eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 2j262 MUMMY'S TOMB pressbook '42 bandaged monster Lon Chaney Jr, Universal horror! Date Sold 11/3/2015Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11 1/2" x 14" [29 x 36 cm]; 4 pages). Also included is an ad supplement that has 2 pages. (Learn More) The Mummy's Tomb, the 1942 Harold Young Universal Egyptian curse revenge monster horror thriller ("The Fear of the Year!"; "Original Story, Neil P. Varnick") starring Lon Chaney Jr. (in the title role and his first appearance as the Mummy!), Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox, George Zucco, Wallace Ford, and Turhan Bey ("The Man of Mystery") NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this appears to be a 4-page pressbook, with a 2-page supplement that pictures the newspaper ads (the supplement is blank on the back, which makes sense, since the newspaper ads would be cut out). It is definitely possible that it is not really a supplement and that it was part of the actual pressbook that was sent out, but we don't know, because we have not seen this rare pressbook before! 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!
UPDATED 10/28/2015: Note that there was a mistake in the Auction Title which listed the date of this pressbook as '90s, when this pressbook is actually from the first release in 1942. We have updated the auction accordingly. Condition: very good, NO CUTS. The pressbook is complete and uncut. It was folded across the middle at one time. There is 2" of separation in the right end of the fold on the back cover, and some tiny bits of surface paper loss in the fold on the front cover. Learn More about condition grades
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