Paramount used linen stock for jumbo lobbies for quite some time....
I have 1930 animal crackers JLC's, a scattering of mid thirties
titles through 1939 Man about town all on pebbled linen stock
Fox also used linen.....for JLC's I have a g.w. scandals from 1934 that's a
beauty
As for Warner Brothers I seem to recall having several jumbo lobby cards from
1934 for a midsummer night's dream....so warner's definately used linen for at
least jumbo lobbies since 1934 on...
hope this helps
--- On Fri, 12/11/09, Todd Feiertag <toddfeier...@msn.com> wrote:
From: Todd Feiertag <toddfeier...@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen vs. regular lobby cards
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 4:43 PM
Hi Steve,
These were definitely 11x14...I had the entire set from THE WEDDING MARCH
(1928) and they were linen cards.
Todd
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:24:23 -0600
From: stand...@ll.net
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen vs. regular lobby cards
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
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Yes, Todd, I was about to jump in and offer Paramount as an example. However,
weren't the lobby texture cards for Paramount's late 20's offerings only for
the jumbo
lobby cards and not the regular 11 x 14's. I have the best jumbo for
UNDERWORLD (also '28) and it is linen-stock.
Steve
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:53:13 -0500
From: toddfeier...@msn.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen vs. regular lobby cards
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
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Hi Rick,
Just for your info, there were other studios that used linen paper. One that
comes to mind was Paramount. Lobby Cards from THE WEDDING MARCH (1928) used
linen paper and they're really quite beautiful!!
Best,
Todd
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:10:05 -0500
From: rixpost...@aol.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Linen vs. regular lobby cards
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Warner Brothers linen lobby paper stock (I believe used by Warners between
1937 and 1942--the last title I'm aware of being Yankee Doodle Dandy)--is very
tricky because as soon as you think you have it all figured out--you're thrown
a curve ball. Usually, as in the case of Angels With Dirty Faces, the original
lobby cards, inserts and 1/2 sheets are on linen paper--(I have an original
insert on that title, on linen paper)--the lobby cards released presumably the
next year are on flat paper. That's the case with probably 95% of the Warner
Brothers titles from that era. I've had beautiful lobby cards of Angels With
Dirty Faces--a set of Robin Hood lobby cards--all on flat paper--and at the
time they never commanded the attention dollar-wise that lobby cards on linen
paper would. Probably half as much...or even less.
The odd thing is that I believe there are a few Warner Brothers titles (not
many) that break all of the linen paper rules completely---their original lobby
cards were printed on FLAT paper and the lobby cards released a few months or a
year later were subsequently printed on LINEN paper. A collector-friend of
mine out of Northern California (who has one of the most incredible collections
ever assembled, but prefers his anonymity and privacy) is as far as I'm
concerned the foremost expert on Warner Brothers paper from that era. He's the
one who provided me with whatever knowledge I might have (which has
unfortunately never reached his level of expertise). But even as an "expert"
in the area of Warner Brothers paper from that era, he'd be the first one to
say that as soon as you think you have everything figured out, a certain Warner
Brothers title will surface that breaks all of the rules completely. He knew
(knows) more about vintage
movie posters than anyone I've ever met (or will probably ever meet) but
he never became arrogant or cocky----because he realized there are curve balls
everywhere when it comes to movie posters of the 20's, 30's and
40's---especially when you're dealing with lobby cards + posters from Warner
Brothers--- (the only studio that used "linen" paper in the first place).
Rick
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