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Auction History Result 3d194 FANTASIA roadshow herald '41 Disney musical cartoon classic, from exclusive Boston showing! Date Sold 12/6/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Herald (measures 6" x 9" [15 x 23 cm]; 2 pages) (Learn More) Walt Disney's Fantasia, the classic 1940 James Algar & Samuel Armstrong Walt Disney animated animation cartoon musical fantasy ("Walt Disney's Technicolor Feature Triumph") featuring Mickey Mouse and other cartoon characters created specifically for this feature movie, set to the music of classical composers including Leopold Stokowski, and Beethoven. Note that Fantasia had a very limited roadshow release which took place in several theaters with special audio equipment installed for the "Fantasound" system. This release started in late 1940 and continued into 1941, and these theaters often used home-made displays for the film. Throughout 1941, RKO negotiated with Disney to make a much shorter version of the movie in mono which could be shown in theaters without the need for special equipment. Disney finally agreed, and let RKO create a heavily edited version (he refused to edit it himself) which was released in early January of 1942. Regular posters were printed with a 1941 NSS number (it's not uncommon for films that are released near the start of a year to have a NSS from the previous year), and that is when the film had its first general release. So almost ALL of the known "first release" posters are from the 1942 continuous first release (with 1941 NSS numbers). The only pre-1942 advertising that we have seen are window cards, 8x10 stills and heralds from the theaters with the special "Fantasound" equipment. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that while this movie is rightfully considered a classic today, it was far ahead of its time when it opened in 1940, because it was thought to be too "longhair" (a term used to dismiss classical music) for many audience members. So instead of a regular "wide" release, it was released slowly through "roadshow" releases. The first one was in New York City at a single theater. There were twelve other roadshow releases in twelve other cities, including the Majestic Theater in Boston (and also Los Angeles, San Francisco, Cleveland, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., and Baltimore). The herald offered here is from the roadshow release at the Majestic Theater in Boston, Massachusetts, which was the only theater in Massachusetts to show Fantasia during 1941. Condition: very good. There is a tiny tear in the right border and some creases in the lower right border. Otherwise, the herald is in nice condition (see our images). Learn More about condition grades 
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