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Auction History Result 7a0174 SCARFACE English pressbook 1932 Paul Muni, Howard Hughes, Hawks, different & ultra rare! Date Sold 12/27/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical English Movie Pressbook (English pb; measures 10" x 12 1/4" [25 x 31 cm]; 18 pages) (Learn More) Scarface, the classic 1932 Howard Hawks gangster organized crime thriller ("The greatest drama of modern times!"; produced by Howard Hughes; "Adapted by Ben Hecht from the novel by Armitiage Trail"; loosely based on the rise and fall of Al Capone, who had a scar on his face and was sometimes called "Scarface", but never to his face) starring Paul Muni (in the title role; as Tony Camonte), Ann Dvorak (as Tony's sister), Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins, C. Henry Gordon, George Raft (as Guino Rinaldo, Tony's best friend), Vince Barnett, and Boris Karloff (the movie was made before Frankenstein, but released after Frankenstein, and United Artists saw Karloff's great success in that movie, and they were able to make most, but not all, of the first release posters bill him as "Boris 'Frankenstein' Karloff"). Finally, note that there was a Brian De Palma remake of this movie in 1983, with Al Pacino in the lead role (and the lead characters are no longer Italians, but are Cuban). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned one example of this English pressbook, and it has now been reconsigned to us, so this is still the only example of this English pressbook we have ever auctioned! It has a great 2-page centerfold which has all of the large posters printed in two colors, and they appear to be the same as the U.S. posters (except the names of the sizes are changed, of course). There are also pictures on another page of the half-sheets and full set of lobby cards, and there are many other great illustrated articles! Also note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of this English 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 English pressbook is complete and uncut! Given that theater owners received 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. There is darkening and creases around the edges of the covers, and the covers are completely separated at the spine. Otherwise, the pressbook is in pretty nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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