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Auction History Result 4r0234 OUTLAW 8 LCs 1946 Jane Russell, Howard Hughes, rare complete set from 1st general release! Date Sold 6/11/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 8 Original 1946 Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Cards (LCs; measure 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) The Outlaw: The Story of Billy the Kid, the classic 1946 Howard Hughes biographical cowboy western romantic melodrama ("Trigger-fast action!"; "Sensation too startling to describe!"; "The last time Howard Hughes said he had someone to show you, he gave you two new stars... Jean Harlow and Paul Muni. Now he makes the same promise again and presents Jane Russell and Jack Buetel"; "At Last.. now you can see Howard Hughes' daring production The Outlaw"; produced by Howard Hughes) starring Jack Buetel (as Billy the Kid; "The Outlaw!"), Jane Russell (in her first big screen role!; "introducing Jane Russell"; "Mean.. Moody.. Magnificent"; "The woman who made him notorious!"), Thomas Mitchell (as Pat Garrett), Walter Huston (as Doc Holliday), Mimi Aguglia, and Joe Sawyer. The movie was almost released in 1941, but it was held up for five years due to censorship problems (there are posters and lobby cards from the aborted 1941 release, but they are extremely rare). Howard Hawks began this film as the director, but soon quit the project due to Hughes' constant interference. Hughes also designed the Cantilever bra for this film to better "show off" Russell's chest (who wouldn't wear it!). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is from the first general release of this movie in 1946, and we have NEVER auctioned a complete set of cards from this first general release before (we did auction a set of cards in 1998 but we do not have images of that set, and the other complete set we auctioned in 1995 was for the 1941 aborted release). It was first made in 1941, and shortly before it could be released by 20th Century Fox, problems with the censors caused Howard Hughes to not release it at that time. He released it through United Artists in 1946, and then, in 1950, after he had purchased RKO, he released it again himself. Condition: good. Each of the cards has slightly faded (mostly affecting the reds in the printing). The title card has paperclip stains at upper center and some smudges around the edges, as well as smudges and scuff marks at center. The card below it has scuff marks and smudges in Russell's face and a pencil dot on her chest at left. The card at upper right has smudges and scuff marks in the star's faces and some light creases and the card below that has some creases and tiny tears along portions of some edges. The card pictured at upper left in our second set of images (the close-up of Russell in the hay) has some faint scuffs as well as the card below it. The card at upper right has scuff marks in Buetel's face and the card below it has a few light creases and scuff marks. Clearly this complete set has some defects and one should see our super-sized images to get a good sense of the condition of the cards and bear in mind our detailed condition description prior to placing a bid, but this is a rare opportunity to own a complete set of lobby cards from this first general release of this movie. Learn More about condition grades 
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