
Honor Blackman at the Goldfinger premiere
Goldfinger was expected to be a blockbuster, and the movie’s team wanted to give it a winning introduction. For the London world premiere, on Sept. 17, 1964, they spared no expense. The film reels arrived in gold canisters. Co-star Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore, wore a 22-carat gold finger — a pinkie adornment that cost £10,000 and also bore a large diamond. American premiere-goers didn’t get left out either. For the New York event, on Dec. 21, the Aston Martin from the movie was sent via ocean liner, and was accompanied by a motorcade of Aston Martins. The eight other cars belonged to local luxury-car enthusiasts; United Artists had asked every person in New York who owned an Aston Martin DB5 to participate.