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Auction History Result 8d386 SHANNONS OF BROADWAY pressbook 1929 from James & Lucille Gleason's autobiographical play! Date Sold 7/16/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 18 1/2" x 23" [47 x 58 cm]; 4 pages) (Learn More) The Shannons of Broadway, the 1929 Emmett J. Flynn New York City Broadway vaudeville stage acting family relationship comedy ("O, how they could love! O, how they could fight!"; written by James Gleason, from his own play) starring James Gleason, Lucile Gleason (billed as "Lucille Gleason"; they are both billed together as "The Gleasons [James & Lucille]"; in the title role as The Shannons), Charley Grapewin (billed as "Charles Grapewin"), Mary Philbin, and John Breeden. Note that James and Lucille Gleason were at this time considered one of the great comedy teams, and Mr. Gleason wrote this play about their own lives, and then helped adapt it into this movie. Also note that this is a "lost" film which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. 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. The pressbook is complete and uncut. This very large pressbook (which measures 18 1/2" x 23") was folded once in each direction. Learn More about condition grades 
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