DescriptionCagliostro (1932 Universal Pictures ad sheet).jpg
English: Two-page ad sheet for Cagliostro, a concept for a Universal Pictures film to star Boris Karloff as a villainous character inspired by the historical Italian occultist Alessandro Cagliostro. While the Cagliostro concept was abandoned, it served as the early basis for what became The Mummy (1932 film) (1932). The accompanying ad copy reads:
Cagliostro The Great Impostor
He lives today . . . 3,000 years old, yet appearing 35! . . . He preys on the souls of beauti- ful women! . . . The world and the people in it are his toys! . . . He has the power to create . . . and to destroy! Impossible? Unbelievable? Wait and see!
Boris Karloff (The 'Frankenstein' monster him- self), in a 1932 version of the character that has fooled the world for centuries. By that famous novelist and short story writer — Nina Wilcox Putnam
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English: *Original source: published in the Universal Exhibitor Book 1932–33.
Instant source: Scan via Heritage Auctions. Cropped from the original image.
Author
English: Illustrated, designed, and signed (in the bottom right corner) by Karoly Grosz. Distributed by Universal Pictures.
English: It is unclear whether the Universal Exhibitor Book 1932–33 was published with a valid copyright notice. Regardless, the copyright for the artwork was not renewed, as was required by American copyright law to extend/maintain protection for works published 1963 or earlier. In order to maintain copyright protection, the poster would have had to be renewed 28 years after publication, in either 1959 or 1960 (see the sections for "Artwork: Original registrations and renewals" and refer to the links to search the copyright catalogs for those years). Because it was not renewed, copyright lapsed at that time. Note that the ad art is a distinct work from the film it represents and had to be renewed separately.
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