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This rare artifact is a vintage, multi-panel original movie promotional banner (or pressbook billboard layout) for the classic Western film Hell's Heroes (1929). Key Details About the Piece The Film: Hell's Heroes was a raw, early Pre-Code Western talkie directed by the legendary William Wyler and presented by studio chief Carl Laemmle for Universal Pictures.The Story: It was based on Peter B. Kyne’s sensational story The Three Godfathers. The Cast: The promotional material explicitly credits its primary stars: Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton, and Fred Kohler. Visual & Structural Condition The banner is split across two distinct sections, protected within clear archival sleeves:Left Panel Displays the billing credits: "Carl Laemmle presents an adaptation of Peter B. Kyne's Sensational Story... The Three Godfathers". Features dynamic hand-painted character illustrations, including a close-up of a rugged cowboy wearing a wide-brimmed hat.Condition Note: There is major structural damage to the far-left edge, where a large section of the paper illustration has torn away or folded inward, showing exposed text backing underneath.Right Panel Boldly displays the large, stylized title typography: "HEROES". Includes various cinematic vignettes, such as cowboys on horseback, a frontier town shootout, and intimate character portraits.Shows the director's credit ("Directed by William Wyler") alongside a Universal Pictures stamp in the lower-right quadrant. |
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