Classic Examples of Hand-lettering in Movie Titles

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1. Harold Adler’s – Finian’s Rainbow

2. Bend of the River 

3.  Broken Arrow

4. Clockwork Orange

5. Houdini in Terror Island

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6. Tyron Power in Son of Fury (Might be more of a modified typeface, but it’s a beautiful thick serif.)

7. The Adventures of Tartu

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9. Hitchcock’s Anatomy of a Murder (by the brilliant Saul Bass)

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And a couple happy endings for good measure – (These are gorgeous)

9.  Love Happy – The End

10.  Citizen Kane – The End

You can also download the font Hitchcock Type ( a bit of a schticky font, but decent nonetheless) from Typographia.org

Other resources for Hand-lettered Movie Titles:

1. Hand lettering by German poster designer Hans Otto Wendt

2. The Movie Stills Collection

3. Shill Pages, Classic Movie Titles Collection

 

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Tim Brown is the owner of Hook Agency, an SEO and Web Design company focused primarily on driving traffic and leads for small businesses, roofers and construction companies.