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ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER ('38) ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER ('38) 1sh OR search current auctions Auction History Result 7y026 ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER 1sh 1938 Kelly, Mark Twain, completely different art, Leader Press! Date Sold 7/4/2017Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28 1/4" x 41 1/4" [72 x 105 cm]) (Learn More) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the 1938 Norman Taurog, George Cukor, & William A. Wellman family adventure thriller ("The perfect picture for everyone who has ever been a kid!"; "Mark Twain's poignant classic of youth...retold on the screen in natural Technicolor by a truly great cast of inspired players. Drop away the years...live again all the precious moments of these adventures that can never grow old!"; "Mark Twain's beloved classic now in Technicolor"; "'Tom, you might even be President some day... if they don't hang you first!'"; "The picture you'll keep next to your heart"; "David O. Selznick who produced David Copperfield and Little Lord Fauntleroy now gives you the best picture of his career Mark Twain's beloved classic"; based on the novel by Mark Twain) starring Tommy Kelly (in the title role; billed as "Introducing Tommy Kelly"; "Meet mischievous, lovable, 12-year old Tommy Kelly, a new star selected from more than 25,000 boys tested for the part of Tom Sawyer."), May Robson ("May Robson as Aunt Polly... long-suffering, short-tempered old soul."), Walter Brennan ("Walter Brennan as Muff Potter, the town sot. New triumphs for this Academy Award Winner"), Victor Jory ("as Injun Joe... all the bad men of the world rolled into one!"), Ann Gillis ("as Becky Thatcher... Tom's fiancee - but he learned about 'women' from Amy"), Jackie Moran ("as Huck Finn...Tom's irrepressible, inseparable side-kick"), David Holt ("as Sid Sawyer...who could have been a reg'lar feller - but just never tried"), Marcia Mae Jones ("as Mary Sawyer...her feet on the ground - her head in the clouds...looking for a rhyme to 'mischief'"), Donald Meek, Margaret Hamilton, and Philip Hurlic 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 poster was printed by "Leader Press". A constant headache for theaters (especially those showing burlesque) 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" [Associated Displays Corporation], 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. Sometimes these alternative printing posters have images that are the equal of those from the regular studio release posters. Condition: fair. The poster is in much lesser condition. There are several defects scattered along the edges and foldlines and there are several significant areas of foldline and crossfold separation (some of the separation along portions of the vertical foldline has been caused by exposure to moisture which has caused portions of the poster to slightly discolor). There is a very large tear that extends from a few inches below the upper crossfold to the right blank border (through the title) which has been repaired with tape from the back. Certainly a competent restorer could repair the defects described above, but please bear in mind the cost of restoration before placing a bid. Learn More about condition grades
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