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Auction History Result 3t358 WIZARD OF OZ LC '39 Judy Garland in Witch Parade scene deleted from the final version! Date Sold 12/14/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (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. Important Added Info: Note that this is the "deleted Witch Parade scene" lobby card (the card shows a scene which was deleted from the final version of the movie!). Also note that original 1939 Wizard of Oz lobby cards were printed with a red color in the border background area and in the bottom studio credit that fades extremely easily. A high percentage of the cards that exist have either a pink color in those areas, and other cards have orange in those areas. This card has the red that the card was originally printed with, which is a big plus! Condition: fair to good. There is what appears to be a 7" razor cut in the center of the card, with a semi-circular razor cut starting from the right end of it, and circling around through the crowd (see our image). There are two tiny areas of surface paper loss along those two razor cuts. There is also a V-shaped tear at the left end of the horizontal razor cut. Someone put two pieces of paper tape on the back of the two razor cuts, and then someone else put two pieces of clear tape on the front of part of the razor cuts, and that tape has yellowed. There is also a horizontal scratch that starts at the left end of the horizontal razor cut and extends to the left border, but this is a surface scratch and not a cut. Someone scratched within the center of each of the letters of the title. There is an irregular 3" tear in the right border and three tiny tears in the left and right of the top border. There are pinholes in the corners and in the center of three borders. The card was reused for the 1955 re-release, and the NSS number for that re-release was written in the right of the bottom border. Obviously, this card has significant defects. But a talented restorer can surely remove the tape from the front and back of the card and then perform expert restoration to all of those defects, and afterwards, the card will look great (and the reds in the card are NOT faded, which is unusual and a plus). But please do not bid on this card unless you can accept its defects described above or are willing to pay to have them properly restored. Learn More about condition grades 
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