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Auction History Result 3r0601 WARMING UP 8x10 key book still 1928 Richard Dix & Jean Arthur, hit a black baby & win prize! Date Sold 3/5/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie 7 3/4" x 10" [20 x 25 cm] Key Book Still (Learn More) Warming Up, the 1928 Fred C. Newmeyer New York City baseball sports romantic love triangle comedy starring Richard Dix, Jean Arthur, Claude King, Philo McCullough, and Billy Kent Schaefer. Note that this movie featured Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs baseball players, and that it was advertised as "Paramount's first sound movie". Note that TCM's synopsis of this movie says that Richard Dix's character pitches for the "Green Sox", but it sure looks like a New York Yankees cap that he is wearing on a lobby card we have seen, and he seems to be wearing a pinstripe uniform! Maybe they borrowed Yankee uniforms for filming, or maybe TCM is just wrong. If anyone knows more about this movie, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Note that this is a "lost" film, which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this still shows the lead stars at a carnival buying juice, and next to them is an outrageous carnival game that has a sign that reads "Hit a black baby and win a prize", and the game has black baby dolls that you throw baseballs at and try to knock them over. This show just how widespread racial prejudice was in the U.S. at this time, and is one of the most outrageous negative racial stereotypes that we have ever seen. Thankfully, this could never occur again in the U.S., but this still show us just how far the country has come. Also, note that this still is a key book still, mounted to a linen backing. 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. Someone trimmed away the extra 1" from the left of the still. Condition: very good. The left 1" was neatly trimmed off (see above). Otherwise, the still is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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