Sticks nix hick pix

Sticks hick nix pix is a famous - probably the most famous - Headline American industry paper Variety from July 17, 1935 It is terms of the American vernacular. "Stick " here refers to the backwater, " nothing " is how the German used a " hick" is a hick, a bumpkin, " pix " means " (moving ) pictures", ie films. The translation of the whole line goes something like " The province disclaims village idiot films." Was meant is that Hollywood films at the people in the country get bad, because they are often depicted therein as simple (see stereotype ).

The headline became famous as James Cagney she reads 1942 in the role of the Broadway composer, playwright, producer, actor and entertainer George M. Cohan in Michael Curtiz's musical biopic Yankee Doodle Dandy children and explained. However, not the original edition of Variety was used for the film, but the original one, inspired movie prop, which is why the headline in the film Stix nix hix flix! reads what today leads to misquotes.