In the city of Utrecht, in the heart of the Netherlands, a little publishing company produced dozens of interesting film star postcards during the 1950s and 1960s. They often worked together with Photo press bureau 't Sticht, also in Utrecht. Recently I found Takken's superb Marilyn Monroe postcard with a publicity still for The Asphalt Jungle (1950). There is little known about 'Uitg. Takken', but twelve dazzling postcards were easily selected.
![Alida Valli](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/274/17966672344_224c26fc56.jpg)
Alida Valli. Dutch postcard by Takken, Utrecht, no. 1683. Photo: publicity still for Senso (Luchino Visconti, 1954).
![Marilyn Monroe in The Asphalt Jungle (1950)](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5803/30294775825_4d7dcece85.jpg)
Marilyn Monroe. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 1708. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950).
![Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in High Society (1956)](https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5456/30462686015_24e6305b44.jpg)
Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3021. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publicity still for High Society (Charles Walters, 1956).
![Margaret Lockwood](https://c7.staticflickr.com/4/3919/14717263070_a8d1a25fe8.jpg)
Margaret Lockwood. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3239. Photo: Eagle Lion.
![Rita Hayworth](https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/700/22997842714_fd9c525b22.jpg)
Rita Hayworth. Dutch postcard by Takken / 't Sticht, no. 3317. Photo: Columbia. Publicity still for Down to earth (Alexander Hall, 1947).
![Giulietta Masina](https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7314/12849409703_459a0c1197.jpg)
Giulietta Masina. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3381. Photo: N.V. Standaardfilms. Publicity still for La strada (1954).
![Romy Schneider](https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7632/16788920989_7104859ba3.jpg)
Romy Schneider. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3573. Photo: publicity still for Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin/Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (Ernst Marischka, 1957).
![Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield](https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/375/19563349749_5597ceccb3.jpg)
Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, no. 3674. Photo: 20th Century Fox.
![Marlon Brando in Sayonara (1957)](https://c7.staticflickr.com/2/1625/24780856822_df4f606be4.jpg)
Marlon Brando. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3730. Photo: Warner Bros. Publicity still for Sayonara (Joshua Logan, 1957).
![Tommy Steele, Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott](https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3244/2908191624_53cec5f28d.jpg)
Tommy Steele, Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott. Dutch multi-view postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3823, 1958. The photo of Elvis with Lizabeth Scott was a publicity still for the film Loving You (1957, Hal Kanter).
![Peter Kraus](https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8861/17337723993_9c7c518be4.jpg)
Peter Kraus. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. AX 4445. Photo: Hafbo. Publicity still for Die Frühreifen/The precocious (Josef von Báky, 1957).
![Elke Sommer](https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8024/28635594666_4b7a7a808b.jpg)
Elke Sommer. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. AX 4982. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
This is a post for Postcard Friendship Friday, hosted by Beth at the The Best Hearts are Crunchy. You can visit her by clicking on the button below.
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_z-Y2VwQY8PU/TK9WBvedSKI/AAAAAAAAFJU/NDT5nsOnMLY/s1600/Post+card+friday+pffhtml.jpg)
![Alida Valli](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/274/17966672344_224c26fc56.jpg)
Alida Valli. Dutch postcard by Takken, Utrecht, no. 1683. Photo: publicity still for Senso (Luchino Visconti, 1954).
![Marilyn Monroe in The Asphalt Jungle (1950)](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5803/30294775825_4d7dcece85.jpg)
Marilyn Monroe. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 1708. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Publicity still for The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950).
![Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in High Society (1956)](https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5456/30462686015_24e6305b44.jpg)
Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3021. Photo: Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Publicity still for High Society (Charles Walters, 1956).
![Margaret Lockwood](https://c7.staticflickr.com/4/3919/14717263070_a8d1a25fe8.jpg)
Margaret Lockwood. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3239. Photo: Eagle Lion.
![Rita Hayworth](https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/700/22997842714_fd9c525b22.jpg)
Rita Hayworth. Dutch postcard by Takken / 't Sticht, no. 3317. Photo: Columbia. Publicity still for Down to earth (Alexander Hall, 1947).
![Giulietta Masina](https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7314/12849409703_459a0c1197.jpg)
Giulietta Masina. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3381. Photo: N.V. Standaardfilms. Publicity still for La strada (1954).
![Romy Schneider](https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7632/16788920989_7104859ba3.jpg)
Romy Schneider. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. 3573. Photo: publicity still for Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin/Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (Ernst Marischka, 1957).
![Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield](https://c6.staticflickr.com/1/375/19563349749_5597ceccb3.jpg)
Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, no. 3674. Photo: 20th Century Fox.
![Marlon Brando in Sayonara (1957)](https://c7.staticflickr.com/2/1625/24780856822_df4f606be4.jpg)
Marlon Brando. Dutch postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3730. Photo: Warner Bros. Publicity still for Sayonara (Joshua Logan, 1957).
![Tommy Steele, Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott](https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3244/2908191624_53cec5f28d.jpg)
Tommy Steele, Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott. Dutch multi-view postcard by Uitgeverij Takken, Utrecht, no. 3823, 1958. The photo of Elvis with Lizabeth Scott was a publicity still for the film Loving You (1957, Hal Kanter).
![Peter Kraus](https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8861/17337723993_9c7c518be4.jpg)
Peter Kraus. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. AX 4445. Photo: Hafbo. Publicity still for Die Frühreifen/The precocious (Josef von Báky, 1957).
![Elke Sommer](https://c3.staticflickr.com/9/8024/28635594666_4b7a7a808b.jpg)
Elke Sommer. Dutch postcard by Uitg. Takken, Utrecht, no. AX 4982. Collection: Geoffrey Donaldson Institute.
This is a post for Postcard Friendship Friday, hosted by Beth at the The Best Hearts are Crunchy. You can visit her by clicking on the button below.
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_z-Y2VwQY8PU/TK9WBvedSKI/AAAAAAAAFJU/NDT5nsOnMLY/s1600/Post+card+friday+pffhtml.jpg)
1 comment:
How grateful you must be to have both of your parents with you still--it is wonderful that you treasure them so. Mumsie is in the kitchen as I am writing this--and I, too am grateful for her presence here this weekend.
I love these postcards--every one of them--so unique. I've never seen any of these before! Thank you for posting, my Friend. Happy PFF!
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