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Title: Vintage 1930s/1940s Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Home Movie Silent Film Reel with Original Box
Up for sale/sale is a wonderful piece of early cinema and Disney animation history: an original Mickey Mouse Home Movie Film Reel distributed by Hollywood Film Enterprises, Inc. out of Hollywood, California.
HFE pioneered early home cinematic releases by licensing full-length 7-minute theatrical Disney shorts and neatly editing them down into shorter, fast-paced silent chapters designed for home crank projectors.
What\'s Included:
1. Original Graphic Cardboard Box: Features the classic, vibrant \"pie-eyed\" Mickey Mouse illustration surrounded by retro red and blue starburst speed lines. Stamped with the official copyright for Walt Disney Enterprises and Hollywood Film Enterprises Inc.
2. Original Metal Film Reel & Celluloid Tape: Authentic vintage multi-spoke metal core reel holding the actual silent movie film.
Condition Details:
• Box: Pre-owned / Vintage Antique. The box is in excellent structural shape for its age, holding its shape beautifully with crisp edges. It exhibits normal, honest age-toning, light shelf wear, and small superficial scuffs as expected from an antique paper collectible. All side graphics and text panels are fully legible.
• Film & Reel: The metal reel has a beautiful, rich naturally weathered patina with light cosmetic surface discoloration. The celluloid film strip appears intact on the spool and is not brittle, though it remains untested for actual playback and is sold as a premium display piece.
