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"But Hollywood would never make a mistake like that!"
"But Hollywood would never make a mistake like that!"

"But Hollywood would never make a mistake like that!"

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1957
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 10 × 11 3/8 in. (25.4 × 28.9 cm) Sheet: 10 × 11 3/8 in. (25.4 × 28.9 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.1289
"No, Roy, marriage would be a mistake. I'm dazzled, but I'm not in love."
"No, Roy, marriage would be a mistake. I'm dazzled, but I'm not in love."
Alan Dunn
1933
"Remind me never to try to make a deal with a company whose founder hasn't been dead ten years."
"Remind me never to try to make a deal with a company whose founder hasn't been dead ten years."
Alan Dunn
1954
"Oh, never mind the bell - finish your beer - come up later and we'll make some penuche-"
"Oh, never mind the bell - finish your beer - come up later and we'll make some penuche-"
Alan Dunn
1948
"You'd never know you were in New York, would you?"
"You'd never know you were in New York, would you?"
Alan Dunn
1963
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
"I really can't make up my mind who I hope gets here first. As I understand it, it would be a question of which you'd rather join, the Communist Party or the Teamsters Union."
Alan Dunn
1961
"It's sheer, unadulterated sex, and we're all for it. Now to make our lawyers happy, would it cramp your style to work in a little material of redeeming social importance?"
"It's sheer, unadulterated sex, and we're all for it. Now to make our lawyers happy, would it cramp your style to work in a little material of redeeming social importance?"
Alan Dunn
1966
Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Thus in 1930 - things were getting rough, and due to get rougher. The Era of Mergers stopped short; in their place was to come the 77-B reorganization. There was a loss of industrial mastery; a host of governmental alphabetical agencies would soon confront the business executive with a world he never made. But the technology of a newer era was all this time being slowly and inconspicuously laid down.
Alan Dunn
1959
"Lady, would you mind turning down that radio?", "Do you think city life makes us neurotic?"
"Lady, would you mind turning down that radio?", "Do you think city life makes us neurotic?"
Alan Dunn
1948
"I would like to bust more than I do but the crockery they use in the army is more like cement lawn furniture."
"I would like to bust more than I do but the crockery they use in the army is more like cement lawn furniture."
Alan Dunn
1941
“The skipper says to fill it up again as it was all a mistake.”
“The skipper says to fill it up again as it was all a mistake.”
Alan Dunn
1942
"Let there be no mistake about it my friends, on these things I stand foursquare. International Understanding! Honest Government! Racial Equality! Legalized Bingo!"
"Let there be no mistake about it my friends, on these things I stand foursquare. International Understanding! Honest Government! Racial Equality! Legalized Bingo!"
Alan Dunn
1954
"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."
"Exactly! Two children by his fourth wife - one caesarian and one by elective induction - she had to make a train. I always say, if it wasn't for people like Carl there wouldn't be any exploding population."
Alan Dunn
1960