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Auction History Result 6p0676 UNDERWORLD French pressbook 1927 Josef von Sternberg, Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent, ultra rare! Date Sold 11/24/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical French Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 8 3/4" x 12 1/2" [22 x 32 cm]; 8 pages) (Learn More) Underworld, the 1927 Josef von Sternberg silent romantic love triangle organized crime film noir ("Story by Ben Hecht"; about the leader of the mob in a big city who adopts a down and out educated man, and that man becomes his sidekick and helps him greatly; but the mob leader's girlfriend shows an interest in the sidekick, and when the mob leader is arrested for killing another man, he thinks his sidekick has double-crossed him with his girlfriend, and he escapes from jail and wounds his sidekick, but realizes his mistake and surrenders to the police and is taken to be hung) starring Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent, George Bancroft, Larry Semon, Fred Kohler and Helen Lynch. Note that the movie was initially directed by Arthur Rosson, but he was fired early in filming and replaced by Josef von Sternberg, who also helped rewrite the screenplay, which was based on a story by Ben Hecht, and Howard Hawks also contributed to the screenplay. The movie was predicted to be a flop, and Paramount released it in a single New York theater, intending to stop showing it after that (and Ben Hecht demanded his name be taken off the credits). But the public loved the movie, and it became a giant hit, and Hecht won an Academy Award! Finally, note that the movie Scarface in 1932 borrowed some of the "boss/sidekick/girlfriend" aspect of this movie, as well as the final shootout, and so did Johnny Eager in 1942. 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 French 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 French pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners received 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. The pressbook is complete and uncut. The covers are separated at the spine. Learn More about condition grades 
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