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Auction History Result 1h0204 GIRL FROM MISSOURI pressbook 1934 beautiful Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Stone, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/26/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 13 3/4" x 19 3/4" [35 x 50 cm]; 23 pages) (Learn More) The Girl from Missouri (also released as "Born to Be Kissed"), the 1934 Jack Conway romantic comedy starring Jean Harlow (in the title role as Edith Chapman), Lionel Barrymore, Franchot Tone, Lewis Stone, Patsy Kelly, and Henry Kolker. Note that star Jean Harlow really WAS from Missouri! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this pressbook! Note that this is one of a truly remarkable collection of 37 uncut pressbooks we have been consigned and are auctioning in 37 separate auctions! This is absolutely the finest collection of pressbooks we have ever auctioned at one time. Many of these are ones we have either never auctioned before or only once auctioned before, sometimes many years ago. These were collected decades ago, which was the only time that many of these could be found, and after these auctions are over it may be years (or decades!) before some of these are offered again. They ARE that rare! Note that pressbooks from the 1930s can't be found in great condition, and some of them are printed on newsprint, and are hard to find in even lesser condition. We have many images from each pressbook. We have given each an overall grade, and ask that you look at our images to get a good sense of the condition of that pressbook, because, since they have many pages, it would take forever to describe their condition in detail. However, EVERY one of these pressbooks is complete and uncut!Note that MGM, being the foremost studio of the 1930s felt they did not need to create wonderful posters for their movies, because they had so many top stars, so often their 1930s posters have simple artwork against a white background with a duotone photo of the top stars! However, they knew that they needed theater owners to book their movies, so they spent quite a bit more money on their pressbooks, often making them close to window card size, with an exact color recreation of the window card image on the cover of the pressbook, and the posters on the back cover in full color, and often a full-color sample herald, "tipped in" to the inside of one of the covers! However, they economized on the interior on these large pressbooks and used newsprint for the interior pages, which in almost every case has aged greatly and is fragile, if not brittle (see below for the exact condition of this pressbook). Note: We have 14 images of this pressbook, but due to a space limitation, only TEN of the 14 images are displayed above. However, there is a "supersize" link to the right of those images that lets you see the other 4. Condition: fair, NO CUTS. The pressbook is complete and uncut, but it had a "tipped-in" herald at one time that is no longer present (one could find a herald and put it back in, if one desired). However, the interiors of MGM pressbooks from this period were printed on a newsprint that was exactly like what was used in newspapers at that time, and it almost always ages terribly, resulting in incredibly brittle insides. The color covers were printed on a better paper, but they tend to chip around the edges. This particular pressbook has interior pages that are extremely fragile with some chipping around the edges and all the pages are separated at the spine, including the covers. There is what looks like light blue stains scattered on the cover, including on Harlow's face, but it is bleed through front the back. Please do not bid on this pressbook unless you can accept it very substantial defects. Learn More about condition grades 
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