Poster of the Week

Awash in lavender tones, Rhett and Scarlett gaze tenderly at each other in this 1941 poster. It's the perfect poster for Windies who love the color purple!

 Poster image from movieposterdb.com. 

Poster of the Week

After a small trip around the world in the last few installments, we return Stateside for this week's poster selection. Used to advertise the 1941 movie re-release, this 11x15 poster once again incorporates my favorite Rhett and Scarlett embrace ever (no, not really). 

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

Poster of the Week

Call it the staircase poster before the staircase poster. This image of Rhett carrying away a swooning Scarlett, seen here on a 14x22 poster from 1941, was a highly prevalent one in GWTW poster art from its inception as part of the movie's 1941 ad campaign through the early 1960s. 

Also, in the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit this might be my least favorite GWTW poster ever. Scarlett looks passed out and Rhett is sporting one hell of a creepy leer. Not adding to the poster's general sense of class? The tag line "Rhett takes Scarlett in his arms!" That's fine, of course- I just rather prefer to imagine she was conscious for it. So, yeah, I'd even take the Polish love fans poster of this one here!

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

 

Poster of the Week

Dancing is the theme for this week's poster, a 27x41 print from 1941 that features Rhett and Scarlett at the Atlanta bazaar, along with some cheerful can-can dancers for good measure.

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

Poster of the Week

This lovely poster captures a charming little moment between Rhett and Scarlett. Although this version from the 1941 (identifiable by the specific ad lingo used that year), the image itself dates to the film's very first day--an oval version, seen here, was suspended above the Loew's Grand Theater at the Atlanta premiere of Gone with the Wind on December 15, 1939. 

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