It took nine tailors (1948)

Page scan 00084 from It took nine tailors

Record Details:

Title:
It took nine tailors
Date:
1948
Publisher:
New York : Whittlesey House
Volume:
It took nine tailors
Leaf #:
00084
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
May 02, 2024
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66 IT TOOK NINE TAILORS a sale of shirts or ties or suits advertised in the paper, I would rush out to take advantage of it. One day some store advertised a sale of suits— all well-known brands— at half price. I arrived at the store before the doors opened. After careful consideration I selected a very snappy green flannel with a pin stripe— a perfect fit. The price was fifteen dollars. Next day I wore my handsome green flannel to work in a picture with Olive Thomas. But on the way to the studio I got caught in the rain. It poured and I had no raincoat or umbrella with me. By the time I reached the studio my beautiful green suit had shrunk till I looked like a close-clipped French poodle. That was the last time I ever bought a suit for fifteen dollars. But it wasn't long after that when I stopped worrying about pin stripes and double-breasted coats and bargain neckties. I got a suit free of charge— from Uncle Sam.