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Auction History Result 7x535 DU BARRY pressbook R37 Norma Talmadge becomes the mistress to King William Farnum! Date Sold 5/11/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1937 Re-Release Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 12" x 18" [30 x 46 cm]; 4 pages) (Learn More) Du Barry, Woman of Passion, the 1930 Sam Taylor romantic French Revolution historical melodrama ("No More Fascinating Adventuress Ever Lived Than - Du Barry Woman of Passion"; based on the 1901 David Belasco play, "Madame Du Barry", which was filmed several times prior to this; about a very ambitious young lady who starts as a casino hostess, but manages to become the mistress to the king, all the while maintaining a relationship with her true love, and she remains with him throughout her life) starring Norma Talmadge (in the title role as Madame Du Barry), William Farnum (as Louis XVI), Conrad Nagel, Alison Skipworth, and Hobart Bosworth. Note that this was Norma Talmadge's last movie, and her only talking movie, and the story goes that she had a MAJOR New York accent, and that this movie therefore ended her career (and this was parodied in "Singin' in the Rain"). Actually, that is a fairy tale, and it seems more likely that her career ended as a result of her very public affair with Gilbert Roland. Since her husband Joseph Schenk was one of the owners of the studio that employed her, United Artists, it seems quite reasonable that Schenk torpedoed her career, being a wronged husband! Finally, note that the first release of this movie was from United Artists, but then the movie was re-released in 1937 by Artcinema as "Du Barry", and those items are often mistakenly sold as first release (and first release United Artists paper is incredibly rare). Note that there were three silent versions of this movie in the 1910s. In 1930 came this movie, the first sound version, then in 1935 came "I Give My Heart", an English movie. In 1943, there was "Du Barry Was a Lady", with Lucille Ball, but that was a comedy and was not from the same source as this movie and the earlier versions. 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: good to very good, NO CUTS. There is some light deterioration around the edges of the back cover, and some wear along the foldline. Learn More about condition grades 
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