January 13, 2018
A Ned Scott poster art image demonstrates the link between Ned Scott still photographs and poster art. This is another example from a 1947 film noir mystery from Columbia Pictures starring Glenn Ford and Janis Carter. Glenn Ford’s character falls victim to the twisted murder plot of a small town seductive waitress, Janis Carter’s character. Upon discovering enough of the plot’s design, Ford confronts the deceitful Carter. The confrontation is the essence of the still photograph. Things are more complicated by the fact that these two had already become lovers. Director Richard Wallace’s dark mystery, Framed, 1947.
The poster artist used the same poses from the photograph, but added a slightly sexier costume for Carter. This theme was topped off with the artist’s rendering of Janis Carter’s facial expressions to convey tension and struggle.
