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Auction History Result 1c843 SILVER CORD pressbook '33 Irene Dunne challenges the menace of a selfish mother, McCrea! Date Sold 7/14/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 12" x 18" [30 x 46 cm]; 8 pages) (Learn More) The Silver Cord, the 1933 John Cromwell family relationship romantic melodrama ("Jealous of her son's love for his wife.. this sainted mother found a way to make them hate each other"; "A tempestuous story that rips the mask of hypocrisy from son-devouring mother love"; "Based upon the play by Sidney Howard as produced by The Theatre Guild Inc."; produced by Merian C. Cooper; a wild story of a rich widow who has two adult sons, and both of them get involved with women, and the mother does all she can to break up the romances, so she can "keep" her sons to herself!) starring Irene Dunne, Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Eric Linden, and Laura Hope Crews. Note that it was this movie where co-stars Joel McCrea and Frances Dee met and fell in love. Unlike the vast majority of Hollywood marriages, this one lasted, ending only on his passing, which sadly was on the day of their 57th wedding anniversary. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of this pressbook (if the back cover is not the poster page, we photographed the interior poster page), 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 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 are faint smudges around the edges of the covers. Learn More about condition grades 
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