14 Facts About Harry Reichenbach

Harry Reichenbach was an American press agent and publicist who staged sensational publicity stunts to promote films.

Harry Reichenbach was one of the founding members of the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers.

Harry Reichenbach got her a contract at the Victoria Theater on Broadway and suggested they offer $1,000 to any New York comedian who could make her laugh.

Harry Reichenbach's story has been questioned, as the painting became notorious in Chicago before New York, and records only show a New York art shop complaining of lost business as a result.

Harry Reichenbach looked agitated and exhausted and Reichenbach hinted that the hypnosis scenes in the movie might have something to do with it.

Harry Reichenbach arranged that various psychologists would speculate on possible effects of hypnosis through cinema.

In December 1916 Harry Reichenbach founded his own public relations company.

One attempt involved crossing the border into Mexico, which resulted in United States president Woodrow Wilson writing an angry letter to Harry Reichenbach asking him to stop.

One of the actors Harry Reichenbach worked for was Rudolf Valentino.

Harry Reichenbach convinced him to grow a goatee beard upon his return to the United States in 1924, with the intention of causing a negative public reaction which could be made good by shaving it off.

Harry Reichenbach then spoke at the Associated Master Barbers convention, calling for a boycott of Valentino films until he removed his beard.

In 1928, Harry Reichenbach was managing the Colony Theater in New York City and took Walt Disney's animated film Steamboat Willie for a two-week run.

When Reichenbach was working for actor Francis X Bushman, he took him to see studio executives.

Harry Reichenbach began to walk with Bushman from the railway station and dropped pennies to the street from his pocket.