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The Big Knife, the 1955 Robert Aldrich Hollywood Los Angeles California movie making expose crime film noir ("THE BIG STORY from the stage play by Clifford Odets who gave you 'The Country Girl'"; "The Big Cast"; "The hottest hunk of film Hollywood ever shot!"; "The real-life heroes and celluloid heels... the build-up boys and tear-down barons... the lovely starlets and swimming-pool pets... the back-slappers and knifers... the greats and gossips... the ten-percenters and spotlight-grabbers... the queens and playgirls... the leopard-skinned minxes and the 'jaguar crowd... they're all here, the good and the bad - in the screen's big story of one of its stars... based on the stage play by Clifford Odets who gave you 'The Country Girl'"; "The Private Jungle Of One Movie Star"; "1 STUDIO HEAD... He had to be respectable at any cost- even murder! 2 YES-MAN... Just another way of saying 'hatchet man'! 3 FRIEND... Loyal, understanding, helpful - that made it tough! 4 WIFE... She knew he would never be true to one woman! 5 A STARLET... A perfect pet for a Hollywood star! 6 A PLAYGIRL... She lived everywhere - but home! 7 COLUMNIST... She picked up dirt like a vacuum cleaner! 8 AN AGENT... He'd do anything for ten per cent!"; about a major Hollywood star who refuses to sign a long-term contract with a Hollywood studio, and his estranged wife, his agent, and the studio head try everything possible, including blackmail, to get him to sign!) starring Jack Palance ("as Charlie... The biggest STAR"; "as THE STAR he went for three kinds of women... his wife, his friend's wife, and anyone's wife!"), Ida Lupino ("as Marion... The biggest FOOL"; "as THE WIFE it was hard for her to play her role - there were so many stand-ins."), Wendell Corey ("as Smiley... The biggest FIXER"; "as THE 'YES-MAN' in between nods, he took care of the fan mail and the blackmail."), Jean Hagen ("as Connie... The biggest PLAYGIRL"; "as THE PLAYGIRL her husband went to jail for the star - but she didn't care!"), Rod Steiger ("as Hoff... The biggest PRODUCER"; "as THE STUDIO HEAD a 'god' who dictated which stars would rise and which would fall."; in his third movie role!), Ilka Chase ("as Patty... The biggest GOSSIP"; "as THE COLUMNIST she picked up dirt like a vacuum cleaner."), Everett Sloane ("as Nat... The biggest AGENT"; "as THE AGENT everyone was 'darling' and 'sweetheart'... as long as he got his 10%"), Shelley Winters (billed as "Miss Shelley Winters as Dixie Evans... The biggest PICKUP"; "as THE STARLET she knew more private phone numbers than a hundred secretaries!"), Wesley Addy ("as Hank... The biggest LISTENER"; "as THE FRIEND loyal, understanding, helpful - that made it tough!"), Nick Cravat, and Paul Langton
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Important Added Info: Note that when studios would prepare pressbooks they would often include a sample of the herald. Most often, the herald is no longer still with the pressbook. Sometimes, the herald by itself will sell for almost as much as the rest of the entire pressbook! This pressbook contains the original herald that was included with it, and it is pictured next to the pressbook below. 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!

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