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Auction History Result 7a0109 CAPTAIN BLOOD pressbook 1936 Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Michael Curtiz, rare! Date Sold 8/4/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 11" x 17" [28 x 43 cm]; 32 pages). Also included is an ad supplement that has 4 pages. (Learn More) Captain Blood, the classic 1935 Michael Curtiz (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) Jamaica romantic swashbuckling high seas pirate ship ocean adventure thriller ("Caps the all!"; "By Rafael Sabatini"; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Errol Flynn (in the title role as Irish doctor Peter Blood), Olivia De Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Henry Stephenson, Robert Barrat, Hobart Cavanaugh, Lionel Atwill, George Hassell, and J. Carrol Naish. Note that Errol Flynn had had a few bit parts prior to this movie, but Robert Donat dropped out of this movie at the last minute, and Warner Bros. decided that Flynn was ready for stardom, and they sure were right! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned two examples of this first release pressbook, but the last one had cuts and was in "poor" condition (the only complete example we had was 24 years ago)! Note that pressbooks were prepared prior to a movie being released. Often, changes would be made in a movie advertising campaign (billing of actors, different images, etc.), and the theaters would print up special supplements that they would send out with the pressbooks that had already been printed. These supplements are very rare, far more rare than the pressbooks themselves! Some pressbooks would have no supplements, some would have one, and some would have several. 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 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! Note: We have 12 images of this pressbook, but due to a space limitation, only TEN of the 12 images are displayed above. However, there is a "supersize" link to the right of those images that lets you see the other 2. Condition: good to very good, NO CUTS. The pressbook is complete and uncut. It contains what was originally an 8-page supplement that measured 17" x 22", but 4 of the 8 pages are missing. The covers of the pressbook are mostly separated at the spine and there is a 1" tear in the center of the top of the last eight pages. Otherwise, the pressbook is in pretty nice condition (see our many images). Learn More about condition grades 
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