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Auction History Result 1a716 GOW pressbook R50s classic fantastic wild & striking jungle native images, The Killer! Date Sold 9/6/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Undated (probably 1950s) Re-Release (re-titled "Gow the Killer" for this re-release) Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11" x 17" [28 x 43 cm]; 4 pages). Also included is an ad supplement that has one page. (Learn More) Gow, the 1931 Edward A. Salisbury Papua New Guinea Aborigine headhunter adventure jungle documentary ("Beware!"; which apparently showed actual footage of real headhunters, who were apparently actual cannibals!) featuring Gow, and narrated by William Peck. Note that movie paper of any kind from this 1930s documentary appears to be impossible to find! The only item from this movie I have sold in the past 17 years was a 1950s re-release pressbook, in which the movie was re-titled, "Gow The Killer". I have been e-mailed that there was a silent 1928 documentary with a similar name, and it is possible that the 1931 movie is actually a re-edited version of that movie, but I doubt if anyone knows the full story, and it doesn't really matter which version this poster is from. I DO know that this one-sheet poster is one of the most striking poster images I have ever seen (I have also auctioned a three-sheet with a similar image), and given that it is a sort of teaser poster (given the complete lack of credits, or any information, other than the title), I feel certain this poster must have created quite a stir in 1931, where ever it was displayed. Note that we have only seen or heard of this one example of this poster, but we have auctioned this same example previously. If you have any information about this movie, or know of the existence of any other original release movie paper, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Important Added Info: Note that this pressbook contains unclothed native women, so we have placed white bars over those areas, for those who are bothered by such images. Of course, the actual pressbook does not have those white bars! Also 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 to fine, NO CUTS. Learn More about condition grades 
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