Rare And Unusual Film Studio Promotional Film Posters

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 1920's MGM promotional poster featuring Leo the Lion and to a lesser extent the human movie stars of that time.

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MGM bosses LOVED Leo the Lion. He was alone on the first issue of their studio publication, The Lion's Roar, and in 1944 they created this poster:



Even in 1959 Leo was still helping promote movies, as in this great wacky still for North By Northwest:

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 A poster circa 1927 printed  for the lion touring the U.S.A. to raise money, plus also advertising the intended world tour that was planned and to include Australia that never eventuated due to a plane crash in the U.S A. in 1927, with the lion on board. Although the plane crash was bad the lion survived unharmed and earned the nickname ''Leo the lucky"'.

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First two images promoting the planned extensive World tour of Leo the lion. Third image of the plane used in the U.S.A.  Final image of the crash in the U.S.A. in which Leo survived. The World tour was cancelled after this incident.

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An MGM publicity photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull  of Alfred Hitchcock ''directing'' Leo in 1958, whilst at MGM  during the period when he directed North By Northweat ( 1959 ).