Close, very close. It was July 17, 1935, over an article about the reaction of rural audiences to movies about rural life. “Sticks Nix Hick Pix” means that people in rural areas (“the sticks”) reject (“nix”) motion pictures (“pix”) about rural life (“hicks”).
MJ Premium Member over 7 years ago
Good job! Now, let’s go get ice cream.
Sluggo's Eloquence Coach over 7 years ago
Wasn’t that a famous Variety headline…? “Chicks Nix Hick’s Tactics”!!!
trivers over 7 years ago
Close, very close. It was July 17, 1935, over an article about the reaction of rural audiences to movies about rural life. “Sticks Nix Hick Pix” means that people in rural areas (“the sticks”) reject (“nix”) motion pictures (“pix”) about rural life (“hicks”).
brklnbern over 7 years ago
So this was all a con job?
harkherp over 7 years ago
Maybe the Copperheads were out basking that day in Three Rocks, or Nancy would not have been smiling!!