eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 6z207 GREAT GABBO world premiere herald '29 ventriloquist Erich von Stroheim with dummy, Ben Hecht Date Sold 11/7/2010Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Herald (measures 4 1/2" x 8 1/4" [11 x 21 cm] when folded; 4 pages) (Learn More) The Great Gabbo, the 1929 James Cruze ventriloquist dummy romantic musical melodrama ("The all-dialog-singing-dancing-dramatic spectacle"; written by Ben Hecht based on his story "The Rival Dummy"; a story of a ventriloquist who is going insane, and he has an assistant who loves him, but his dummy comes between them and drives her away, after which he becomes completely mad) starring Erich von Stroheim (in the title role as Gabbo), Betty Compson, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Kane, and Marbeth Wright. Note that this was von Stroheim's first movie after he almost bankrupted Paramount Pictures with his "Queen Kelly"! After that, he could not be hired as a director, so he took this acting job, which proved to be only one of many memorable acting performances. Note that this basic story was reused in one of the segments of "Dead of Night", and also in "Magic"! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a special "World Premiere" herald printed for a showing held on September 12th, 1929 at the Selwyn Theatre in New York City! Also note this herald was folded in half at one time as was originally intended. Condition: fair to good. There is black paper and areas of surface paper loss on the back of the herald and there is creasing throughout. Learn More about condition grades
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