs
1.2
26
1941
"A Lady's Profession" photographs
1.2
27
1933
"The Last Outpost" photographs
1.2
28
1935
"The Light at the Edge of the World" photographs
1.2
29
1971
"The Light in the Forest" photographs
1.2
30
undated
"The Littlest Outlaw" photographs
1.2
31
undated
Lombard (Carole) photographs
1.2
32
1935
Lubitsch (Ernst) photographs
1.2
33
1933
Lyon (Ben) photograph
1.2
34
undated
Mamoulian (Rouben) photographs
1.2
35
undated
McCarthy (Joe) photographs
1.2
36
undated
Middleton (Charles) photographs
1.2
37
undated
Misc. Personalities photographs
1.2
38
undated
"Moon Over Burma" photographs
1.2
39
1940
Oakie (Jack) headshots
1.2
40
1933
"Old Yeller" photographs
1.2
41
undated
"101 Dalmatians" stencilled poster
1.2
42
undated
"One Night in Lisbon" photographs
1.2
43
1941
Paramount Pictures Lot photographs
1.2
44
undated
"Paris in Spring" photographs
1.2
45
undated
"The Parson of Panamint" photographs
1.2
46
1941
Raft (George) Headshots
1.2
47
1933
Richards (Addison) photographs
1.2
48
undated
"Romeo and Juliet" pressbook
1.2
49
1968
"Rose of the Rancho photographs
1.2
50
1935
Ruggles (Charlie) photographs
1.3
1
1933
"The Sand Pebbles" programs
1.3
2
1966
"The Search for Beauty" photographs
1.3
3
1933
Shipworth (Alison) photographs
1.3
4
1933
"Sign of the Cross" sketches
1.3
5
undated
"The Sign of the Cross" photographs/sketches
1.3
6
undated
"Smart Girl" photographs
1.3
7
1935
"So Red the Rose" photographs
1.3
8-16
1935
"Star Wars" programs
1.3
17
1977
"The Sword and the Rose" photographs
1.3
18
undated
"Treasure Island" photographs
1.3
19
undated
"A Tribute to Harold Lloyd" programs
1.3
20
undated
Twelvetrees (Helen) photographs
1.3
21
1933
"Two for Tonight" photographs
1.3
22
1935
"Village of the Damned" photographs
1.3
23
1960
Wallace (Mary) photographs
1.3
24
1934
"Wanderer of the Wasteland" photographs
1.3
25
1935
Warwick (Robert) photographs
1.3
26
undated
West (Mae) photographs
1.3
27
1934
Wilson (Dorothy) photographs
1.3
28
1934
Astor (Mary) portrait
1.4
1
undated
Castello (Dolores) headshot
1.4
2
undated
Boardman (Eleanor) headshot
1.4
3
undated
Brian (Mary) headshot
1.4
4
undated
Lloyd (Harold) headshot
1.4
5
undated
Maklin (Charles) portrait
1.4
6
undated
Dix (Richard) portrait
1.4
7
undated
Hughes (Lloyd) portrait
1.4
8
undated
Joyce (Alice) headshot
1.4
9
undated
Griffith (Corinne) headshot
1.4
10
undated
Daniels (Bebe) portrait
1.4
11
undated
Ralston (Esther) headshot
1.4
12
undated
Shearer (Norma) headshot
1.4
13
undated
Carol (Sue) headshot
1.4
14
undated
Bronson (Betty) headshot
1.4
15
undated
Davies (Marion) headshot
1.4
16
undated
Moran (Lois) headshot
1.4
17
undated
Sweet (Blanche) headshot
1.4
18
undated
Brooks (Louise) headshot
1.4
19
undated
Talmadge (Norma) portrait
1.4
20
undated
Costello (Helene) headshot
1.4
21
undated
Starke (Pauline) headshot
1.4
22
undated
Tudor (Florence) portrait
1.4
23
undated
Rio (Dolores Del) portrait
1.4
24
undated
Louise (Ruth Harriet) portrait
1.4
25
undated
Fairbanks (Douglas) portrait
1.4
26
undated
Garbo (Greta) portrait
1.4
27
undated
Gilbert (John) portrait
1.4
28
undated
Barrymore (John) portrait
1.4
29
undated
Langdon (Harry) portrait
1.4
30
undated
Fair (Elinor) portrait
1.4
31
undated
Crawford (Joan) portrait
1.4
32.1
undated
Crawford (Joan) portrait
1.4
32.2
undated
Talmadge (Constance) portrait
1.4
33
undated
Prevost (Marie) portrait
1.4
34
undated
Banky (Vilma) portrait
1.4
35
undated
McAvoy (May) portrait
1.4
36
undated
Adoree (Renie) portrait
1.4
37
undated
Miscellaneous photographs
1.4
38
undated
Lobby Cards
Series 2
1939-1971
Scope and Contents
The Lobby Cards series, dated 1939-1971, contains lobby cards produced for the promotion of films. Materials are arranged in the order received.
