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Auction History Result 6x001 SCREEN SMILES 1sh '10s super early cartoon poster, from the best newspaper wits! Date Sold 9/1/2009 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Folded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 28" x 42 1/4") (Learn More) Screen Smiles, the 1910s silent family animated cartoon newspaper newsreel ("Bright Bits from Best Newspaper Wits."; "Each saying is illustrated with Animated Drawings, the work of America's greatest Cartoonists"; "Screen Smiles is the greatest novelty film subject ever offered the patrons of this house. Don't miss it."; "Screen Smiles are shown at this theatre every week. You'll SMILE at the sayings and LAUGH at the drawing."; "Your favorite Topic of the Day will be found in each issue of Screen Smiles, with a funny drawing to emphasize the humor of the topic."; "Screen Smiles is the most entertaining and diverting Topical Film offering of the day. Original and novel, it is as refreshing as a cocktail."; "Screen Smiles will relieve that tired felling - it is the desert de luxe of the screen bill of fare."; "Screen Smiles offers a wonderful combination of humorous, timely sayings and animated cartoons."; "Screen Smiles will make you smile every week at this theatre."). Apparently, this was part of a series of short subjects that showed cartoons based on current newspaper stories (it is quite possible this was the poster for the very first one, and it is also quite possible that there were never any more of this series and that this the ONLY one made). If anyone knows more about this series or this poster, please e-mail us and we will post it here. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this one-sheet measures 28" x 42 1/4". Please do not bid on this poster thinking it is 27" x 41". Condition: good. There is staining discoloration throughout the poster from exposure to moisture. There are areas of tattering and small paper loss along the foldlines and around the edges of the poster (some repaired with tape from the back). Learn More about condition grades 
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