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3a172 PASSION PLAY WC 1896 portrait of Thomas Edison, one of the earliest movie posters!

Date Sold 5/6/2010

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An Original Vintage Theatrical Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 11" x 13 1/4" [28 x 34 cm]) (Learn More)

Edison's Copyrighted Production of The Passion Play, the 1896 silent Bible based religion melodrama ("All Moving Pictures. True to Life."). It is my understanding that Thomas Edison filmed The Passion Play in 1896, and distributed with great success in that year. In 1898, another company made a different version, called "The Passion Play of Oberammergau", and Edison sued them and was awarded the rights to that movie as well (if this is incorrect or incomplete, please e-mail me further information so that I can update this listing).
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Important Added Info: This window card measures 11" x 13 1/4" and features a photograph of Thomas Edison. There was also a second similar window card that measured the same and had a depiction of Christ being crucified. I believe that those who rented the movie in 1896 were given a set of the two window cards!

Condition: very good to fine. The poster has tiny paper loss in the corners and a tiny bump in the center of the top border. There are some faint smudges and tiny dot stains scattered in the card (some or all of them may be minor printing defects). All in all, the card is in surprisingly nice condition considering it is 124 years old!
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