Description: Harry Carey in Movie Trader Horn Movieland Wax Museum Vintage Postcard From the back of a card: HARRY CAREY in "TRADER HORN" Movieland Wax Museum Buena Park, California This was the first dramatic fictional movie filmed thousands of miles from Hollywood, with the actual stars working on location" in the jungles of Africa. The film brought fame to Carey, but death to Ed-wina Booth, his leading lady, from effects of a trop-ical disease she contracted during the filming. Measures approximately: 3.5" x 5.5" This is a postcard from the original Movieland Wax Museum. They had over 300 wax figures in 150 sets, and was the largest wax museum in the United States. Located in Buena Park, California, it was for decades one of the most popular wax museums in the United States. Allen Parkinson founded the museum on May 4, 1962, but sold it to the Six Flags Corporation in 1970. It was located north of Knott's Berry Farm on Beach Boulevard. In 1975, Six Flags opened a Movieland Wax Museum clone called "Stars Hall of Fame" in Orlando, Florida, located near the intersection of the State Road 528 Bee-Line Expressway and Interstate 4, close to SeaWorld and just north of Walt Disney World. However, in 1984 after a drop in attendance, the Florida museum was closed and sold to the publisher Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Having no interest in the museum but an interest in the land alone, Harcourt sold off the exhibits to the American Musical Academy of Arts Association and turned the property into a showroom for the company's educational materials. On April 1, 1985, the Six Flags Corporation sold the California-based Movieland Wax Museum to Fong & Paul Associates, the owners of the world famous Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Twenty years later, on October 31, 2005, after forty-three years in business and 10 million visitors, Movieland closed. In the museum's heyday, several actors and actresses attended the unveilings of their wax likenesses, and even went so far as to donate costumes to be worn by their likenesses, along with sets replicated from well-known movie scenes. Movie themes and sound effects also added to the authenticity of the museum. A movie clapperboard on each set included the name of the wax figures and facts about the movie, props, costume, and the person whom the wax figure was modeled on. Many of the wax figures and sets from the Movieland Wax Museum were auctioned off in March 2006. The former Starlite Gift Shop in front of the museum is now a Starbucks Coffee. This is a wonderful postcard, suitable for mailing, framing or collecting. If you're a TV/Movie fan (or know one) this card could delight, amuse andpossibly make their day.
Price: 4.99 USD
Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-22T15:52:03.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Theme: Movies
Subject: Actors
Postage Condition: Unposted
Era: Chrome (c. 1939-present)
