eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 3s050 LOT OF 4 THELMA TODD RE-STRIKE 11X14 STILLS 1970s portraits of the beautiful actress! Date Sold 2/3/2019Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. a lot of 4 RE-STRIKE 11x14 stills of Thelma Todd. Thelma Todd (nicknamed "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy") was a beautiful actress, often in comedies, from 1926 until her death in 1935. She was a Miss America contestant who started making movies in the mid-1920s, and when sound movies started and it was discovered that she had a pleasant voice, she started appearing in dozens of movies, mostly romantic comedies; she appeared in two Marx Bros. movies, and opened a Hollywood restaurant. Some of her movies include: Monkey Business, Counsellor at Law, Horse Feathers, Love Business, and Chickens Come Home. After having appeared in over 100 movies, she died in her garage from carbon monoxide poisoning on December 16th, 1935. Though her death was ruled a suicide by police, rumors have persisted that her ex-husband had a hand in her death. Noted expert Richard Bann tells us that Hal Roach explained this to him in person saying that "Roland West evidently meant only to punish Thelma, and locked the garage so she couldn't leave, and that the carbon monoxide killed her". Of course it makes a more commercial story to sensationalize her death as murder instigated by the mob. Note that these stills were printed from the original plates, likely in the 1970s by dealers, and are high quality, but are NOT originals from the 1930s. Be sure not to bid on these thinking they are from the 1930s or studio issued, as they are NOT! Note that this is one of fifteen bulk lots of 11x14 re-strike photos we are currently offering. They were created by a Hollywood memorabilia shop, either in the late 1960s or in the 1970s, and as described above, they were almost certainly printed from the original negatives, which came into the hands of dealers at that time. Many re-strikes have been unknowingly (or knowingly) sold as originals from the 1930s or 1940s, but these are definitely not (but they DO look great on your wall, and 99% of people would not know they were not an original). Condition: very good. Learn More about condition grades Titles included:
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