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Auction History Result 4t276 DEVIL WITH HITLER pressbook '42 WWII, the funniest thing since Adolph grew his mustache! Date Sold 4/16/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Pressbook (pb; measures 12" x 18"; 8 pages). Also included is an ad supplement that has 2 pages (Learn More) The Devil With Hitler, the 1942 Gordon Douglas World War II (WWII) anti-Hitler slapstick comedy streamliner ("Plaster the painter with laughs! Hit Hitler where it hurts the most!"; "HE! HE!"; "HA HA!"; "Here's the comedy that bounces the Axis on the canvas-that turns their black-out into knock-outs! It fires more roars than a machine gun!"; "It's the funniest thing since Adolph grew his mustache!"; "Be there when the laugh offensive starts... to bust every mitt that ever waved 'Heil Hitler'!"; "The ROARING comedy that hangs a wallop on Hitler, Sinks its fists in the Japs, and slaps down Mussolini's ears!"; produced by Hal Roach) starring Alan Mowbray (in the title role as The Devil), Bobby Watson (in the title role as Adolf Hitler), Joe Devlin (as Mussolini), Marjorie Woodworth, George E. Stone (as Suki Yaki), Douglas Fowley, Joe Devlin, and Herman Bing. Note that in the early days of World War II, comedy movies like this were made depicting Hitler as a buffoon. When news of the atrocities he had committed began to surface, that ended the cartoonish portrayals! Note that this was one of two movies that Hal Roach made during World War II that featured this group of actors portraying comic versions of Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito (the other one was "That Nazty Nuisance"). Bobby Watson also appeared as Hitler in other movies, but naturally, the end of World War II (and the death of Hitler) reduced his opportunities to keep playing Hitler, although he did have a few cameo appearances after the war as well. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this pressbook was folded across the center at one time. Because of this, this pressbook can be sent in one of our standard size packages (if it is purchased together with pressbooks that can NOT be folded, then it will of course have to be sent in one of our oversized packages). But if this pressbook is purchased by itself (or solely with other pressbooks that can be folded), then the shipping will be much lower, because it fits in a standard package. Also 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. Condition: good to very good, NO CUTS. There are light stains throughout the front cover and around some of the edges of the pages of the pressbook from exposure to moisture. 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! Learn More about condition grades 
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