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This is an eMoviePoster.com stock image. What does this mean?  Auction History Result Lot #: v326 GULLIVER'S TRAVELS ('39) linen 1sh '39 Fleischer cartoon  Date Sold 12/17/2005Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Appears in Vintage Hollywood Posters 9 CATALOG SOLD OUT The image at right appears in the auction catalog we published as shown above and was sold long ago and we do NOT have it available for purchase. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked One-Sheet Movie Poster (measures 27" x 41") (Learn More) Gulliver's Travels, the 1939 Dave Fleischer full-length feature family fantasy adventure animated animation cartoon ("Based on Jonathan Swift's Immortal Tale"; "Produced by Max Fleischer") featuring the voices of Jessica Dragonete, Lanny Ross, Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer, and Sam Parker. Note that this movie by the Fleischer brothers (who had had multiple reel cartoons prior to Walt Disney's first feature, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs") was intended to be the beginning of a long series of Fleischer features, but this did not have the success of Disney's films, so that did not happen! Note that Max Fleischer (along with his brother Dave) were legends and pioneers in animated films. They made the very first sound cartoon in 1924, beating Walt Disney by several years. They had great success with their Out of the Inkwell cartoons, Popeye, Betty Boop, and much more, including the Superman cartoons, widely regarded as the finest cartoons ever made! But after Walt Disney made Snow White, the Fleischers made Gulliver's Travels, which did not do well at the box office, and their next major project, Mr. Bug Goes To Town, had the bad fortune to be released two days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, and it also did poorly. At this same time, the Fleischer brothers had a major falling out, and in 1942, they split completely. After they made the last of their Superman cartoons in 1942, Paramount ceased control of their studio. Each of the brothers made a few more cartoons, but their careers were essentially over. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Condition: good to very good. The poster had paper loss in the top of the vertical foldline, including an oval-shaped area mostly between the "R" and "S" of "GULLIVER'S". There was a 6" tear to the left of the vertical foldline going down the left side of the "R" of "GULLIVER". There was scattered tiny areas of paper loss on all four sides of the middle crossfold, but fortunately entirely in the white background area. There was a dime-sized area of paper loss at the bottom crossfold. There was paper loss in the middle of the left blank border, and some tears in the yellow background to the right of it. There were some thin strips of paper loss in the extreme left edge of the left blank border. There was a long thin strip of paper loss in the left of the top border, extending down into the first "L" of "GULLIVER". There were some other creases, tears, smudges, and small areas of paper loss around the edges of the poster. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was well backed. The above areas were all quite nicely restored, and while you can see slight traces of the restoration, it is not distracting, and the poster displays quite nicely. There are portions of the white border where the restorer placed new paper over the original blank white area to even out the appearance (but the small writing at the bottom of the poster was not covered over). This is a common technique used by several top restorers. It is done so well that the majority of collectors are not even aware it has been done, and many do not feel it to be a significant detraction (since it is only blank white area). Overall, the poster looks quite nice, and I would think most collectors would be happy to display it on their wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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