Joan Davis in "Kansas City Kitty"
Promotional poster of Columbia’s 1944 film "Kansas City Kitty". The plot of this film centers around Polly Jasper (Joan Davis) a charming wisecracking piano teacher. Polly gets involved with some shady music publishers named Latham & Clark. The publishers sell their business to Polly and her friend Eileen Hasbrook (Jane Frazee). One hour before the sale, the company was sued for the legitimacy of the song “Kansas City Kitty”. Polly happens to be obsessed with her music loving dentist Dr. Henry Talbot (Erik Rolph) who is not quite as romantically inclined. Polly manages to embroil her roommate Eileen, Eileen's fiancé Jimmy (Bob Crosby) and Henry in some high jinks involving the rights to the song "Kansas City Kitty". The predominant feature, in this full color illustration, depicts Joan Davis's smiling countenance as she is pointing upward. Jane Frazee and Bob Crosby are featured lower right, above the depiction of the William Brothers. Music scores accentuate the upper left of the poster and lower right. The background of the poster is awash in a yellow hue. The following promotional text appears on the poster: RADIO AND SCREEN'S FAVORITE FUNSTAR!, Joan DAVIS in COLUMBIA'S KANSAS CITY KITTY with BOB CROSBY- JANE FRAZEE-ERIK ROLF and THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS. The Columbia Pictures trademark logo is illustrated in the lower right. The text featured is in a combination of red and black.