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Auction History Result 3p0274 WESTERNER world premiere souvenir program book 1940 William Wyler, Gary Cooper, ultra rare! Date Sold 1/17/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Movie Souvenir Program Book (measures 8 1/2" x 11" [22 x 28 cm]; 15 pages) (Learn More) The Westerner, the classic 1940 William Wyler vigilante justice cowboy western ("Spectacular! The flaming story of an era...Told with the magic of Goldwyn showmanship!"; "The most sensational action-film since 'The Hurricane'! ...based on the raw drama of a little-known period when Judge Bean was 'the law west of the Pecos'... and Lily Langtry's beauty was in every man's dreams!"; "Like fire across the prairies... a great feud swept the plains!"; "The heart-quickening story of a country wild and young, where a beautiful woman could set a man mad... and cattleman and settler disputed every foot of ground to the death! Emotions as fierce and unbridled as the untamed country which bred this daredevil race of men crowd through this stirring drama... brought to you in spectacular grandeur by the showmanship of Samuel Goldwyn!"; "The Flaming Feud of cowhand and plowhand ...filmed with the sweeping magnitude of Goldwyn master showmanship"; "A great story magnificently told! ...of the bitterness of men and the beauty of women... of fire and hatred... of danger and revenge. Spectacular drama of an era!"; "Exotic Lily Langtry... matching her beauty against a young girl's charm!"; "Now Samuel Goldwyn brings you the most magnificent outdoor spectacle ever filmed!"; "The season's biggest, most important picture!... unfolding a drama of feud and flame that swept the West like a prairie fire. A great story for Goldwyn - great entertainment for you!"; "See settlers ride for their lives... as homes and crops roar up in flames!"; about the legendary Judge Roy Bean, who was the "Law West of the Pecos", and an imagined handsome cowboy who gets Bean together with his longtime love from afar, the "Swedish Nightingale", Lily Langtry!) starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan (winner of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film; as "Judge Roy Bean"), Fred Stone, Doris Davenport, Chill Wills, Dana Andrews (very young and ninth-billed in his first major screen role!), Forrest Tucker (in his big screen debut), Lilian Bond (as Lily Langtry), and Hank Bell NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this souvenir program book, which is from the world premiere of this movie on Thursday, September 19, 1940, in Fort Worth, Texas! The first page has a "letter" from the mayor of Fort Worth that explains that because Fort Worth is known as the city "where the west begins", Samuel Goldwyn chose it for the world premiere, and that he agreed to appear in person together with Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, and all the stars of the movie, and that the week it opened was declared "The Westerner Week" in Fort Worth. Also note that the Justin Boots Company gave Gary Cooper their boots to wear and in return got an ad on the inside back cover of Cooper saying he prefers their boots, and it had a space below it for autographs (see our image)! Also note that we have pictured the front cover and one or more interior 2-page spreads from this program. You can use these images to determine the exact condition of it from our super-sized image, but realize that there are some other pages you are not seeing. Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades 
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