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HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO English pb OR search current auctions Auction History Result 7y528 HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO English pressbook '44 Preston Sturges, Eddie Bracken & Ella Raines! Date Sold 4/7/2013Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical English Movie Pressbook (English pb; measures 9 3/4" x 14 1/2" [25 x 37 cm]; 6 pages) (Learn More) Hail the Conquering Hero, the classic 1944 Preston Sturges World War II (WWII) military romantic mistaken identity comedy ("When Preston Sturges makes a hit everybody goes to it. To those who know, the reason's clear; The longest laughs in town are here!"; "From the man who made you laugh with 'The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'"; about a man who can't serve in the military in World War II, and he is so embarrassed that he leaves town for the duration, and when the war ends, he tries to quietly return home, but he encounters a group of returning soldiers who take sympathy on him, and they arrange to deceive his entire town into thinking he was a major war hero!) starring Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, William Demarest, Raymond Walburn, Franklin Pangborn, Elizabeth Patterson, and Bill Edwards. Note that first release movie posters from this Preston Sturges comedy are EXTREMELY rare! Perhaps this is related to the paper drives that occurred during World War II, or there could be another reason. If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. 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 English 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 English 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. The pressbook was folded twice horizontally and there is wear on those folds and tiny separation at the ends of those folds. Learn More about condition grades
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