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Auction History Result 4d0189 MODERN TIMES pressbook 1936 cool cover art of Charlie Chaplin + great poster images, rare! Date Sold 4/16/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11 3/4" x 17 3/4" [30 x 45 cm]; 46 pages). Also included is an ad supplement that has 4 pages, and also a herald that has 2 pages. (Learn More) Modern Times, the classic 1936 Charlie Chaplin (Charles Chaplin) romantic automation assembly line factory worker comedy ("He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply... the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!"; "He surpasses his unforgettable performances in the 'Gold Rush' and 'City Lights', in this, the greatest of all his great comedies..."; "Written, Directed, and Produced by Charles Chaplin"; about a down and out man who has trouble fitting into the "modern" world, and he forms a friendship with a beautiful homeless woman) starring Charlie Chaplin (Charles Chaplin), Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin, and Mira McKinney NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this 1936 first release pressbook, and only one in the last 23 years (and that last example had cuts, while this example is complete and uncut)! Note that when studios would prepare pressbooks they would often include a sample of the herald. Most often, the herald is no longer still with the pressbook. Sometimes, the herald by itself will sell for almost as much as the rest of the entire pressbook! This pressbook contains the original herald which is pictured next to the pressbook below. 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. Almost every Academy Award winning movie would have a special "Academy Award winner" supplement. 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)! Also note that this pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners received 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! Note: We have 15 images of this pressbook, but due to a space limitation, only TEN of the 15 images are displayed above. However, there is a "supersize" link to the right of those images that lets you see the other 5. Condition: good, NO CUTS. The pressbook is complete and uncut. Someone once put blue tape down the entire spine, and the front cover has separated from that area. There are some tape stains on the inside back cover in the borders. There are some faint smudges and stains on the covers. Learn More about condition grades 
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