Thanks for the response Bruce! It is comforting to know that youve come across other posters like this from the same time period. I guess the copyright wouldnt have lapsed until the 60s so it wouldnt have been in the public domain until then. That would then make sense for it to be from the 1938 re-release which from Heritage sounds like might have been more successful than the original release. I dont know of any other theatrical releases for White Zombie other than those two early ones (1932 and 1938).
I didnt buy it as an investment so I dont mind if its not worth a bundle. I just liked the image and figured I would never be able to afford any other original paper for the film anyway. Besides, I only spend $62 on it Im actually pretty thrilled knowing it is likely from such an early release. >From the auction description I figured it was from the 70s, maybe 60s tops. Thanks again for your help all! P.S. So the Other Company is actually a printing company? I wasnt quite sure from Todds response you learn something new every day I guess! From: Bruce Hershenson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 5:42 PM To: Harry Caul Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Need help idenifying this White Zombie 1-sheet... Harry It's likely from the 1938 re-release, because this coincides with the heyday of the "other company" type companies. I'd say it's surely not the "other company", Leader Press, or Woolever Press (looks unlike those, and the last two wrote their name on almost all they did). We have sold several posters just like this on other titles of the 1930s and 1940s, so this is not the only poster they did. Odd posters like these rarely command big bucks, except when they is an uninformed new collector on the scene. Bruce On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 1:53 PM, Harry Caul <[email protected]> wrote: Thanks Todd that is definitely helpful! I dont believe it to be trimmed either as, one more thing I forgot to mention, there are pinholes in the corners (about where you would expect them). If it had been trimmed I assume those would probably be lost or at least much close to the edges. As for the other company printing are you referring to something like Globe Poster Corp. or Woolever Press? I have an old Jumbo WC for The Scarlet Empress from Globe (http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/1080/scarletempressfront.jpg) that was from the original 1934 release, but used (and re-used) in small theaters throughout West Virginia. Also, Heritage states that the 1932 United Artists release for White Zombie was somewhat lackluster. When it was re-released in 1938 it was done independently. There are of course NSS posters (and lobbies) for the 1938RR (without the UA logo), but there are also other printings as well like this one from Woolever http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=633 <http://movieposters.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=633&Lot_No=28596> &Lot_No=28596. Is it possible to have paper inspected or dated? Im not sure it would be worth the trouble or cost for this particular poster, but it sure would be nice to know. Thanks again and please everyone, keep the information coming if you have any! From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Feiertag Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 12:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Need help idenifying this White Zombie 1-sheet... Harry, This is an "other" company printed poster by an independent printer and obviously not by the studio(United Artists). Was printed on yellow stock paper and since it's 27x41, I'm sure it's the original size and not trimmed. Even with the risque artwork, it's very possible it's from the 1930's or 1940's. Doesn't look to be as late as a 60's poster. Hope this helps. Best, Todd _____ Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:15:32 -0400 From: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Need help idenifying this White Zombie 1-sheet... To: [email protected] Has anyone ever seen this White Zombie 1-sheet before? Full Photo: http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/3875/10431969.jpg Original Auction Photo: http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/6859/dsc00501fp.jpg Close-up Photo (silkscreen?): http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/7973/wzcloseup.jpg Here are the particulars * Paper measures a full 27"x41" * There are no borders (all white you see is the linen it is mounted on) * Folds are very straight, look like machine folds * But, the vertical fold is slightly off center -- left half measures 13 5/8", right half measures 13 3/8" (not sure if that means anything) * Printed on matte paper, not glossy * Paper is yellow all the way through (I checked the back) * The paper is thin, but has a nice texture to it... you can see some of the fibers if you look closely at the yellow parts * Printing looks like single color maybe screen print? (see close-up of woman's face above) * Regardless, definitely not computer or offset printed * No printer or artist info or fine print text whatsoever Given the rather risqué artwork and the fact that White Zombie is a public domain film over at APF we were thinking it was maybe printed locally for a 50s or 60s screening. Here is a link to the APF thread: http://www.allposterforum.com/index.php/topic,1263.0.html Have any of you ever come across this poster before? Any help in identifying it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! 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. 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