Marx Madvertising Book One

Marx Madvertising - Selling The Marx Brothers to 20^th Century America – Book One: The Paramount Era

Richard S. Greene

8.25x11 size

Full color

490 pages

ISBN 9798905350214 paperback

ISBN 9798905350221 hardback

A MANIC MARX MENAGERIE OF MARKETING MONKEY BUSINESS!

The Marx Brothers were the screwiest hurricane of manic comedy ever to hit the silver screen. Simply said, there was no one else like them. Marx Madvertising Book One - The Paramount Era brings together wildly rare imagery of their movie poster art, pressbook advertising, publicity stills, lobby cards, magazines and merchandise for an overview of how this team was sold to audiences of 20th century America. We take a fascinating visual journey from their most beloved early films to their busy radio years through more than 750 vibrant and colorful images, most not seen in print for nearly ninety years.

Join author and collector Rick Greene as we explore the crazy, creative twists that the Paramount and United Artists marketing teams used to promote the finest films ever made by the Marx Brothers. Marx Madvertising Book One: The Paramount Era is a visual explosion of vintage publicity material and merchandise to enthrall the legions of Marx Brothers buffs everywhere.