*UNDER TWO FLAGS (1936) Colman, Colbert, McLaglen, & Russell Oversized Pressbook

Description

Vintage original 16 x 21.5 in. US pressbook
from the classic 1930's French foreign legion-themed adventure drama,
UNDER TWO FLAGS
, released in 1936 by 20th Century-Fox and
directed by Frank Lloyd
. Based upon a story of the French foreign legion by Ouida, Sergeant Victor comes to the French Foreign Legion after taking the blame for his brother's crime. Cigarette falls in love with him though Major Doyle is in love with her. Doyle sends Victor on dangerous assignments to be rid of him. He falls in love with Lady Venetia Cunningham, a visitor to the garrison. The cast includes Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen, Rosalind Russell, Gregory Ratoff, Nigel Bruce, C. Henry Gordon, Herbert Mundin, John Carradine, Lumsden Hare, J. Edward Bromberg, Thomas Beck, William Ricciardi, Frank Reicher, and Francis McDonald.
This oversized pressbook consists of 24 pages with black-and-white photographic illustrations through. The inside cover features a 2-page sepia-tinted photographic spread of the four lead characters; the center features a 2-page spread with various publicity ideas; and the interior back cover also features a 2-page spread depicting the various movie posters created to advertise the film, along with a fold-over page; and the back cover features a great photographic montage of scenes from the film. It is complete without any cuts in overall fine- condition with signs of wear along the spine and along various portions of the edges of each page.
Only the 95-minute reissue print now exists from the 112-minute original, with John Carradine's role deleted.
Simone Simon was to make her American screen debut in this movie in the role of "Cigarette," but director Frank Lloyd demanded she be fired after two weeks of shooting because of her temperamental attitude. When she was replaced by Claudette Colbert (after Clara Bow and Loretta Young were both considered), all of Simon's footage was discarded.
Professional knife-thrower Steve Clemente was supposed to hit the post next to Colman with his knife, but the crowding caused it to be deflected and Colman was hit in the chest by the handle.
This example was never folded in half (as was customary), so it will be shipped flat in a large package to properly protect it while in transit.