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TARZAN THE APE MAN ('32) TARZAN THE APE MAN ('32) WC, regular OR search current auctions Auction History Result 4b0127 TARZAN THE APE MAN Leader Press WC 1932 Johnny Weismuller carrying topless Maureen O'Sullivan! Date Sold 4/11/2023Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Leader Press Window Card Movie Poster (WC; measures 14" x 22" [36 x 56 cm]) (Learn More) Tarzan, the Ape Man, the 1932 W.S. Van Dyke jungle adventure action melodrama ("The thrill of thrills!"; "The producers of 'Trader Horn' have again brought out of the African jungle another great romantic thriller!"; "Based upon the Characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs") starring Johnny Weissmuller (in the title role as Tarzan), Neil Hamilton, Maureen O'Sullivan (as Jane), C. Aubrey Smith, Doris Lloyd, Ray Corrigan, Jack Leonard (both as uncredited apes!) and Cheetah (played by an uncredited chimpanzee). Note that Crash Corrigan and Jack Leonard both made a REALLY wise investment in the 1930s, when they acquired "gorilla suits". In many of the movies in the 1930s and 1940s where there is a fake gorilla, it is played by either Crash Corrigan or Jack Leonard, no doubt because they could supply the suits! Of course, this was one of the most successful "franchises" in movie history, with several sequels with Weissmuller and O'Sullivan, and then more movies with just Weissmuller alone (after O'Sullivan left the franchise), and then other actors took up the lead role many different times! 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 "Leader Press" is well known as a maker of "alternate" one-sheets in the 1930s (the advent of NSS put them out of business in 1940). But most people only associate them with one-sheets. This is a very rare Leader Press window card from 1932 (this was when Leader Press first started making posters). It seems likely that they initially also made window cards, but probably soon abandoned them in favor of solely one-sheets, which would explain why they are so rare (we have only previously auctioned one example 8 years ago, and that example has been reconsigned to us, so this is still the only Leader Press window card we have ever auctioned). Here is more about Leader Press, for those who are not familiar with that company: In the 1930s, a constant headache for theaters was being sure of having movie posters for their current releases. Often, the posters would travel with the actual film prints, and sometimes the theater before them might have forgotten to include the poster, it might have been defaced or torn, etc. If a theater didn't have posters, it was very frustrating! Several companies began in the 1930s (Leader Press, the "other company", Woolever Press, etc) that made posters of their own for new releases, and they would provide a back up for theaters in case they didn't get a studio issued poster. Often the posters from these companies (with the exception of the "other company") were silk-screen posters, but they were often quite attractive, and virtually always had a completely different design from the regular studio issued poster. It is an absolute fact that posters from these companies are far more rare than the regular studio issued posters. It is also a certainty that these posters were issued when the movies were first released. In fact, they were created PRIOR to the movie's release, so that they could serve as teaser or advance posters (theaters rarely got the studio issued posters before receiving the actual movie). We have located an extremely rare original advertisement for Leader Press posters which clearly states that they were available to theaters a full two weeks prior to each movie's release. Condition: fair. The poster has darkened and is water stained and rippled throughout. It has paper loss in the left corners and some pinholes around the edges, with a tear in the lower left border. Obviously, this poster is in urgent need of restoration. However, a talented restorer can surely "rescue" the card (which we have never seen or heard of before). But bear this expense in mind before placing a bid on this poster. Learn More about condition grades
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