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John Ford's Argosy Productions, Inc. Briefcase

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Autographs - Original Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,250.00 USD
John Ford's Argosy Productions, Inc. Briefcase
<Our item number 103404><B>John Ford&#39;s Argosy Productions, Inc. Briefcase.</B> Much-used brown leather briefcase stamped &#34;JOHN FORD / ARGOSY PRODUCTIONS CO.&#34; Inside the satchel briefcase with two straps are three 1953 issues of &#34;Boxoffice&#34; with movie news of the day, as well as some old toned paper, an Ink O Graph pen, and a Republic Productions, Inc. envelope with &#34;Rudy&#34; written in pencil on it. <BR><BR>Ford formed Argosy productions in March 1946, backed by William Donovan, Ole Doering, David Bruce, and William Vanderbilt; Merrian C. Cooper, director-producer of <I>King Kong</I>, played an important production role at Argosy. <I>The Fugitive</I> &#40;1947&#41;, starring Henry Fonda, was the company&#39;s first film. When it failed, Ford turned to Westerns. <I>Fort Apache</I> &#40;1948&#41; co-starring Fonda and John Wayne, was more successful. Ford &#40;1894-1973&#41; won four Oscars and is considered one of the most important and influential directors in cinematic history. <BR>E stimated Value &#36;1,000-1,250. <BR><BR>Our item number 103404<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN=CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/38jpegs/103404.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> "