, but then you miss out on the scent of more than 100 years of movie memories emanating from the collection, and on experiencing the incredible profusion piled up from ceiling to floor.
The Last Moving Picture Company, on Route 306 in Kirtland, has movie memorabilia, such as a record from Disney's Pinocchio and a Charlie Chaplin doll, along with its collection of posters and stills. John Matuszak, special to cleveland.com.While valued by serious collectors, Everett enjoys seeing everyday movie lovers coming in, “their eyes popping,” to browse and buy.
Everett’s mania for movies has taken him all over the world and into the presence of entertainment royalty. He has conducted auctions for the collections of Martin Scorsese, Michael Jackson and Dustin Hoffman. At one event, Joe Pesci was his co-auctioneer.But he remains at heart a hometown guy. He has donated items to the Cleveland Public Library and the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Collecting remained a hobby that took him from New York and California to tiny crossroads towns such as Canton, Okla., where he spent three weeks going through the country’s largest stock of U.S. movie memorabilia “and loving it.” Within six months the investment paid off. Today, the Everett Collection has agents all over the world and supplies photos of every description to media outlets. It sends photographers to the Academy Award and Golden Globe ceremonies.His company is the third-largest photo leasing operation, behind giants Getty Images and Shutterstock, and he has the largest cache of entertainment images, Everett said.It remains a hometown-based operation.
The Last Moving Picture Company has numerous items connected to Cleveland's entertainment history. John Matuszak, special to cleveland.com.