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Auction History Result 3r0602 WATCH MY SMOKE 8x10 key set still 1929 Our Gang Kids in fireman uniforms by their engine! Date Sold 3/5/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Key Set Still (Learn More) Watch My Smoke, the 1929 George Marshall silent slapstick comedy short ("Smitty and his pals") starring Donald Harris (as Smitty), Jackie Combs, Betty Jane Graham, and Bull Montana. Note that Smitty was a comic strip created by Walter Berndt in 1922. It was about a 13 year old office boy, his girlfriend, his 6 year old brother, and his dog, who were collectively referred to as "His Pals". Berndt based it on his own real life experiences as an office boy. For the first ten years of the strip, Berndt used the same gimmick simultaneously used in "Gasoline Alley", where Smitty aged a year each year the strip went by, so by 1932, Smitty was 23 years old! The strip ran until 1973. In 1928 and 1929, there were ten Pathe comedy shorts based on this comic strip, but those strayed away from the source subject matter and instead were more like Our Gang comedies (which were at that time extremely successful). Movie paper from any of those shorts is extremely rare (they likely made only a one-sheet, a three-sheet and a set of 4 duotone lobby cards for each short, and surely few theaters ordered them). NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a key book still that measures 8" x 10". There are many key book stills that measure 8" x 11" and have punch holes in the extra 1", but this is one of the key book stills that measures 8" x 10" exactly, and has no punch holes, and it has a stamp on the back that reads "Keyset". Many studios spent extra money to have their most special photos, the key book stills, either backed with linen or printed on a heavy paper, both of which enhanced their durability. They had an extra 1" at the left or top, with punch holes, because of how they were stored. Key book stills are far more rare than regular stills, which has increased their popularity among collectors, since only a few keybooks were manufactured per film, and a key book still is guaranteed to be authentic. Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades 
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