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WIZARD OF OZ ('39) WIZARD OF OZ ('39) Italian photobusta medium OR search current auctions Auction History Result f208 WIZARD OF OZ linen Italian photobusta movie poster 1949 classic! Date Sold 4/3/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1949 (from the first Italian release of this movie) Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Italian Photobusta Movie Poster (measures 13 1/2" x 19 1/4") (Learn More) The Wizard of Oz, the classic 1939 Victor Fleming family magical fantasy adventure musical ("MGM's miracle musical show of shows!"; "It's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Technicolor triumph!"; "Magnificent in its brilliant Technicolor splendor!"; "At Last It's Here Biggest Sensation Since "Snow White"!"; "The mighty miracle show that is the talk of America!"; "Amazing sights to see! The Tornado, Munchkinland, Horse of a Different Color, Startling Balloon Ascent, The Flying Monkeys, The Tree That Throws Apples"; "Gaiety! Glory! Glamour!"; based on the classic book of the same name by L. Frank Baum; nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award) starring Judy Garland (as Dorothy), Frank Morgan (in the title role as The Wizard of Oz!), Ray Bolger (as The Scarecrow), Bert Lahr (as The Cowardly Lion), Jack Haley (as The Tin Man), Billie Burke (as Glinda, the Good Witch), Margaret Hamilton (as the Wicked Witch), Charley Grapewin, "The Munchkins", and Toto too! Note that MGM was worried about how well this movie would do at the box office, and they did something we don't remember seeing on any other major movie advertising! One of the taglines says "Biggest sensation since Snow White", which means MGM was advertising a Walt Disney movie, but that shows just how worried they were! Of course, they needn't have worried, because this was a timeless classic that has only improved with age. 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 this Italian photobusta has a great image of the four principal characters when they first go to see the Wizard, and they are buffed and polished! There are images from this sequence on any of the U.S. lobby cards (original or re-release) that I am aware of. Note that the men in the background are wearing cool t-shirts that have "OZ" on them. I wonder if any of those t-shirts still exist, and if so, how much one of them would sell for! Also note that this Italian photobusta measures 13 1/2" x 19 1/4". Condition: very good. The poster was never folded. It had tears and areas of paper loss in the left border, extending into the first few letters of the bottom writing area, but otherwise not extending into the border design. There were some smaller tears and areas of paper loss in the other borders, and a couple of the tears extended into the edge of the background. There was a 1 1/2" tear in the middle of the right border. There were a few tiny blemishes in the top right of the inset image, in the background area, and some faint smudges in the border design down the right edge of the poster. There were no defects in the rest of the image. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was really expertly backed, and the restoration of the above defects is really barely noticeable at all (the restorer did NOT touch the faint smudges in the right border design area, which I believe to be a good move, because they really are not distracting, and it would require significant painting to cover them up so that they completely vanish). I would think any "Wizard of Oz" collector would love to have this great poster displayed on their wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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