eMoviePoster.comWhat are the objects in the corners of some images? Learn More This is an eMoviePoster.com stock image. What does this mean? Auction History Result Lot #: v322 FANTASIA linen 1sh '42 Mickey Mouse, Disney classic! Date Sold 12/17/2005Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Appears in Vintage Hollywood Posters 9 CATALOG SOLD OUT The image at right appears in the auction catalog we published as shown above and was sold long ago and we do NOT have it available for purchase. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 27" x 41") (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. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: very good. The poster had circular paper loss at the bottom crossfold (in the top right of the "T" of "FANTASIA"), around half the size of a penny. There was similar paper loss at the bottom of the "N" of "FANTASIA". There was a 1 1/2" V-shaped tear in the right leg of the ostrich and in the white background between its legs. There were several small areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster, but in the white background only. The top 1/2" of the poster was neatly trimmed off. There were creases and separation on the foldlines and creases and tears and tiny paper loss around the edges of the poster. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was really nicely backed. The above defects were well corrected, and you really don't see signs of the restoration looking at the poster, and yet there is no sense of the poster being heavily restored at all. I would think any collector would be quite happy to display this great poster on their wall! Learn More about condition grades
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