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Auction History Result 5z412 ALIBI pressbook + tipped in herald '29 Chester Morris, a mystery romance of Gangland vs law! Date Sold 2/16/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 9 1/2" x 12 1/4" [24 x 31 cm]; 21 pages). Also included is an ad supplement that has 14 pages and a tipped-in herald that has 4 pages. (Learn More) Alibi, the 1929 Roland West romantic crime thriller ("Roland West's thrilling underworld romance"; "A Dynamic Mystery Romance of Gangland vs. the Law"; "Based on the Stage Play, 'Nightstick' by John Wray and J.C. Nugent and Elaine Sterne Carrington"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a gangster who starts a romance with a daughter of a police sergeant, who thinks he is honest, and he uses that to his advantage by taking her to a play, and then killing a policeman when he sneaks away, and since he quickly returns, his girlfriend becomes an airtight alibi, but then he kills another man and his luck runs out, and he is cornered in his own home at the climax) starring Chester Morris (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Harry Stubbs, Mae Busch, Regis Toomey, and Irma Harrison. Note that this movie is largely forgotten today, but it is one of the movies that was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, and collectors who try to get a lobby card from every Academy Award nominee always have trouble finding this title! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that pressbooks were prepared prior to a movie being released. Often, changes would be made in a movie advertising campaign (billing of actors, different images, etc.), and the theaters would print up special supplements that they would send out with the pressbooks that had already been printed. These supplements are very rare, far more rare than the pressbooks themselves! Some pressbooks would have no supplements, some would have one, and some would have several. Also note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of this pressbook, and of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are auctioning (plus any supplements or heralds described above)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners purchased pressbooks partly in order to create their newspaper advertising, and quite frequently cut them up for that purpose, it is rare to find a pressbook that IS complete and uncut! Condition: very good, NO CUTS. The pressbook is complete and uncut. It has some tape and dot stains around the edges. The tipped-in herald is in nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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