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Auction History Result 8d206 PSYCHO pressbook '60 great images of Alfred Hitchcock, PB companion piece! Date Sold 11/1/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook Companion Piece (measures 11 1/2" x 14 1/2"; 18 pages) (Learn More) Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, the classic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock (nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for this film) psychotic killer horror thriller ("The master of suspense creates a new and altogether different screen excitement!!!"; "It is required that you see Psycho from the beginning!"; "The master of suspense moves his cameras into the icy blackness of the unexplored!"; "A new - and altogether different - screen excitement!!!"; "The master suspense-showman creates something new - and altogether different - in screen excitement!!!"; "Alfred Hitchcock's new and altogether different screen excitement!"; "The screen's master of suspense moves his cameras into the icy blackness of the unexplored..."; "Screenplay by Joseph Stefano"; based on the novel by Robert Bloch; note that Tony Palladino originally created the classic Psycho title design for the book jacket, and this lettering was purchased along with the film rights, and used on movie posters) starring Anthony Perkins (as Norman Bates), Vera Miles (as Lila Crane), John Gavin (as Sam Loomis), Martin Balsam (as Detective Arbogast), John McIntire (as Sheriff Chambers), Janet Leigh (nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film; "as Marion Crane"), Mort Mills (as the Highway Patrol Officer), and Patricia Hitchcock (the director's daughter, in a small role) NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this was a special supplement that was distributed along with the regular pressbook for "Psycho" (perhaps Hitchcock saw the regular pressbook and felt they needed to better explain how he intended the film to be marketed)! The supplement is entitled "The Care and Handling of Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock", and it says at the bottom "This is a companion piece to the regular Paramount pressbook on Psycho". The book is loaded with photographs of Hitchcock and the many special teaser ads that were used to promote the film ("It is required you see PSYCHO from the very beginning"; "We won't allow you to cheat yourself"; "No one, not even the manager's brother will be admitted into the theater after the start of each performance of PSYCHO"). Note that we have provided an image of the front and back covers of the pressbook, plus an image of any supplements or heralds (if there are any included with this pressbook), but of course, the winner of this auction will receive the entire single pressbook we are selling (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: very good. The pressbook was folded down the middle at one time and there is uneven discoloration on the back as well as some discoloration around the edges of the cover on the front. Learn More about condition grades 
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