{"product_id":"studio-club-cafe-universal-studios-1939","title":"Studio Club Café, Universal Studios 1939","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1914, Carl Laemmele purchased the 230-acre Taylor Ranch, five miles north of Hollywood, and began construction on Universal City, the largest and most advanced filmmaking facility in the world at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe German American immigrant envisaged\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea factory-based, assembly-line mode of film production, with an annual output of some 250 films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUniversal City was not only a gigantic working studio, it also had its own police force, mayor, post office, bank, school and zoo. The general public was invited to see the movie-making action for an admission fee of five cents, but these groundbreaking studio tours were discontinued around 1930 due to the advent of ‘talkies’ and stages not being sufficiently soundproofed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe studio’s trademark genre in the 1930s were horror films such as Dracula and Frankenstein ( (1931) The Invisible Man ( 1933) and Bride of Frankenstein( 1935) and a remarkable range of film-making talent started at Universal including the actor Rudolph and director John Ford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOther famous films made there include To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963) The Blues Brothers ( 1980) Scarface ( 1983) Field of Dreams ( 1989) and Steven Spielberg’s Jaws ( 1975)  and Jurassic Park ( 1993), among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe luncheon menu image is from October 1939 when B-list movies such as Legion of Lost Flyers, One Hour To Live and First Love were in production. Note that a Director's Special lunch costs 50c and, for actors watching their weight, a Diet Plate costs 65c.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLaemmele’s dream of allowing the general public access to film-making took flight again in 1961 when Universal recommenced tours of the studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eToday, Universal Studios and its theme parks across the globe host millions of film fans every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy Private Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491761365158,"sku":"ryk1790052279301","price":16.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491761397926,"sku":"dji1790052279302","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491761430694,"sku":"gly1790052279303","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491761463462,"sku":"ely1790052279304","price":36.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491761496230,"sku":"vgd1790052279305","price":62.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491761528998,"sku":"zbm1790052279306","price":86.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/studio-club-cafe-universal-studios-1939_1.webp?v=1790052283","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/studio-club-cafe-universal-studios-1939","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}