Thursday, May 29, 2014

Jules Verne, Part 15

(Continued from Jules Verne, Part 14)

There were quite a few merchandising tie-ins for
the 1954 film "20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA"...
Here's one of the most unusual-- and one of the coolest! 

Scans by Todd Popp, as originally presented
     at the Selling Tourist Infosite blog.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA  /
(View Master  /  1954)

And now... The Epic Conclusion!!

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WHOA!!!  Wild stuff.
And now, the booklet that came with the reels...

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(Continued in Jules Verne, Part 16)

Pictures Copyright (C) View Master
Scans Copyright (C) Todd Popp

Scans from Selling Tourist Info blog.  Check 'em out!!!

For more:
See the 20,000 LEAGUES overview!
Read the Jesse Marsh 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Frank Thorne 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Wally Wood 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Jack Kirby 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Dan Spiegle CAPTAIN NEMO series!

Read the Jim Fair CAPTAIN NEMO series!
Read the Bill Baker 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Gary Gianni 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Ernie Colon 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!

See the JOURNEY overview!
See the MYSTERIOUS ISLAND overview!

Jules Verne, Part 14

(Continued from Jules Verne, Part 13)

There were quite a few merchandising tie-ins for
the 1954 film "20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA"...

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA  /
cover by (??)   (A Big Golden Book  /  Simon & Shuster  /  1954)
View Master decided to get into the game.  Incredibly, their 3-D stereo reels did NOT feature photos from the movie, but instead, of miniature figures custom-made just for their project!

I actually have this in my collection.  However, I can't even imagine what it would take to reproduce the images myself.  What I'm presenting here is entirely the work of fellow fan Todd Popp, as originally presented at the Selling Tourist Infosite blog.  For more info, click the link.  I'm deeply indebted!  And I hope no one minds my collecting all these various "20,000 LEAGUES" tie-ins for my Jules Verne project here.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA  /
(View Master  /  1954)
The figures were the work of scultor Warren Chaney, with costumes created by Martha Armstron-Hand, pictured here...
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WOW!!!  What a perfect place to take a break.
But be back for the exciting conclusion...

(Continued in Jules Verne, Part 15)

Pictures Copyright (C) View Master
Scans Copyright (C) Todd Popp

Scans from Selling Tourist Info blog.  Check 'em out!!! 

For more:
See the 20,000 LEAGUES overview!
Read the Jesse Marsh 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Frank Thorne 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Wally Wood 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Jack Kirby 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Dan Spiegle CAPTAIN NEMO series!

Read the Jim Fair CAPTAIN NEMO series!
Read the Bill Baker 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Gary Gianni 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Ernie Colon 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation! 

See the JOURNEY overview!
See the MYSTERIOUS ISLAND overview!
 

Jules Verne, Part 13

(Continued from Jules Verne, Part 12)

RCA Victor released the "official album" of the movie. This consisted of a "radio-drama" style recreation of the story, albeit with many changes, toning it down to make it more "appropriate" for children.  It was accompanied by a booklet with 10 illustrations.  Despite the claim that it features the "original cast" from the film, the actual cast that appears on the 78 rpm album is listed inside.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA  /
(RCA Victor Y-4004  /  1954)

"Our story continues..."

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Disneyland Records' specialty was movie tie-ins NOT featuring the original casts of their movies, either in songs or "radio-drama" style recordings.
Here's their 1963 33-1/3 rpm LP reissue of the 1954 78 rpm album, with a new cover, not as impressive as the original but still nice, and notably, this time using the actual logo from the movie posters.  This did not include the illustrated book the original did.  I have this in my collection.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA  /
cover by ??   (Disneyland DQ-1314  /  1963)
The new cover for the 1971 reissue of the Disneyland Records' LP reflects the changing styles of that era.  It also seems more "kiddie-fied" to me, although at least they included the book with this version.
You do kinda wonder why they ever did such an intense, "serious" adventure film if right from the start, every piece of tie-in merchandise connected to it
was increasingly aimed at KIDS.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA  /
cover by ??   (Disneyland 358  /  1971)
(Continued in Jules Verne, Part 14)

Copyright (C) Walt Disney Productions.

Raw scan of the 1954 film poster from the Disney And More site
Raw scans of the RCA Victor 78 rpm album 
     from the Mountain Ear Song blog
Raw scan of 1963 Disneyland Records LP from my collection
Raw scan of the 1971 Disneyland Records LP from the Etsystatic site

For more:
Read about the 1963 Disneyland Records LP
     at the Voyages Extraordinaire blog.

See the 20,000 LEAGUES overview!
Read the Jesse Marsh 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Frank Thorne 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Wally Wood 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Jack Kirby 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Dan Spiegle CAPTAIN NEMO series!

Read the Jim Fair CAPTAIN NEMO series!
Read the Bill Baker 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Gary Gianni 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Ernie Colon 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation! 

See the JOURNEY overview!
See the MYSTERIOUS ISLAND overview!
 

Jules Verne, Part 12

(Continued from Part 11)

There have been numerous film versions of 20,000 LEAGUES done over the years, starting in 1916.  There are many websites devoted to those, so I'm just going to narrow it down to ONE poster from the most famous one.
Which, naturally, is the only one to have a comic-book based on it!

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA   (1954 movie poster)
RCA Victor released the "official album" of the movie. This consisted of a "radio-drama" style recreation of the story, albeit with many changes, toning it down to make it more "appropriate" for children.  It was accompanied by a booklet with 10 illustrations.  Despite the claim that it features the "original cast" from the film, the actual cast that appears on the 78 rpm album is listed inside.

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA  /
cover by ??   (RCA Victor Y-4004  /  1954)
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(Continued in Jules Verne, Part 13)

Copyright (C) Walt Disney Productions.

Raw scan of the 1954 film poster from the Disney And More site
Raw scans of the RCA Victor 78 rpm album 
     from the Mountain Ear Song blog
Raw scan of 1963 Disneyland Records LP from my collection
Raw scan of the 1971 Disneyland Records LP from the Etsystatic site

For more:
Read about the 1963 Disneyland Records LP
     at the Voyages Extraordinaire blog.

See the 20,000 LEAGUES overview!
Read the Jesse Marsh 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Frank Thorne 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Wally Wood 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Jack Kirby 20,000 LEAGUES parody!
Read the Dan Spiegle CAPTAIN NEMO series!

Read the Jim Fair CAPTAIN NEMO series!
Read the Bill Baker 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Gary Gianni 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!
Read the Ernie Colon 20,000 LEAGUES adaptation!

See the JOURNEY overview!
See the MYSTERIOUS ISLAND overview!