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HELL'S HOLE (THE AVALANCHE) (1923) Ruth Clifford Takes Gun From Buck Jones 11x14

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Estimated to arrive by Fri, Jun 6th. Details
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Refunds available: See booth/item description for details Details

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PayPal, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express accepted
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Category:

Pre-1940

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Unspecified by seller, may be new.

Country/Region of Manufacture:

United States

Country:

United States

Original/Reproduction:

Original

Year:

Pre-1940

Actors:

Buck Jones, Ruth Clifford

Item Number:

LC-HELLSHOLE-06

LOC:

SFB6

Modified Item:

No

Film Title:

Hell's Hole (AKA The Avalanche)

Studio:

Fox Film Corporation

Year of Release:

1923

Director:

Emmett J. Flynn

Item:

Vintage original 11x14 US lobby card

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Item number:

1123628345

Item description

Vintage original 11x14 in. US lobby card from the 1920's train robbers-themed western drama, HELL'S HOLE (AKA THE AVALANCHE), released in 1923 by the Fox Film Corporation and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. Based upon a story by George Scarborough, a railway conductor throws cowboys Tod Musgrave (Buck Jones) and Dell Hawkins (Maurice "Lefty" Flynn) off the train because they are without tickets. Settling down in a station, Tod dreams: Dell robs the train and escapes, planting some of the money on him. After an episode of adventure and romance in which Tod is sent to prison, escapes, and finally tracks down the culprit, Tod awakens to find that Dell is still his jolly companion. The cast includes Ruth Clifford, Eugene Pallette, George Siegmann, Kathleen Key, Hardee Kirkland, Charles K. French, Rube Miller, Fred Kohler, and Dick Sutherland. Top-billed Charles Jones, who hadn't yet added "Buck" to his stage name. The image depicts a dramatic interior scene of Dorothy Owen (Ruth Clifford), looking over her shoulder as she slips a gun from the hand of Tod Musgrave (Buck Jones) as he lies his head on the table in despair. Affixed over the credits box in the bottom right is a paper snipe that reads William Fox - Presents - "The Avalanche." If you hold a bright light to the back of the card, you can see the original credits box, which reads William Fox - Presents - A 1924 Cine-Drama - HELL'S HOLE. It is unrestored in fine+ condition with random signs of light wear in the borders. There are no pinholes, tears, stains, writing, or other flaws. At this time (Aug. 3), we have the complete set of 8 lobby cards. All 7 scene cards have the film's released title of Hell's Hole printed on them in the credits box, but each has a paper snipe pasted on top of the credits that says, "William Fox - Presents - The Avalanche." The AFI Catalog, IMdB, other film-related websites, as well as then-contemporary trade reviews all refer to this film's title as Hell's Hole. Therefore, it seems odd that the original-release lobby cards printed with the released title would have these paper snipes with this alternate title pasted onto them, and the title lobby card offered here was printed with The Avalanche as the title. What is also unusual is that one of two of the scene cards features the three main characters inside of a rustic cabin as they all pause to look up at the ceiling as if in response to hearing the sound of an avalanche roaring down towards them. The second card depicts the same interior cabin in a shambles as if it was hit by the avalanche with the same characters inside of it as they're surrounded by large fallen beams and rubble; however, none of the plot synopses we found makes any reference to an avalanche as part of the story.