"The Day the Earth Caught Fire"
2.1
1961
"The Day the Earth Stood Still"
2.1
1951
"Day the World Ended"
2.1
1955
"The Deadly Mantis"
2.1
1957
"Destination Moon"
2.1
1950
"Dr. Strangelove"
2.1
1964
"Earth vs. the Flying Saucers"
2.1
1956
"Enemy from Space"
2.1
1957
"The Fabulous World of Jules Verne"
2.1
1958
"Fahrenheit 451"
2.1
1966
"Fantastic Voyage"
2.2
1966
"First Man into Space"
2.2
1959
"First Men in the Moon"
2.2
1964
"Five"
2.2
1951
"From the Earth to the Moon"
2.2
1958
"The Frozen Dead"
2.2
1966
"The Gramma People"
2.2
1956
"Goldfinger"
2.2
1964
"The Giant Claw"
2.2
1957
"The Giant Behemoth"
2.2
1958
"Invaders from Mars"
2.3
1953
"Invasion, U.S.A."
2.3
1952
"The Invisible Men Returns"
2.3
1940
"The Invisible Woman"
2.3
1940
"The Projected Man"
2.3
1966
"It Came from Beneath the Sea"
2.3
1955
"Journey to the Center of the Earth"
2.3
1959
"Journey to the 7th Planet"
2.3
1961
"The Last Man on Earth"
2.3
1964
"Lost Continent"
2.3
1951
"The Lost Horizon"
2.3
1956
"The Manchurian Canidate"
2.4
1962
"I Married a Monster from Outer Space"
2.4
1958
"The Maze"
2.4
1953
"The Man They Could Not Hang"
2.4
1939
"The Man Who Turned to Stone"
2.4
1957
"X"
2.4
1963
"The Man Without A Body"
2.4
1957
"The Monolith Monster"
2.4
1957
"Most Dangerous Man Alive"
2.4
1961
"Mothra"
2.4
1962
"The Mysterians"
2.4
1959
"Mysterious Island"
2.4
1961
"Not of This Earth"
2.4
1957
"The Night the World Exploded"
2.4
1957
"On the Beach"
2.4
1959
"The Outsider"
2.4
1962
"Panic in Year Zero"
2.5
1962
"The Power"
2.5
1968
"Privilege"
2.5
1967
"Reptilicus"
2.5
1962
"Robinson Crusoe on Mars"
2.5
1964
"Rocketship X-M"
2.5
1950
"Rodan"
2.5
1957
"Satellite in the Sky"
2.5
1956
"Seconds"
2.5
1965
"Seven Days in May"
2.5
1963
"Shrinking Man"
2.5
1957
"Space Children"
2.5
1958
"Spaceflight IC-1"
2.5
1965
"Tarantula"
2.5
1955
"Teenage Caveman"
2.6
1958
"Them"
2.6
1954
"These are the Damned"
2.6
1963
"The Thing"
2.6
1951
"The Island, Earth"
2.6
1954
"The Time Machine"
2.6
1960
"The Time Travelers"
2.6
1964
"War of the World"
2.6
1953
"When Worlds Collide"
2.6
1951
"The World the Flesh and the Devil"
2.6
1959
"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
2.6
1954
"4D Man"
2.6
1959
"The 27th Day"
2.6
1957
"One Million B.C."
2.6
1940
"20 Million Miles to Earth"
2.6
1957
"The Amazing Colossal Man"
2.7
1957
"The Angry Red Planet"
2.7
1960
"Attack of the 50ft. Woman"
2.7
1958
"The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes!"
