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Auction History Result 8k559 JOLSON STORY pressbook R54 Larry Parks & Evelyn Keyes in bio of world's greatest entertainer Date Sold 6/8/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1954 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 12" x 16 1/4" [30 x 41 cm]; 12 pages). Also included is an ad supplement that has 4 pages. (Learn More) The Jolson Story (released in Italy as "Al Jolson"), the classic 1946 Alfred E. Green musical biography ("Their dream comes true! Co-starred... married in their work as in their home!"; ; "A cavalcade in glorious Technicolor"; "Thrill to these beloved melodies!"; about Al Jolson, the famous "blackface" singer, star of the first "talking" picture, "The Jazz Singer"; this was very loosely based on Al Jolson's life; Ruby Keeler, his real-life first wife did not want to be named in the movie, so his wife was the fictitious "Julie Benson") starring Larry Parks (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film; in the title role as Al Jolson), Evelyn Keyes (as Julie Benson), William Demarest (nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as Steve Martin), Bill Goodwin, Scotty Beckett (best remembered as a very young "Our Gang" member and also for this big screen role as Asa Yoelson, the young Al Jolson!), Ludwig Donath (best remembered for playing Al Jolson's father, Cantor Yoelson, in this movie and its sequel), Tamara Shayne (as Mrs. Yoelson), and John Alexander (as Lew Dockstader) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: 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. 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 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 some faint scuffs and smudges scattered on the covers. Learn More about condition grades 
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