
Lot 39
A Cesar Romero coat from Wee Willie Winkie
25 November 2013, 13:00 EST
Los AngelesSold for US$1,125 inc. premium
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A Cesar Romero coat from Wee Willie Winkie
Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937. A long red wool coat with elaborate gold embroidery and epaulettes, bearing a black-lettered United Costumers, Inc. Manufacturers label inscribed in black ink, "Cesar Romero." Together with a red silk cummerbund to be worn over the coat, also with a black-lettered United Costumers, Inc. Manufacturers label inscribed in black ink, "C. Romero." Accompanied by a reproduction still showing Romero wearing the coat.
The film, directed by John Ford, is based on a Rudyard Kipling story set in Colonial India. Romero, a leading Latin heartthrob of the day, portrays Khoda Khan, an Indian leader who befriends Shirley Temple's character.
The film, directed by John Ford, is based on a Rudyard Kipling story set in Colonial India. Romero, a leading Latin heartthrob of the day, portrays Khoda Khan, an Indian leader who befriends Shirley Temple's character.
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