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Donnie Dunagan "Son of Frankestein" Pages

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Donnie Dunagan  Son of Frankestein  Pages
<B>Donnie Dunagan's "Son of Frankenstein" Scrapbook Pages.</B></I> This is a once-in-a-lifetime treasure-trove for Golden Age horror fans! Here are 14 11"x 14" scrapbook pages (28 sides) devoted to Universal's 1939 classic terror epic <I>Son of Frankenstein,</B></I> from the collection of Donnie Dunagan, who, as a four-year old, played the Monster's little friend, Peter von Frankenstein. The variety of material is fascinating - ads for the film's opening in Los Angeles and Memphis, announcements of Dunagan's casting from <I>Variety</B></I> and <I>The Hollywood Reporter,</B></I> reviews, press stories and newspaper photos from from all over the country, a trade paper ad listing the film's "hold-over" engagements, the cover from the Feb. 28, 1939 <I>Look</B></I> magazine with a color shot of Dunagan (altered so he's wearing a gas mask!)and an inside page devoted to the film, "teaser" ads - all from the collection of the child actor who played so memorably in Universal's most lavish Frankenstein melodrama. The pages offer great images of Basil Rathbone's Dr. Frankenstein, , Boris Karloff's Monster, Bela Lugosi's Ygor, Lionel Atwill's Inspector Krogh and Josephine Hutchinson's Elsa. A specially unique item is a two-page version of the film in color comic book form (mainly stills from the film "colorized"). The borders of the nearly 70-year old pages are brittle and tattered, but the clippings are intact and the wealth of material amazing - Very Fine condition. A chance to own a true piece of Universal Frankenstein history comes all-too-rarely, and these pages - from the personal collection of a major featured player in one of Hollywood's most beloved horror shows - establishes this lot as a truly wonderful find. <I>From the Donnie Dunagan Archive.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)