BOSTON, MASS.- Ringo Starr’s screen-worn jacket from the 1965 film ‘Help!’ will be featured in an upcoming auction from Boston-based
RR Auction.
The predominantly black wool double-breasted suit jacket bears soft gray vertical line patterns, a keystone layout of six black buttons, and four more on the end of each cuff. A D.A. Millings & Sons label sewn inside the inner right pocket, “Ringo,” and a costume notation in an unknown hand on the upper lining of the right sleeve reads, “Ringo No. 1.”
This dapper suit jacket is clearly visible during a pivotal sequence in Help! in which Ringo frets over a ring secretly entrusted to him by Ahme, a mysterious high priestess. Once confronted and told of the danger the sacrificial ring carries, Ringo desperately tries to remove it, but is unable. Only with the help of his fellow Beatles and the beautiful Ahme does Ringo find the means and courage to unfasten the accursed red jewel. Making a brief yet seminal appearance in the Fab Four’s second film.
“The fine tailored suit jacket is a highly desirable piece of rock–cinema history,” said Bobby Livingston, Executive VP at RR Auction.
Among other items to featured in the music themed auction:
• Johnny Ramone’s custom-designed, stage-used guitar. The guitar was custom-made in May 1980 by Hamer founder Jol Dantzig, based on the company’s ‘Special’ model with modifications per Ramone’s requests and specifications.
• Jim Morrison Letter written from Paris in 1971. It is one of just two known Morrison letters written from Paris, and was the last direct contact with two of his closest friends in Beverly Hills.
• Jim Morrison signed contract to appear on American Bandstand in 1967, as ‘Light My Fire’ tops the charts.
• The Marvels of Modern Music auction from RR Auction will feature nearly 500 items. Bidding for the online auction will begin on July 16 and will end on July 23 at 7PM.
