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Madame Leota "Haunted Mansion" 16mm Film.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Disneyana Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
Madame Leota  Haunted Mansion  16mm Film.
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(Disneyland, c.1970) An extremely rare 16mm film used for Madam Leota's crystal ball at Disneyland's "Haunted Mansion" attraction. The iconic crystal ball appears to contain the head of the mysterious spirit medium Madame Leota, while the effect is achieved through a 16mm film projection into the crystal ball. The film features the facial movements of WED Imagineering employee Leota Toombs, while the accompanying audio used in the attraction was performed by Eleanor Audley whose previous voice work could be heard in "Sleeping Beauty" as Maleficent and in "Cinderella" as Lady Tremaine, among others. Originally, the looped film would run through a projector onto a stationary bust within the crystal ball, but as technology improved, digital projection allowed the crystal ball to move about the air as it does today. The roll of film measures 2.5" in diameter with a 1.5" in diameter space in the center. There is a small piece of tape along the center with a hand-written "37" marking. The film has not been tested for playability, but appears to be in very good functioning condition.