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I recently sold an Edison Amberola 30. I was getting it ready and noticed some papers in the case. There were five 5X7 flyers for the Hoot Gibson movie Mounted Stranger, his first 100% Talking Appearance. Also, it advertised Rudy Vallee in Vagabond Lover. I will have to do some looking into when these movies came out and when they played at the Grand Theater in Wausau WI. I will probably frame one of the flyers and see if the Grand Theater would want one. There was also an pre-addressed envelope to Thomas Edison Inc., Cylinder Phonograph Division. I don't think this would be tied to the flyers but maybe to register your Amberola?

The Hoot Gibson film was released in 1930 ...
http://www.westernclippings.com/western ... nsof.shtml

Thanks for the information. I just looked and the Rudy Vallee film was from 1929. I am surprised that these were played so late at night, 11pm. And, this was Hoot's first "100% Talking Appearance"

Actually, according to the internet movie database, and several other sources, "The Long, Long Trail" (1929) was Hoot Gibson's first all sound movie -- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020107/ ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Long_Trail )

Maybe the promoters stretched things a little.

The Vagabond Lover can be seen on youtube -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYUa9QcYGWw

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