W.C. FIELDS & MAE WEST - MY LITTLE CHIKADEE - ROXIE THEATER - USA

ROXIE THEATRE - UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

Published by ROXIE THEATER - SAN FRANCISCO, USA, 1940

About this Item

The Roxie Theatre, also known as the Roxie Cinema or just The Roxie, is a movie theatre at 3117 16th Street in the Mission District of San Francisco built in 1909. It is a non-profit corporation. - ITEM FOR SALE DESCRIPTION: MINI [MIDGET] WINDOW CARD - [Originally - 1940] ~ From: The laff hit of 1940.UNIVERSAL STUDIO'S production of - "My Little Chickadee" ~ YOUR ENTERTAINMENT GREAT! ~ ROXIE THEATRE. ~ MAE WEST AND W.C. FIELDS. W.C. Fields Says: "It Was A Woman That Drove Me To Drink - - - and I Never Even Had The Decency To Write and Thank Her" ~ Framed Mini Window Card measures 15 inches tall by 11.5 inches wide. Couple of small scratches. Small wet mark to bottom left, and faded. My Little Chickadee was the most successful film of 1940 after Gone With The Wind, despite only mediocre reviews from critics. It grossed upwards of $20 million in the United States alone, an outstanding amount at the time. "My little chickadee" is the catch-phrase most associated with W.C. Fields. My Little Chickadee was Mae West's only performance for Universal, which now owns most of the pre-1950 Paramount film library. [on the reverse of the frame there is the name and details of the framer, it states: Phone ; 061 834 8941 - J. Davey & Sons Ltd. Est 1807. Incorporating Tetley & Co. Everything In Pictures and Picture Framing. 70 Bridge Street, Deansgate, Manchester 3. Also at 44 Duke Street., Liverpool 1. ] - So, the poster is 83 years old and rare. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest.

Seller Inventory # 001069

Bibliographic Details

• Title: W.C. FIELDS & MAE WEST - MY LITTLE CHIKADEE - ROXIE THEATER - USA
• Publisher: ROXIE THEATER - SAN FRANCISCO, USA
• Publication Date: 1940
• Language: English
• Binding: Poster
• Edition: FIRST AND ONLY PRINT
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Original Movie Poster
  • CELEBRITY MEMORABILLIA
  • AMERICANA