The Incredible Shrinking Man

Universal City, CA: Universal-International, 1957. Vintage linen-backed publicity photograph from the 1957 film, showing actor Grant Williams being menaced by a gigantic hand holding a pair of tweezers. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso.

A landmark science fiction film, adapted by Richard Matheson from his own 1956 novel, about a man who begins shrinking after being exposed to a strange mist.

From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s.

8 x 10 inches. About Fine.

National Film Registry.

[Book #164827]