Description
Author: Oliver Wallace (music); Harold Weeks (lyrics)
Publisher: Forster Music Publisher, Inc.
Place of Publication: Chicago
Format: Vintage sheet music
Date of Publication: 1930s
Condition:
Good. Original 1930s sheet music with visible age toning, edge wear, and handling wear consistent with age. Minor edge tears present. Interior music page remains intact and legible. Paper is fragile. Preserved in an archival sleeve.
Description:
Hindustan is a popular song associated with the early sound-film era, written by composer Oliver Wallace with lyrics by Harold Weeks. Wallace was a prolific Hollywood composer whose career spanned animation, film, and popular song, later becoming widely known for his work scoring Walt Disney productions. Harold Weeks was an established lyricist during the interwar period, contributing to popular music that bridged vaudeville, film, and radio.
The cover design reflects the exoticist visual style common in American popular culture during the 1920s and 1930s, with bold graphic elements and stylized imagery referencing imagined Eastern settings. Such designs were intended to evoke atmosphere and spectacle, aligning closely with film publicity aesthetics of the period.
This is an original period printing, not a reproduction, and remains a visually striking example of early 20th-century film-related sheet music and graphic design.