Letters from Classic Hollywood

Handwriting examples curated from classic movies - mostly screencapped from WatchTCM

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From Night Nurse (1931)

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The Dude Goes West (1948), dir. Kurt Neumann

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The Dude Goes West (1948), dir. Kurt Neumann

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The Dude Goes West (1948), dir. Kurt Neumann

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Die Frau, Die Freundin, und Die Dirne / Three Women (1924). dir. Ernst Lubitsch

When I rewatched this movie, I had a feeling that the intertitles had all been created from scratch, digitally, including the letters/notes. Perhaps the envelope here is original? It's certainly not written by the same hand as the letter enclosed!

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Henry Goes Arizona (1939), dir. Edwin L. Martin

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In Caliente (1935), dir. Lloyd Bacon

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Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.

Casablanca (1942) dir. Michael Curtiz

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Fast and Loose, 1939 (dir. Edwin L. Marin)

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Barbara Manning ( Bebe Daniels ) is trying to keep away the heart palpitations and stay germ-free. She comes up with quite an idea in, “Feel My Pulse”,1928.

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From Beauty for Sale (1933) (TCMdb)

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From Across the Wide Missouri (1951) (TCMdb)

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From Across the Wide Missouri (1951) (TCMdb)

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From Next Time I Marry (1938) (TCMdb)

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From Next Time I Marry (1938) (TCMdb)

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From Next Time I Marry (1938) (TCMdb)

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From A Date with Judy (1948) (TCMdb)