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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Stephen M. Dyott, certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ACG Holdings,
          Inc. and American Color Graphics, Inc., (collectively the "Company");

     2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
          statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
          necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
          under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
          the period covered by this report;

     3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
          information included in this report, fairly present in all material
          respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
          of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
          report;

     4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
          establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
          defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15) for the registrant
          and have:

              a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
                     that material information relating to the registrant,
                     including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
                     us by others within those entities, particularly during the
                     period in which this report is being prepared;

              b)     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                     controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior
                     to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date");
                     and

              c)     presented in this report our conclusions about the
                     effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures
                     based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

     5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
          on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
          audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
          performing the equivalent functions):

              a)     all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                     internal controls which could adversely affect the
                     registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
                     report financial data and have identified for the
                     registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
                     controls; and

              b)     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                     management or other employees who have a significant role
                     in the registrant's internal controls; and

     6.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in
          this report whether there were significant changes in internal
          controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
          controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
          including any corrective actions with regard to significant
          deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date:     August 9, 2005                  /s/ Stephen M. Dyott
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                                              Stephen M. Dyott
                                              Chief Executive Officer