This is
a 1948 Playbill for the Cort Theatre,
with a Chesterfield Advertising on back depicting
William Bendix as Babe Ruth from the Movie "The
Babe Ruth Story" A great Picture Of William Bendix,
dressed in a New York Yankee Uniform, and holding a
Louisville Slugger 125 Genuine Babe Ruth Baseball Bat.
This Playbill is full of great vintage ads, as some seen
below. There is also a Historic notice of the importance
to continue saving cooking fats. Used Fats was used to
make Bombs for the war, but here we are in 1948 after
the war still saving it. On July 26, 1948, Babe Ruth attended the
premier of the film about his life, The Babe Ruth
Story, which starred William Bendix (ironically
Bendix had been a Yankee bat boy in the 1920's.) Ruth
however was feeling very ill, and left well before the
film was finished. Three weeks later on Aug.16 1948 Babe
Ruth Passed away.
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