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STANDARD CASTING DIRECTORY STANDARD CASTING DIRECTORY book OR search current auctions Auction History Result 9g1184 STANDARD CASTING DIRECTORY softcover book June 1931 Boris Karloff, Dwight Frye & more! Date Sold 7/8/2021Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Vintage Softcover Book (measures 7 3/4" x 10 3/4" [20 x 27 cm]; 300 pages) (Learn More) Standard Casting Directories, the illustrated monthly casting directory featuring images and contact information for Hollywood actors and actresses. The actors are divided into categories like leading men, heavy men, feature comedians, etc. Most people get solely a line listing, while others get either a quarter page or a full page (and we assume the actors paid for those illustrated quarter or full pages!). In the 1920s and 1930s, these directories were FILLED with lots of full-page ads, as apparently many actors considered this a vital part of getting jobs. You rarely saw ads from major stars in their prime, but you often saw ads from major stars at the start of their career, or from later in their career, when they were trying to "hang on"! Artist: McNitt Important Added Info: Note that this is one of 15 different Standard Casting Directories we are currently auctioning, in 15 separate auctions! Many of these have fantastic ads for actors before they became stars. We pictured some of the best ads, but we can't guarantee we didn't miss some really good ones, because each issue has so many pages. We have previously auctioned a number of these, and they are extremely rare and are rarely offered for sale or at auction, so this is a great opportunity to pick up one or several of these rare directories! Note that this one issue has an illustrated color cover, while regular issues of this casting directory do not. Perhaps they were getting some kind of different distribution that required a different cover, but we just don't know. We have seen a few other issues of this casting directory like this! Note that we have pictured the front cover and one or more interior 2-page spreads. Condition: good. One-quarter page is cut out of page 139/140, and it affects quarter page ads for two "character men". Otherwise, the directory is in pretty nice condition, although part of the top of the spine is missing. We leave it to bidders to decide how important this cut out is. Learn More about condition grades
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