eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 3a701 OLD DARK HOUSE English pressbook '63 William Castle's killer-diller with a nuthouse of kooks! Date Sold 8/12/2012Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical English Movie Pressbook (English pb; measures 9 1/2" x 13" [24 x 33 cm]; 4 pages). Also included are 2 ad supplements that have 1 page and 2 pages (Learn More) The Old Dark House, the 1963 William Castle English/U.S. Hammer horror comedy thriller ("The murder mystery with a difference: You Die Laughing!"; "Open the door to a Nuthouse of Terror!"; "A killer-diller with a nuthouse of kooks!"; "The thriller-chiller with the key to a coffin-ful of laughter!"; "EveryBODY laughs!"; "Based on J.B. Priestley's Classic Novel of Suspense") starring Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, and Mervyn Johns. Note that Janette Scott is best remembered for her starring role in "Day of the Triffids" in 1963, which was immortalized in the lyrics of the song from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" that says "And I really got hot When I saw Janette Scott fight a triffid that spits poison and kills." She divorced her first husband and married Mel Torme in 1966, which pretty much ended her career, as she quickly had two children. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" item for this partially English movie! Also note that pressbooks were prepared prior to a movie being released. Often, changes would be made in a movie advertising campaign (billing of actors, different images, etc.), and the theaters would print up special supplements that they would send out with the pressbooks that had already been printed. These supplements are very rare, far more rare than the pressbooks themselves! Some pressbooks would have no supplements, some would have one, and some would have several. Also note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of this 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)! Finally, 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: very good, NO CUTS. There is separation at the top and bottom of the spine and a tiny area of paper loss in the upper left of the front cover. Otherwise, the pressbook is in pretty good condition! Learn More about condition grades
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