Winter Magic Auction
Sat, Dec 12, 2020 12:00PM EST
Lot 299
Original 16mm Film Prints of the You Asked for It TV Show. ...
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Original 16mm Film Prints of the You Asked for It TV Show. 1950s. Performers featured include Aubrey, Kirk Kirkham, Kuda Bux, Jose Frakson, Lee Grabel, Bob Haskell, Bela Lugosi as Dracula, and a host of jugglers, acrobats, and other variety entertainers, as well as celebrities, among them Buster Keaton. Including several reels in the original mailing boxes bearing labels indicating that the prints were originally in the collection of George Boston, the magic consultant for the show. Others bear the return address labels of Owen Magic Supreme. Not tested, but apparently in good playable condition. A human-interest program developed by Art Baker, ?You Asked for It? aired from 1950 ? 59, and featured numerous magicians over the course of the decade. Aubrey (James Crabbe), a Los Angeles-based illusionist, was featured frequently, as was his colleague Chuck ?Kirk? Kirkham.
