NORMA SHEARER - CLARK GABLE "A FREE SOUL" 1935 MOVIE HERALD

Description

Original Herald from Uruguay and Argentina in South America. This kind of gorgeous heralds are quite scarce, they were printed by a local distributor (Max Glücksmann) just during a short period of time between the late 1920's and the late 1930's. Usually printed on both sides, in full color or in duotone inks featuring Art Deco style, they show great graphics from the films advertised. Most advertise a single feature movie, while a few examples advertise double movie programs.
Local Title:
ALMA LIBRE
Original Title:
A FREE SOUL
Year / Country:
1931 - USA
Company:
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Director:
Clarence Brown
Starring:
Lionel Barrymore, Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, James Gleason, Lucy Beaumont
Size (unfolded):
229 mm x 172 mm
Condition:
Excellent
Herald advertises this film as shown at
CINE URUGUAYO
from Uruguay on
Saturday, August 3, 1935
Comments:
"A Free Soul" is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film that tells the story of an alcoholic San Francisco defense attorney who must defend his daughter's ex-boyfriend on a charge of murdering the mobster she had started a relationship with, who he had previously gotten an acquittal for on a murder charge. "A Free Soul" stars Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore and Clark Gable.
"A Free Soul" became famous for Barrymore's climactic courtroom monologue that is said to be the main reason he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 4th Academy Awards that year. Gable made such an impression in the role of a gangster who pushes Shearer around that he was catapulted from supporting player to leading man, a position he held for the rest of his career.