Poster of the Week

Rhett and Scarlett stand out against lima-green backgrounds in this pair of hand-painted posters from 1939. 

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Poster of the Week

Our favorite couple appear enthralled with each other in this vintage poster, which circulated throughout 1939-40.

Image from moviegoods.com.

 

Poster of the Week

Most of our featured posters, and most Gone with the Wind posters in general, tend to focus solely on Scarlett and Rhett. To make up for that (and just in case you were bored with our favorite couple. Though, how could you ever be?), today we chose a set of 11x14 theater lobby cards from 1939 that show all of the four main characters, along with a title card with credits. You can leave thanks for the chance to gaze at Ashley Wilkes here.

 Movie images from moviegoods.com. Poster information cited from Herb Bridges' "Frankly My Dear..."

Poster of the Week

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh grace opposite ends of this long vertical poster (sized 14x36) from 1939.

Image from movieposterdb.com. Poster information from Herb Bridges' Frankly, My Dear...

Poster of the Week

To me at least, this week's poster seems to embody a certain Parisien flair--quite fitting for an advertisement featuring the famous bonnet scene. It circulated between 1939-1940 and features dimensions of 27x41.

 Image from movieposterdb.com. Poster information cited from Herb Bridges' "Frankly My Dear..." 

And as a bonus image? The same design was later employed to promote the release of GWTW in Argentina:

  Image from movieposterdb.com. Poster information cited from Herb Bridges' "Frankly My Dear..." 

Poster of the Week

This oversized poster (40x60) from 1939 was developed by MGM using a rare seven-color format.  You'll note that it (oddly) changes Scarlett's green sprigged dress into a red one and also adds more color to Melanie's dress from the scene of Charles and Scarlett's wedding.

MGM was quite proud of their handiwork on this poster and heralded it in their Gone with the Wind Press Book (used to showcase advertising options to theatre companies and other vendors): 

"Heretofore, similar designs on other pictures were printed in only 1 or 2 colors, with the exception of a 40x60 on "The Wizard of Oz" which was reproduced in 5 colors for the first time. It went over so big with exhibitors that we have put out another equally fine and impressive design. Display one in your advance lobby, on your theatre front, in book stores and public libraries. It's 10 times the size shown here! Price $1.50 each regardless of quantity."  

--excerpted from "Frankly My Dear..." by Herb Bridges

 

Image from moviegoods.com.  Poster information cited from Herb Bridges' "Frankly My Dear..." 

Poster of the Week

This week's poster was originally used in 1939 and 1940, then reprinted in 1971 by Celestial Arts of San Francisco as an 23x35 image and shows Scarlett running through Five Points during the evacuation of Atlanta. Enjoy! 

Image from moviegoods.com.  Poster information cited from Herb Bridges' "Frankly My Dear..."