In my book, The Dream Merchants: Making and Selling Films in Hollywood's Golden Age (1989), there is a photo of the shoe boosters worn by some short leading men. From the production number (a Warner's film), it could actually be Alan Ladd. Chris Horak Jan-Christopher Horak Director Archives & Collections 100 Universal City Plaza, 503-LL Universal City, Ca. 91608 1 818 777 7571 1 818 866 5120 (fax) [log in to unmask] ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html