Perhaps I should have said, Warner's produced them through 1946. :) They appear to be the last of them.
https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/thriller/cloak-and-dagger-warner-brothers-1946-midget-window-card-8-x-14-/a/694-28728.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 https://movieposters.ha.com/itm/film-noir/the-verdict-warner-brothers-1946-midget-window-card-8-x-14-/a/667-28863.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 -----Original Message----- From: MPB Warehouse [mailto:wareho...@comic-art.com] Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2016 1:21 PM To: Smith, Grey - 1367 <gre...@ha.com>; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] A Question on Midget Window Cards the Big Sleep pressbook shows a MWC - 1946 At 07:56 AM 9/10/2016, Smith, Grey - 1367 wrote: >Helmut >I'm sorry I can't provide specifics but it appears by our archives that >production of the midget or mini window card began in full in full >swing in 1932 and ended in 1944. > >In the day there were a couple of very active collectors of this format >and the cards still remain very scarce for most titles. So scarce a >number of which we've only sold a single copy. I suggest that they were >not ordered by the exhibitors frequently, thus haven't survived. This >could have attributed to their being discontinued by the studios. >The beauty in my opinion is that they are a gorgeous reproduction of >the one sheet in a very small format. > >I am told they were intended to go in the candy/cigar/cigarette glass >counter cases. > > > > > > > On Sep 10, 2016, at 6:03 AM, Helmut Hamm <texasmu...@web.de> wrote: > > > > For all I know, Midget (or Mini) Window Cards were introduced > sometime in the 1930s, and have been produced all through the 30s. > > > > I have been wondering when this format was abandoned again. Does > anyone know? > > > > Are the titles of 'first' and 'last' Midget WCs known? > > > > Just curious, > > > > Helmut > > > > www.filmposter.net > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.