British FOH Cards Set (8) (8" x 10") ;
Fine
RKO, 1955

This is a beautiful, complete set of eight UK front-of-house cards from Disney's classic story of love between a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel and a street-smart downtown Mutt, originally from the British release. Printed with a beautiful semi-glossy finish, each card is unrestored and may show some border and image creases, tiny occasional stains, while one card has two corner pinholes and another features a small edge tear. The print quality is excellent, and this set displays wonderful scenes from this beloved Disney classic. The grade shown is an overall average.

The genesis of this classic Disney film goes all the way back to 1937, when character designer and story artist Joe Grant - who designed the Wicked Queen in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), led the development of "Pinocchio" (1940), and co-wrote "Fantasia" (1940), "Dumbo" (1941), and "Saludos Amigos" (1943) - noted the relationship between Lady, his own Springer Spaniel, and his new baby, and brought the idea to Disney, along with sketches of his dog. Disney liked the idea, and set Grant to work on the project. Several approaches were declined for various reasons, until Disney read the short story, "Happy Dan, the Cynical Dog," by Ward Greene in a 1945 issue of "Cosmopolitan Magazine" and suggested the idea of a wisecracking mutt to act as a foil for Lady. Work on the film continued, even after Grant left the company in 1949, and in 1955 the completed feature premiered, the first Disney film to be shot in CinemaScope, the first full-length feature based on an entirely original story as opposed to an established classic, and the first to be distributed by the company's new Buena Vista division. Since then, it has become one of the studio's most popular films, with frequent theatrical re-releases. Offered here is an original release British Quad on linen, featuring a delightful image of Lady and her scruffy paramour, Tramp. You'll howl with regret if you miss out on this one, so get your bid in right away.