2.7
1955
"The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms"
2.7
1953
"The Bedford Incident"
2.7
1965
"Beyond The Time Barrier"
2.7
1960
"The Birds"
2.7
1963
"The Black Scorpion
2.7
1957
"The Blob"
2.7
1958
"Greyfriars Bobby"
2.7
1961
"The Brain That Wouldn't Die"
2.7
1962
"Cat People"
2.7
1952
"Children of the Demand
2.7
1964
"The Colossus of New York"
2.7
1958
"Conquest of Space"
2.7
1955
"Creature from the Black Lagoon"
2.7
1954
"The Creature Walks Among Us"
2.7
1956
"Creature with the Atom Brain"
2.7
1955
"The Creeping Unknown"
2.7
1956
"The Day Mars Invaded Earth"
2.7
1962
"The Day of the Triffids"
2.7
1962
"The Devil Commands"
2.7
1954
"The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T"
2.7
1953
"Forbidden Planet"
2.7
1956
"The Great Locomotive Chase"
2.7
1956
"It Came From Outer Space"
2.7
1953
"The Light at the Edge of the World"
2.7
1971
"Madmen of Mandoras"
2.7
1963
"Mighty Joe Young"
2.7
1949
"The Naked Jungle"
2.7
1954
"1984"
2.7
1956
"The Revenge of Frankenstein"
2.7
1958
"Revenge of the Creature"
2.7
1954
"The Rocket Man"
2.7
1954
"The Unknown"
2.7
1957
Posters
Series 3
1933-1984
Scope and Contents
The Poster series, dated 1933-1984, contains posters produced for the promotion of films. Materials are arranged in the order received.
"The Rocket Man"
3.1
1954
"1984"
3.1
1956
"Madmen of Mandoras"
3.1
1963
"5000 Fingers of Dr. T"
3.1
1963
"The Unknown"
3.1
1951
"Naked Jungle"
3.1
1954
"The King and I"
3.1
1956
"My Fair Lady"
3.1
1971
"Airport"
3.1
1970
"Big Jake"
3.1
1971
"Fraternity Row"
3.1
1977
"Amazing Colossal Man"
3.1
1957
"Revenge of the Creature"
3.1
1955
"A Creature Walks Among Us"
3.1
1956
"Revenge of Frankenstein"
3.1
1958
"It Came From Outer Space"
3.1
1953
"Bedford Incident"
3.1
1965
"Devil Commands"
3.1
1941
"It Came From Outer Space"
3.1
1953
"Beast from 20,000 Fathoms"
3.1
1953
"1984"
3.1
1984
"Mighty Joe Young"
3.1
1953
"Angry Red Planet"
3.1
1960
"Light at the Edge of the World"
3.2
1971
"Latitude Zero"
3.2
1970
"The Day of the Triffids"
3.2
1962
"Day Mars Invaded Earth"
3.2
1963
Creeping Unknown"
3.2
1956
"Creature with Atom Brain"
3.2
1955
"Conquest of Space"
3.2
1955
"The Colossus of New York"
3.2
1958
"Children of the Damned"
3.2
1964
"Attack on 50ft Woman"
3.2
1958
"Barbarella"
3.2
1968
"Beyond Time Barrier"
3.2
1959
"The Birds"
3.2
1968
"Black Scorpion"
3.2
1957
"The Blob"
3.2
1958
"The Brain that Wouldn't Die"
3.2
1962
"Cat People"
3.2
1952
"The Day the Earth Caught Fire"
1
1962
"The Day the Earth Stood Still"
2
1951
"The Day the World Ended"
3
1955
"The Deadly Mantis"
4
1957
"Destination Moon"
5
1950
"Dr. Strangelove"
6
1964
"Earth vs. the Flying Saucers"
7
1956
"Enemy from Space"
8
1957
"The Fabulous World of Jules Verne"
9
1961
"Farenheight 451"
10
1967
"Fantastic Voyage"
11
1966
"First Men in the Moon"
12
1964
"First Man into Space"
13
1959
"Five"
14
1951
"The Four D Man"
15
1959
"From the Earth to the Moon"
16
1958
"Frozen Dead"
17
1966
"The Gamma People"
18
1956
"The Giant Behemoth"
19
1958
"The Giant Claw"
20
1957
"Goldfinger"
21
1964
"I Married a Monster from Outer Space"
22
1958
"The Incredible Shrinking Man"
23
1957
"Invaders from Mars"
24
1953
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers"
25
1956
"Invasion USA"
26
1952
"The Invisible Man"
27
1933
"The Invisible Man Returns"
28
1940
"The Invisible Woman"
29
1940
"It Came from Beneath the Earth"
30
1955
"Journey to the Center of the Earth"
31
1959
"Journey to the Seventh Planet"
32
1961
"The Land Unknown"
33
1957
"The Last Man on Earth"
34
1964
"Lost Continent"
35
1951
"Lost Horizon"
36
1956
"The Man they Could Not Hang"
37
1939
"The Man Who Turned to Stone"
38
1957
"The Man Without a Body"
39
1957
"Manchurian Candidate"
40
1962
"The Maze"
41
1953
"Monolith Monsters"
42
1957
"The Most Dangerous Man Alive"
43
1961
"Mothra"
44
1962
"The Mysterians"
45
1959
"Mysterious Island"
46
1961
"The Night the World Exploded"
47
1957
"Not of This Earth"
48
1957
"Panic in Year Zero"
49
1962
"Planet of the Apes"
50
1968
"The Power"
51
1968
"On the Beach"
52
1960
"One Million B.C."
