It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Fire Escape Ladder Segment and Figure Cast from the Original Mold Sculpted by Marcel D...

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Fire Escape Ladder Segment and Figure Cast from the Original Mold Sculpted by Marcel Delgado (United Artists, 1963). Vintage original miniature set piece and figure including (1) screen used 13" x 2" x 1.75" portion of a telescoping ladder section affixed to a 5.75" round by 2.25" tall base. Including a 6.25" x 5" x 1" cast silicone male figure created from original molds added for the display. All pieces painted and finished to exacting, realistic detail of influential sculptor, model maker and stop-motion animator Marcel Delgado, early innovator of stop motion animation. Delgado worked with the legendary Willis O'Brien on The Lost World, King Kong and many more early landmark FX films. These set pieces are highly visible in the unforgettable, madcap ladder rescue scene in which many of the iconic cast of comedians are thrown, one by one, from the top of an out of control fire ladder. Exhibiting age, production wear and expected oxidation. In vintage Good condition. COA from Heritage Auctions.

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