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Auction History Result 7a0306 FANTASIA 1sh R1946 great Disney cartoon art of Mickey Mouse & dancing ostrich, very rare! Date Sold 12/27/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1946 Re-Release Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 25 1/2" x 39 1/4" [65 x 100 cm]) (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. Important Added Info: Note that this one-sheet is from the 1946 re-release of this classic movie. It has very similar art to that of one of the original 1940 one-sheets, except that the first release poster had a white background, and this poster has a much more appealing blue background (but oddly, Mickey's face and hands were darkened quite a bit, almost as though he has become "African American", which was perhaps a joke or mistake that made it through printing). Note that this poster is more rare than the 1940 originals, likely because far fewer theaters played this movie in 1946 than had played it in 1940. We have only previously auctioned this poster twice before, and the last one sold for $1,550! Note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 25 1/2" x 39 1/4" [65 x 100 cm]. Finally note that this poster has been kraftbacked, which means it was backed onto a brown paper soon after it was printed (this process is called "kraft-backing", and posters with it are called "kraft-backed"). One could have it professionally removed from the kraft paper and linenbacked. Condition: fair. The poster had its blank borders trimmed off and it was kraftbacked (see above). It acquired major water staining across the top fold, extending substantially up and down into the image. It also has the same water staining in the bottom 2-4". Obviously the poster could be removed from the kraftbacking and restored, but it has very major condition defects, so bear all of the above in mind before bidding on this rare poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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