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Auction History Result 9y138 MAGICAL MAESTRO linen 1sh '52 cartoon magician w/real magic gets revenge, great Tex Avery! Date Sold 9/1/2015 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 41" [69 x 104 cm]) (Learn More) Magical Maestro, the 1952 Tex Avery animated cartoon comedy short (produced by Fred Quimby; one of the best of the Tex Averys, about a magician who is insulted by a male opera singer, and he takes his revenge by replacing the conductor during one of the opera singer's performances, and he uses his magic to keep changing the opera singer from one impossible thing into another) featuring the voice of Daws Butler (in the title role as Mysto the Magician, and Carlos Ramirez). Note that when this cartoon is shown on television, it usually has three portions cut out, because they are "politically incorrect" (they involve the singer changing into blacks and Asians). Also note that Fred "Tex" Avery was one of the greatest legends of Hollywood animation. He started working for Walter Lantz on Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the early 1930s. He moved to Warner Bros. in 1935, where he became a legend, working on the Merry Melodies and Looney Tunes series, creating or developing the best remembered Warner Bros. cartoon characters, including Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, and others. In 1941, after a disagreement, he briefly worked on a series called "Speaking of Animals", where real animals "talked" with animated lips, but he soon signed a contract with MGM, where he did even more wonderful work than before. He developed an entirely new type of cartoon (his MGMs are instantly recognizable as being "Tex Averys"), and they include characters such as Droopy, The Wolf, Red Hot Riding Hood, and many others. He is one of the greatest animators ever, and posters from his cartoons are difficult to obtain, and are highly sought after by collectors! 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 the NSS number on this poster is 50/7275, but the cartoon was released in February of 1952. We suspect that the poster was printed in late 1951, and that the "50" is simply a typo and that it should have been either "51" or "52". It is on all examples of this poster. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had small paper loss at the top two crossfolds and tiny paper loss at the bottom crossfold. It had tiny tears and tiny bits of paper loss in the top and bottom quarters of the vertical fold, and a much lesser amount of wear on the other folds. It had pairs of tiny staple holes around the edges. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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