Hang ‘em high Rare U/A letter July, 1968

Hang ‘em high Rare U/A letter July, 1968

I was over the moon yesterday to receive this wonderful piece of original 1968 memorabilia. The letter from the East coast division of United Artists was to promote the release of Clint’s first American film, Hang ‘em High. These little pieces of documentation may not mean a lot to some people, but for me, they are very important pieces. They are, after all, a document of historical importance. One person who fully understands this is Eastwood author and Cinema Retro Editor-in-Chief Lee Pfeiffer. I’ve known Lee for nearly two decades now, and have helped work with him on several Eastwood related projects. Lee very graciously sent me this piece over as a festive gift, so thank you, Sir. It is so very much appreciated. 

In fact, Lee’s gift provided me with the ideal opportunity of pulling a very similar piece (scanned here on the Archive for the first time). By strange coincidence, these were also entrusted to me by another long-time friend and Eastwood author, the late Patrick Agan. Many years ago Patrick kindly donated a lot of his original material to me, material that Patrick had collected for his book on Eastwood back in the mid-seventies. These also tie-in and compliment very nicely with Lee’s piece. Below are a lovely set of Advance production notes for Hang ‘em high. Patrick’s notes originated from the West coast division of United Artists and consist of 12 pages and supported by a separate 2 page synopsis. I have also now added these scans to the dedicated Hang ‘em high page (HERE).

On that page you will also find another wonderful example of some Hang ‘em high ephemera which also contained a great letter headed design. The dangling legs letter announcing Hang ‘em high’s release date also originates from the East coast, New York offices of United Artists, and is really striking. Unfortunately, I don’t own an original piece with that letter head design, but I certainly hope to add it to the collection one day.

My thanks to both Lee and Dave Worrall of Cinema Retro, both of whom remain great supporters of the Archive. 

Cinema Retro (HERE)