eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 9d523 GOLD RACKET pressbook '37 fearless federal agent Conrad Nagel trails gang of gold smugglers! Date Sold 8/2/2015Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 12 1/4" x 18 1/4" [31 x 46 cm]; 8 pages) (Learn More) The Gold Racket, the 1937 Louis J. Gasnier gold smuggling romantic crime film noir ("Original Story by Howard Higgin"; about a gang of Mexican crooks who are smuggling gold into the U.S. and then they sell it to the U.S. government; the Mexican government asks the U.S. government to send a federal agent to try to stop them, and a female reporter tags along) starring Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Fuzzy Knight, Warner Richmond, Frank Milan, Jack Duffy, and Albert J. Smith. Note that until 1933, it was legal for U.S. citizens to own gold, and in fact, there were many gold coins made out of real gold! However, in a very controversial move, President Franklin Roosevelt made owning gold illegal in 1933 (through an "executive order"!), and after that, Americans could not legally own gold, and had to sell it to the government at a fixed price if they had any. So that created a black market for gold, and this movie was about that black market. It was not until 1975 that the above executive order was changed, and Americans could once again legally own gold! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of this pressbook (if the back cover is not the poster page, we photographed the interior poster page), 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. There is some minor wear on the covers. Learn More about condition grades
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