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Auction History Result 5j006 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON English pressbook '39 Frank Capra, James Stewart & Jean Arthur! Date Sold 8/26/2010 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical English Movie Pressbook (English pb; measures 9 3/4" x 13 1/4" [25 x 34 cm]; 20 pages). Also included is a herald that has 3 pages (Learn More) Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the classic 1939 Frank Capra (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) political corruption politics romantic melodrama ("A great director creates his most heart-stirring human spectacle!"; "Capra's magic probes the very heart of America to produce this greatest hit - a blend of laughter, tears, romance, excitement!"; "Capra's greatest hit --- the screen at its most inspired!"; "The greatest of all Capra hits!"; "Gayer than 'It Happened One Night', More Moving than 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town', More Tender than 'You Can't Take It With You'"; "Overwhelming... in its universal appeal!"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; about a political innocent from the country who is appointed as a replacement senator, and he learns of political corruption, and tries to expose it, only to find that even the senator he most admires is in on the corruption) starring Jean Arthur, James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart; nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Jefferson Smith), Claude Rains (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Senator Paine), Edward Arnold (as the corrupt businessman, Jim Taylor, who tells senators what to do), Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Beulah Bondi, Harry Carey Sr. (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as President of the Senate), Porter Hall, Jack Carson, Bobs Watson, Astrid Allwyn, and Eugene Pallette NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: 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 that was included with it. Also note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of the pressbook, plus an image of an inside spread, but of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are selling (plus any supplements or heralds)! 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: good to very good, NO CUTS. There are two punch holes in the spine at left and in the edge of the included herald. Learn More about condition grades 
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