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Auction History Result 1a374 YANKEE GO-GETTER English promo brochure '21 The Man Who Did, non-twin sisters compete! Date Sold 9/6/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical English Promotional Movie Brochure (measures 7 1/2" x 10" [19 x 25 cm]; 9 pages) (Learn More) A Yankee Go-Getter (released in England as "The Man Who Did"), the 1921 Duke Worne silent mistaken identity family relationship sisters romantic inheritance kidnapping melodrama starring Neva Gerber (in a dual role as sisters who look exactly alike, but are not twins!), James Morrison, Joseph W. Girard, and Ashton Dearholt. Note that the actor named Ashton Dearholt is an interesting footnote in movie history! He made 60 movies between 1916 and 1927, starring in some, but they are almost all forgettable. Dearholt wanted to become a producer in the movie business, and he kept trying to get Burroughs to let him make a Tarzan movie. Burroughs resisted, and in 1932, he signed a deal with MGM for a major Tarzan movie, and that seemed to end Dearholt's chance of making a deal, but in 1934, Dearholt found a beautiful young blonde that he left his wife for, and Dearholt's wife found consolation in the arms of Burroughs, who married her, and took custody of Dearholt's two children! Perhaps out of guilt, Burroughs signed a deal for Dearholt to make a Tarzan movie. Burroughs' sole involvement in the movie was putting up money and selling the rights, and Dearholt went to Guatemala (on the "Ashton-Dearholt Expedition"!), but the movie had all sorts of problems (Dearholt himself played the villain, and his new young girlfriend played the lead actress), and after it was partly completed, they quit filming and left Guatemala. They returned to the U.S. and managed to create a completed film from the footage they had shot, although it was far different from the original script. The movie did surprisingly well at first, but then MGM threatened theaters that showed the movie, and it got terrible U.S. distribution, although it did well overseas. Ultimately, none of the actors or crew were paid, and Dearholt never made another movie. But he remained good friends with Burroughs until his sudden death in 1942! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a special English promo brochure that was sent by the distributor to English theaters to try to get them to book this movie. It mentions on the last page that "publicity" is available (six-sheets [2 kinds], photographs, and slides, but none are pictured). Condition: very good. There is tiny paper loss in the bottom corners of the covers, with a few faint smudges around the edges. Learn More about condition grades 
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