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Orig 1940 Movie Trade Ad Poster Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland; Strike Up The Band

$ 26.4

Availability: 52 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Condition: Very good condition - please enlarge all photos and email with any questions prior to purchase. Thanks
  • Modified Item: No
  • Industry: Movies
  • Object Type: Poster
  • Year: 1940-49
  • Size: 9 by 12 inches
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    Orig. Movie Publicity Poster; Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland; Strike Up The Band - MGM
    As found in an old closed up theater, estate purchase. Several unique original movie publicity trade ad posters with credits etc. Selling individually.
    This one is for the 1940's film STRIKE UP THE BAND. Caricature's of the actors Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland on one side.
    The other shows comments from 'The Lions Roar' MGM's national magazine column and the bill for the movie ...The Spirit of 1940! (Be there when the band starts playing!)
    Plot: Teenage drummer Jimmy Connors (Mickey Rooney) dreams of winning the contest for school bands hosted by popular band leader Paul Whiteman (himself).
    In order to enter, Jimmy and his pals, including charming vocalist Mary Holden (Judy Garland), must accumulate 0 for the train ride to Chicago, where the contest will be held.
    Jimmy and his friends decide to put on an epic student play to raise the funds they need, but a sudden illness threatens to cost the band their chance.
    Release date -- Sep 27, 1940
    Producer: Arthur Freed
    Comedy, Musical
    Director: Busby Berkeley
    About the artist Jacques Kapralik (Oct. 29, 1906, Bucharest, Romania ‑ Nov. 28, 1960, Los Angeles) was a Romanian American caricaturist.
    He is best remembered for his work with MGM in the 1940s when he created film star art and movie posters.
    Approx. measurements: 9 x 12 inches ... Would be great matted and framed. Would be terrific hung in a double sided frame.
    This is in wonderful condition. Shows some mild bumped corners.
    Excellent for the Movie buff or fan of the Actors. Original Publicity poster, not a reproduction. Marked Litho U.S.A.
    Please see photos as they are important to the description. Email with any questions prior to purchase.
    Thanks for browsing!