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Outstanding 1943-44 original RKO Radio Pictures Campaign Press Book. Oversized book measures about 13 x 10 inches. These folios were given by movie production companies to theater owners of top studio movies scheduled for release or in production. This was Not released to the general public. Lavish illustrations. About 40 pages. These movies were made during World War II. Spiral binding. Featured films include Walt Disney's "Let's Go Latin" - a working title for the mixed live action / animation film that would be released as "The Three Caballeros." The book is in very good condition, but I believe there was a smaller booklet attached to The Sky's The Limit folio. Small amount of paper loss where it was once attached. Patriotic themes and graphics supporting U S efforts in World War Two. Films promoted with full page and many double page spreads are:The Sky's the Limit - Fred Astaire / Joan Leslie, Tender Comrade - Ginger Rogers, The Robe - In Technicolor with Fold-Out, The North Star - Anne Baxter / Walter Brennan, Up in Arms - Danny Kaye, Treasure Chest - Bob Hope, A Lady Takes a Chance - John Wayne / Jean Arthur, Higher and Higher - Frank Sinatra, Behind the Rising Sun, Let's Go Latin - Walt Disney (Working title - would be released later as 3 Caballeros), Government Girl - Olivia DeHavilland, China Sky - Maureen O'Hara, Nurse Sister Kenny - Rosalind Russell, Down Melody Lane - Bing Crosby,.. Gibson Girl - Ginger Rogers, Around the World - Kay Kyser, Yellow Canary - Anna Neagle, One Girl in a Million - Jean Arthur, Show Business - Eddie Cantor / Frank Sinatra, The Fallen Sparrow - John Garfield / Maureen O'Hara, The Iron Major - Pat O'Brien, Fibber McGee & Molly Heavenly Days, Hitler's Children, One Hour of Glory - Toumanova / Gregory Peck, Tall in Shadow - John Wayne / Maureen O'Hara, Marine Raiders - Pat O'Brien, Tarzan's Desert Mystery - Johnny Weissmuller, 7 Days Ashore - Marcy McGuire, Curse of the Cat People, Adventures of a Rookie An American Story, They Creep by Night, Mr & Mrs America - Leon Errol, Escape to Danger - Eric Portman, Great Gildersleeve, The Fanatic of Fez - George Sanders, Lum & Abner, Are These Our Children, The Falcon & the Coed, Lord Epping-Leon Errol, Coastal Command, Tim Holt Cowboy features, This is America News and Sportscopes. Extremely scarce book. Thank you for looking.
