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Auction History Result 8m607 DODSWORTH pressbook R44 William Wyler, Walter Huston, Mary Astor, David Niven Date Sold 5/5/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1944 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11" x 17" [28 x 43 cm]; 4 pages) (Learn More) Dodsworth, the classic 1936 William Wyler (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) romantic love triangle melodrama ("Samuel Goldwyn has the honor to present Sinclair Lewis'' Dodsworth"; "Here is a picture marked for greatness!"; "Here is a picture that was marked for greatness before it was ever screened"; about a retired Midwest tycoon who takes his much younger wife on a European trip, and she has affairs and leaves him, and he finds a new love, but then his wife tires of her escapades and calls him back to her, which he reluctantly does; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award; adapted from the equally classic novel by Sinclair Lewis) starring Walter Huston (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; as Sam Dodsworth), Ruth Chatterton (as Fran Dodsworth), Paul Lukas (as Arnold Iselin), Mary Astor (as Edith Cortright), David Niven (as Captain Lockert), Maria Ouspenskaya (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film; as Baroness Von Obersdorf), Gregory Gaye (as Kurt Von Obersdorf), Spring Byington (as Matey Pearson), and Harlan Briggs (as Tub Pearson) 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, 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 to fine, NO CUTS. Learn More about condition grades 
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