53
1966
"The Outsider"
54
1962
"Privilege"
55
1967
"The Projected Man"
56
1966
"Reptilicus"
57
1962
"Robinson Crusoe on Mars"
58
1964
"Rocket Ship X-M"
59
1950
"Rodan!"
60
1956
"Satellite in the Sky"
61
1956
"Seven Days in May"
62
1965
"Seven Days in May"
63
1963
"The Space Children"
64
1958
"Spaceflight IC-1"
65
1965
"Tarantula"
66
1955
"The Teenage Caveman"
67
1958
"Them"
68
1954
"These are the Damned"
69
1964
"The Thing"
70
1954
"This Island Earth"
71
1955
"The Time Machine"
72
1960
"The Time Travelers"
73
1964
"20 Million Miles to Earth"
74
1957
"The 27th Day"
75
1957
"The War of the Worlds"
76
1953
"When Worlds Collide"
77
1951
"The World, The Flesh, The Devil"
78
1959
"X"
79
1963
Press Books
Series 4
1925-1977
Scope and Contents
The Press Books series, dated 1925-1977, contains press books, which are manuals provided to theater owners that give advice on how to advertise a particular motion picture being shown in their theater. Materials are arranged in the order received.
"Village of the Damned"
4.1
1960
"Le Mans"
4.1
1971
"Walt Disney's The African Lion"
4.1
1955
"The Ambushers"
4.1
1967
"The Torture Chamber of Baron Blood"
4.1
1972
"Blood and Lace"
4.1
1971
"Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" and "Night of the Blood Monster"
4.1
1972
"Bright Victory"
4.1
1951
"Cannibal Girls"
4.1
1973
"Cindefella" and "The Errand Boy"
4.1
1960
"Cool Hand Luke"
4.1
1967
"Danger Route"
4.1
1967
"Walt Disney's Davy Crockett"
4.1
1955
"The Dirty Dozen"
4.1
1967
"Donald in Mathmagic Land"
4.1
1959
"The Day of Triffids"
4.1
1963
"The Eagle"
4.1
1925
"The 5000 Fingers of Dr.T"
4.1
1953
"Forbidden Planet"
4.1
1956
"Fraternity Row"
4.1
1977
"Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster"
4.1
1972
"Gold Finger"
4.1
1965
"Walt Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase"
4.1
1956
"Kidnapped"
4.1
1971
"The Lion in Winter"
4.1
1968
"Walt Disney presents The Living Desert"
4.1
1953
"Lola"
4.1
1971
"Walt Disney presents The Story of Perri"
4.1
1957
"Walt Disney's Mary Poppins"
4.1
1964
"Peyton Place"
4.1
1957
"She"
4.1
1965
"The Skull"
4.1
1965
"Song of the South"
4.1
1946
"The Sound of Music"
4.1
1965
"Walt Disney's Ten Who Dared"
4.1
1960
"Toby Tyler of 10 Weeks with a Circus"
4.1
1960
"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
4.1
1971
"Two on a Guillotine"
4.1
1965
"Walt Disney presents Westward Ho the Wagons"
4.1
1956
"Yog Monster from Space"
4.1
1971
"20,000 Leagues under the Sea"
80
1963