eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 8h008 BRASHER DOUBLOON World Publishing Company movie edition hardcover book 1946 Raymond Chandler! Date Sold 8/18/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Hardcover Book (measures 5 1/2" x 8" [14 x 20 cm]; 240 pages) (Learn More) The Brasher Doubloon, the 1947 John Brahm romantic detective mystery blackmail crime film noir ("Some women can't stand cats... with me it's men!!"; "Based on the novel 'The High Window' by Raymond Chandler"; as usual in Chandler novels, detective Philip Marlowe is tasked to figure out why a priceless coin was stolen, but his client does not tell him what is going on; he gets involved with many odd people, and must figure out exactly what is going on while trying to finish what he was hired to do) starring George Montgomery (as Philip Marlowe), Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, Roy Roberts, Fritz Kortner, Florence Bates, Reed Hadley, and Marvin Miller. Note that, because this film hasn't been seen since the early 60s, it has acquired a cult reputation that some people who saw it many years ago think it does not deserve! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Morgan Important Added Info: Note that this is the World Publishing Company photoplay edition in its original dust jacket (one of a collection of such books we are auctioning in this set of auctions). Here are some more details about these books: World Publishing (like Grosset & Dunlap) was a publisher that made a deal with some studios to publish "movie edition" hardcovers of novels that were currently adapted into movies. They would republish the original novel as the movie came out (or soon after), and they would put a dust jacket on the book that showed the stars of the movie, and they would include several pages of images from the movie scattered in the book. Oddly, in the case of this movie edition, they did not include any images from the movie within the book, but the stars' images are on the cover of the dust jacket. Perhaps it was published before the movie even was ready, so they did not have access to images from the film. These books were incredibly popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads. Because we know that the dust jacket is an important part of the value of this book, we also pictured the entire dust jacket opened up. Between that image and our other images, you should be able to get a good sense of the overall condition of this book. Condition: good. The dust jacket is in a protective sleeve. Learn More about condition grades
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