BROWN ON RESOLUTION 1935 John Mills, Betty Balfour, Barry Mackay TRADE ADVERT

Original British 17 inch x 22 inch Double-Sided Trade Advertisement for the 1935 Walter Forde Naval War movie BROWN ON RESOLUTION (FOREVER ENGLAND), based on the novel by C.S. Forester and starring John Mills, Betty Balfour, Barry Mackay, Jimmy Hanley, Howard Marion-Crawford, H.G. Stoker, Percy Walsh, George Merritt and Cyril Smith.

Mills embodies the character of brave sailor he did so well - here single-handedly stopping a German vessel in this lively World War 1 adventure.

Trade advertisements are colourful posters aimed at cinema managers, which were either slipped in, or part of, the weekly film trade journals which were available to them by subscription but were not sold to the general public. The large size Trade advertisements are about the size of US half sheet posters and have a centre fold which is usually hard to discern when flat. Most were designed to be pulled out, and some were attached by staples. Most have the date in tiny letters in one of the top corners. The publishers own copies from the 1930’s were destroyed by fire and water damage during the Blitz and Wartime paper drives decimated those held by cinemas making them quite rare.

The advert is in fine condition with one vertical centre fold. There are 2 lots of staple holes along the centre fold.