This is almost 100% correct, but not quite. The correction is that the seeming "exceptions" are not exceptions at all (where the originals are non-linen, and the re-releases are linen).
These solely occur in the rare cases where a pre-1937 title was re-released during the 1937 to early 1942 period. The one case I can think of right off is Bordertown, but there are likely some others. The reason there are few of these is because 1937 to early 1942 was the glory days of Warners, and they had little need of re-releasing anything during this time. In early 1942, most of their top stars started enlisting, and that caused their huge wave of re-releases in 1942 and 1943, and that is also likely why they abandoned the expensive linen paper in favor of the flat stock. Bruce On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:10 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Warner Brothers linen lobby paper stock (I believe used by Warners between > 1937 and 1942--the last title I'm aware of being Yankee Doodle Dandy)--is > very tricky because as soon as you think you have it all figured out--you're > thrown a curve ball. Usually, as in the case of Angels With Dirty Faces, > the original lobby cards, inserts and 1/2 sheets are on linen paper--(I have > an original insert on that title, on linen paper)--the lobby cards released > presumably the next year are on flat paper. That's the case with probably > 95% of the Warner Brothers titles from that era. I've had beautiful lobby > cards of Angels With Dirty Faces--a set of Robin Hood lobby cards--all on > flat paper--and at the time they never commanded the attention dollar-wise > that lobby cards on linen paper would. Probably half as much...or even > less. > The odd thing is that I believe there are a few Warner Brothers titles > (not many) that break all of the linen paper rules completely---their > original lobby cards were printed on FLAT paper and the lobby cards released > a few months or a year later were subsequently printed on LINEN paper. A > collector-friend of mine out of Northern California (who has one of the most > incredible collections ever assembled, but prefers his anonymity and > privacy) is as far as I'm concerned the foremost expert on Warner Brothers > paper from that era. He's the one who provided me with whatever knowledge I > might have (which has unfortunately never reached his level of expertise). > But even as an "expert" in the area of Warner Brothers paper from that era, > he'd be the first one to say that as soon as you think you have everything > figured out, a certain Warner Brothers title will surface that breaks all of > the rules completely. He knew (knows) more about vintage movie posters than > anyone I've ever met (or will probably ever meet) but he never became > arrogant or cocky----because he realized there are curve balls everywhere > when it comes to movie posters of the 20's, 30's and 40's---especially when > you're dealing with lobby cards + posters from Warner Brothers--- (the only > studio that used "linen" paper in the first place). > Rick > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
