“FREAKS” RE-RELEASE PRESSBOOK.
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Winning Bid:
$368.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
5
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #199 - Part II
Item numbers 973 through 2378 in auction 199
Value Code:
H - $200 to $400 Help Icon
Item Description
10.75x17” pressbook for 1949 re-release of 1932 Tod Browning film “Freaks.” Typical pressbook material with promotional text articles and several bw photos of stars Henry Victor and Leila Hyams as well as several of the film’s “Freaks” co-stars including Johnny Eck (The Boy With Half A Body), Prince Randian ‘The Living Torso’ as well as a 2-page spread featuring several bw photos including The Hilton Twins, Harry Earles, Josephine Joseph, Schlitzie, Peter Robinson (The Human Skeleton) and Koo-Koo The Bird Girl as well as Zip and Pip, the pinheads. Pressbook also has ad mats showing posters, lobby cards including 3-sheet and 1-sheet movie posters. Interesting article titled “Famous Bearded Lady Tells Beauty Secret.” Folded as issued with 1” to 2” splits along middle and lower left of spine. Fine+. From the Richard Merkin Collection and comes with Hake’s COA.
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