This weekend Amanda and I packed up and headed home for an overdue family visit. Shortly after we arrived, my Mom presented me with this fantastic find. It's an original double page advertisment from the September 30, 1946 issue of LIFE Magazine. The advertisment is to promote Walt Disney's first live action (it also had animated scenes) film, Song of the South. Needless to say I was speechless; I was holding a piece of animation history.
The ad reads as follows:
"What this new Disney musical drama is like: For the first time Walt Disney turns his talents to the creation of a romantic live-action picture. Photographed in Technicolor, it is a wonderfully heart-warming musical drama of the Old South. You'll meet new stars- Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, James Baskett and a host of others- you'll hear 10 new song hits, including 'Everybody's Got a Laughing Place.'
Delightfully woven into the real-life story are the famous tales of Uncle Remus-told in typical Disney fashion. These are among the funniest episodes ever to appear on a screen- thanks to your new friends, Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear. 'Song of the South is an unforgettably heart-warming picture you'll want to see as soon as it arrives.
WORLD PREMIERE, in the home of the original UNCLE REMUS, Atlanta, Georgia, and BROADWAY PREMIERE, this Fall. NATION-WIDE PRESENTATION early in 1947. Released through RKO Radio Pictures."
As always, click on the images to see a larger size.
# posted by Jared Chapman @ 11/01/2005 06:23:00 PM
