Description: 3 lobby cards for The Outlaw (United Artists, Rerelease-1946). Unrestored lobby cards with nice color and overall very bright color & condition. The film was at one time considered morally notorious for many film shots of Jane Russell's bosom. Free USPS Priority Mail shipping within the USA. The Outlaw is a 1943 American Western film, directed by Howard Hughes and starring Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell, and Walter Huston. Hughes also produced the film, while Howard Hawks served as an uncredited co-director. The film is notable as Russell's breakthrough role, and she became regarded as a sex symbol and a Hollywood icon. Later advertising billed Russell as the sole star. Although the film was completed in February 1941, Hughes had trouble getting it approved by the Hollywood Production Code Administration due to its emphasis on and display of Russell's breasts. The Production Administration set the standards for morally acceptable content in motion pictures, and ordered cuts to the film. Hughes reluctantly removed about 40 feet, or a half-minute, of footage that prominently featured Russell's bosom. However, 20th Century Fox decided to cancel its agreement to release The Outlaw; as a result, Hughes stood to lose millions of dollars. Ever the resourceful businessman, he schemed to create a public outcry for his film to be banned. Hughes had his managers call ministers, women's clubs and housewives, informing them about the 'lewd picture' he was about to release. The public responded by protesting and trying to have the film banned, which generated the publicity Hughes needed to establish a demand for the film and get it released. The resulting controversy created enough interest to get The Outlaw into theaters for one week in 1943, and then it was pulled due to violations of the Production Code. The film was released widely on April 23, 1946, when RKO Radio Pictures premiered the film in San Francisco, where it became a box-office hit. By the end of 1946, the film had earned $3 million in domestic rentals.[9] Additional re-releases in 1950 and 1952[9] brought its lifetime rental earnings to $5.075 million. -Wk.
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Publication Name: Outlaw, The
Title: Outlaw, The
Grade: F-/VF
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Industry: MOVIES
Series: Outlaw, The
Type: lobby card
Language: English
Object Type: Lobby card
Original/Reproduction: Original
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Main Character: Billy the Kid, Rio McDonald
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
