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Auction History Result 5a0213 VENTRILOQUIST CAT 1sh 1950 Tex Avery, cartoon art of cat tricking bulldog w/dynamite, rare! Date Sold 7/12/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Ventriloquist Cat, the 1950 Tex Avery animated cartoon feline cat canine dog comedy short (produced by Fred Quimby; a cat that is constantly chased by a bulldog learns how to throw his voice through ventriloquism, and he uses it to torment the slow-witted bulldog) featuring the voices of Red Coffey (as the cat), and Bill Thompson (as Spike). Note that Fred "Tex" Avery was one of the greatest legends of Hollywood animation. He started working for Walter Lantz on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the early 1930s. He moved to Warner Bros. in 1935, where he became a legend, working on the Merry Melodies and Looney Tunes series, creating or developing the best remembered Warner Bros. cartoon characters, including Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, and others. In 1941, after a disagreement, he briefly worked on a series called "Speaking of Animals", where real animals "talked" with animated lips, but he soon signed a contract with MGM, where he did even more wonderful work than before. He developed an entirely new type of cartoon (his MGMs are instantly recognizable as being "Tex Averys"), and they include characters such as Droopy, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood, and many others. He is one of the greatest animators ever, and posters from his cartoons are difficult to obtain, and are highly sought after by collectors! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned one example of this one-sheet, and that was 5 years ago, when it sold for $1,290! Condition: very good to fine. The poster has two 1" tears in the right of the top border, tiny pinholes in the corners, and a pinhole at each crossfold. It also has light diagonal creases to the left and right of the vertical fold in the top and bottom halves of the poster. Otherwise, it has very minor fold and border wear. After the simplest of linenbackings, the poster will display really well! Learn More about condition grades 
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