{"product_id":"universal-studio-club-cafe-universal-city-1941","title":"Universal Studio Club Café, Universal City 1941","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe German American immigrant envisaged a factory-based, assembly-line mode of film production, with an annual output of some 250 films.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis luncheon menu is from 1941 when B movies such as Riders of Death Valley, too Many Blondes and Bachelor Daddy were being released.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hut-Sut special is a reference to a popular novelty song from 1940s with nonsense lyrics. It was supposedly based on a Swedish folk song and was featured in various films including From Here to Eternity and The King’s Men.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Director’s Special costing 45c was honeycomb stewed tripe - an excellent source of protein but not terribly appetizing - with creole rice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, Universal Studios and its theme parks across the globe host millions of film fans every year.\u003c\/span\u003e\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":57491810943142,"sku":"qcp1790052513399","price":18.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491810975910,"sku":"gjt1790052513400","price":22.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491811008678,"sku":"kwg1790052513401","price":30.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491811041446,"sku":"afv1790052513402","price":42.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491811074214,"sku":"xsd1790052513403","price":54.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491811106982,"sku":"kmc1790052513404","price":98.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/universal-studio-club-cafe-universal-city-1941_1.webp?v=1790052518","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/universal-studio-club-cafe-universal-city-1941","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}