The Carpetbaggers (1964) Original Australian Daybill Movie Poster Folded 13x30

The Carpetbaggers (1964) Original Australian Daybill Movie Poster Folded 13x30

**The Carpetbaggers** (1964) is a bold, sprawling drama loosely inspired by the life of Howard Hughes. Based on the novel by Harold Robbins, it stars George Peppard as Jonas Cord, a ruthless and ambitious industrialist who rises to power in aviation and Hollywood during the 1920s and '30s. The film also features Alan Ladd in his final role as Nevada Smith, a gunslinger-turned-actor, which later led to a prequel film (*Nevada Smith*, 1966). With themes of power, obsession, and moral decay, *The Carpetbaggers* blends melodrama with scandalous excess, capturing the spirit of mid-century pulp fiction and American capitalist mythmaking.