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Auction History Result 2w909 THELMA TODD 8.25x10 still '20s in car sinking in Mojave Desert quicksand by Don Gillum! Date Sold 12/1/2016 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical 8 1/4" x 10" [21 x 25 cm] Movie Still (Learn More) Thelma Todd (nicknamed "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy") was a beautiful actress, often in comedies, from 1926 to 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. Important Added Info: Note that we would think this comic still is from a movie, but we don't know which one it is. If anyone knows more about it, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Also note that this still measures 8 1/4" x 10" [21 x 25 cm]. Condition: very good. It appears the still was printed slightly off center, because it has two wider borders and two narrower borders (but it still measures 8 1/4" x 10") Learn More about condition grades 
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