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Auction History Result 9c196 GREAT BANK ROBBERY pressbook '69 Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, wacky artwork! Date Sold 7/6/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11" x 17" [28 x 43 cm]; 18 pages). Also included is an ad supplement that has 4 pages, and also 2 heralds that have 4 pages. (Learn More) The Great Bank Robbery, the 1969 Hy Averback screwball crime comedy ("It was a bank that couldn't be taken. But three different gangs tried. All on the same morning."; "Based on the novel by Frank O'Rourke"; "Screenplay by William Peter Blatty"; "Is this the Reverend Pious Blue? No, this is a bank robber"; "Is this Sister Lyda? No, this is Reverend Pious Blue's assistant bank robber"; "Is this Texas ranger? No this is a rival bank robber"; "Is this a Chinese laundry man? No this is Texas Ranger Ben Quick's inscrutable deputy bank robber"; "Is this a bad bandito? Yes this is a South-of-the-Border bank robber from a third gang which is trying to outwit the second gang and outrace the first gang for the loot in the Receiver's Bank of Friendly"; "The James Boys... The Daltons... The Younger Brothers... The most notorious outlaws stashed their cash there. It was the best defended bank in the West."; "Is this Texas Ranger Ben Quick? No, this is a rival bank robber."; "The Great Bunglers"; "With apologies to Willie Sutton, Jesse James and Bonnie and Clyde..."; "Meanwhile, back at the bank... the crazy banditos were shooting at the brick wall, the Chinese laundrymen - guardians of Law and Order - were taking turns digging tunnels and washing shirts, while Sister Lyda was taking care of Texas Ranger Ben Quick and the Reverend Pious Blue had his eyes cast to the heavens... for a quick getaway.") starring Zero Mostel, Kim Novak, Clint Walker, Claude Akins, Akim Tamiroff, Larry Storch, John Anderson, Sam Jaffe, Mako, and Bob Steele NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that when studios would prepare pressbooks they would often include a sample of the herald. Most often, the herald is no longer still with the pressbook. Sometimes, the herald by itself will sell for almost as much as the rest of the entire pressbook! This pressbook contains the original herald which is pictured next to the pressbook below. 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. Almost every Academy Award winning movie would have a special "Academy Award winner" supplement. 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: good to very good, NO CUTS. There are faint brown stains scattered on the front cover, but the pressbook is otherwise in pretty nice condition. Learn More about condition grades 
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