eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 8r165 CHECK & DOUBLE CHECK pressbook ad '30 great artwork of wacky Amos & Andy! Date Sold 1/20/2011Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook Ad (pb ad; measures 10 1/4" x 15 1/2" [26 x 39 cm]; 1 page) (Learn More) Check and Double Check, the 1930 Melville W. Brown (billed as "Mel Brown") Amos & Andy slapstick family relationship black African American-played-by-white-actors-in-blackface haunted house horror comedy ("Amos 'n' Andy on the screen! All Talking"; "Here they are! On the screen!"; "Their first all-talking motion picture"; the first and only movie adapted from the hit radio show, with the white voice actors playing their parts in blackface; while at a Mystic Knights of the Sea convention, Andy unluckily is chosen to spend the night in a haunted house) starring Freeman F. Gosden (as Amos), Charles J. Correll (as Andy), Irene Rich, Sue Carol, Ralf Harolde, Russ Powell (as Kingfish), and Roscoe Ates. Note that this was the only movie ever adapted from this extremely popular radio series, and RKO created a wonderful one-sheet for it. In 1951 to 1953, there was a very popular TV show, which starred black African American actors in the lead roles. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this cut ad from a pressbook has been shrink wrapped to a paper covered piece of foamcore that is approximately 3/8" of an inch thick which creates a kind of frame for the ad. There is a wall mount on the back of the frame so it can easily be displayed. Condition: good to very good, NO CUTS. There are some scuff marks scattered throughout the shrink wrap and there is a tiny tear in the lower right corner of the ad. Learn More about condition grades
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