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Auction History Result 8h725 PT 109 pressbook '63 Cliff Robertson as John F. Kennedy in World War II, Frank McCarthy art! Date Sold 7/10/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11" x 17" [28 x 43 cm]; 28 pages) (Learn More) PT 109, the 1963 Leslie H. Martinson historical World War II (WWII) military biography ("Welcome to the South Pacific Lieutenant Kennedy!"; "In response to countless inquiries and requests, this theatre is honored to announce a special engagement of PT 109"; "The story of a band of men left for dead in a flaming sea and their epic of heroism and survival!"; "FOR 3 YEARS Warner Bros. has been engaged in bringing to the screen one of the most exciting adventure stories ever filmed. On the high seas... In tropical locations... The fantastic exploits of PT 109, a chip of plywood pitted against the floating steel fortress of the Imperial Navy... The skipper of that boat was a young fellow from Boston, John Fitzgerald Kennedy."; "The true story of young John F. Kennedy and his actual wartime adventure in the South Pacific. A remarkable insight into the qualities inherent in this man that were to later make him a legend in his own time."; "PT 109 was a grimy, battle-scarred veteran of the Guadalcanal campaign. Its skipper was a skinny, handsome and boyish lieutenant from Boston named John Fitzgerald Kennedy."; "Suddenly the bow of a destroyer was on top of them... a huge cleaver bearing down on Lieutenant John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his crew. This was the end of the line for PT 109 and yet in a way, it was only the beginning..."; "The famous cocoanut S.O.S. sent by Lt. John F. Kennedy"; "The beginning - a skipper in search of a ship."; "Kennedy and Ensign Thom dodge Jap bombs."; "Friendly natives hide Kennedy in canoe."; "Kennedy has rendezvous with Australian coast-watcher, who was first to learn men of PT-109 still alive!"; "From the book by Robert J. Donovan"; "Screenplay by Richard L. Breen") starring Cliff Robertson (as John F. Kennedy, "in the year's most talked about role!"), Ty Hardin, James Gregory, Robert Culp, Grant Williams, and Robert 'Bobby' Blake NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Frank McCarthy 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. The pressbook is complete and uncut. It was folded across the middle and there is some wear around the edges and along the fold. Learn More about condition grades 
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