Big Town (1947) - (Phillip Reed) US one-sheet

Big Town (1947) - (Phillip Reed) US one-sheet

This is a US 27" x 41" one-sheet poster for the 1947 William C. Thomas film Big Town based on story and screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring and starring Phillip Reed as Steve Wilson. This was the first of four films released in 1947 and 1948 based on the "Big Town" radio series. Plot summary: Steve Wilson is the new managing editor of The Illustrated Press; he changes the publication's editorial policy for the public good after doing some soul searching about its sensationalist practices.

Cast and crew: William C. Thomas, Hillary Brooke, Daniel Mainwaring, Robert Lowery, Phillip Reed, Veda Ann Borg, Byron Barr, Charles Arnt, Nana Bryant, Roy Gordon, Eddie Parks, Nella Walker, Thomas E. Jackson

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Africa Screams (1949) - (Abbott and Costello) US #4 Lobby Card

Africa Screams (1949) - (Abbot and Costello) US #4 Lobby Card

This the 11" x 14" #4 lobby card for the 1949 Charles Barton film Africa Screams starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello based on story and screenplay by Earl Baldwin. Plot summary: Bookseller Buzz Johnson [Bud Abbott] tells Diana Emerson that another bookseller named Stanley Livington [Lou Costello] knows a lot about Africa. This false bragging causes the two of them to be abducted to Africa because Diana and her gang need help locating an African tribe. While in Africa they encounter lions, apes and a raging river, but Stanley also finds some diamonds.

Cast and crew: Charles Barton, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Max Baer, Buddy Baer, Earl Baldwin, Hillary Brooke, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser, Burt Wenland

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