Moving Picture Stories August 9, 1927 #2 – Dolores Costello/OSWALD THE RABBIT

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This is the August 9, 1927, issue of Moving Picture Stories. It features a photo of actress Dolores Costello on the front cover. The back cover has an advertisement for the movie The Poor Nut, which starred Jack Mulhall and Charlie Murray. The most significant and most collectible part of the magazine is a full-page advertisement for Walt Disney's “Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” on the inside front cover. There are articles/stories, as well as black & white photos. The magazine contains 36 pages and measures approximately 8 x 11 inches. There are no advertisements. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also known as Oswald the Rabbit or Oswald Rabbit or just plain Oswald) is an animated cartoon character created in 1927 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal Pictures. He starred in several animated short films released to theaters from 1927 to 1938. Twenty-seven animated Oswald shorts were produced at the Walt Disney Studio. As of January 1, 2023, several of the original Oswald shorts, as well as the character are in the public domain. After control of Oswald's character was lost in 1928, Walt Disney created a new character similar in appearance to Oswald as a replacement – Mickey Mouse, who went on to become one of the most famous cartoon characters in the world. This ad for Oswald is what makes this issue more valuable. Dolores Costello (September 17, 1903 – March 1, 1979) was a film actress who achieved her greatest success during the era of silent movies. She was nicknamed "The Goddess

• Year: 1927
• Condition: Good

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