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  • Two-Gun Man from Harlem

    Directed by
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Written by
    Myton, Fred, American, 1885 - 1955
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Distributed by
    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
    Subject of
    Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
    Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
    Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Whitten, Marguerite, American, 1913 - 1990
    Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
    Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
    Turner, Mae, American, 1908 - 1999
    Beard, Mathew Jr., American, 1925 - 1981
    Lincoln, Rosalie, American, 1909 - 1992
    The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951
    The Four Tones, American
    Blackman, Paul
    Date
    1938
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 66 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 600 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1600 Feet
    Description
    A 16mm release print of the feature film Two-Gun Man from Harlem. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-density optical sound.
    The film opens with Bob Blake (Herb Jeffries), a cowboy, leading The Four Tones, a quartet, in a musical performance under a tree. A fifth man decides to join them in chorus, but Bob accuses him of being a bad singer. The rest of the film follows Bob, who is framed for his boss’ murder. Bob flees to Harlem, New York, where he meets Deacon, a Harlem gangster with whom he bears a striking resemblance. Deacon is murdered by rival gangsters and Bob ceases the opportunity to assume the dead man’s identity. In the closing scene, Bob explains to the sheriff that he is innocent, and the real murderer is arrested.
    Place depicted
    Wyoming, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Actors
    American West
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race films
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.21.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54617dbe0-c61d-4ef3-9f5c-8a440e1f9ffc
  • The Bronze Buckaroo

    Directed by
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Subject of
    Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
    Brooks, Lucius, American, 1911 - 1999
    Young, Artie, American, 1915 - 1989
    Murray's Dude Ranch, American, 1922 - 1960
    Morris, Earle, American, born 1897
    Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Calmes, Lee
    The Four Tones, American
    Date
    1939
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 60 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1200 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 900 Feet
    Description
    A 16mm release print of a feature film entitled The Bronze Buckaroo. It consists of two reels of positive 16mm acetate film (a) and (b), is in black-and-white and contains sound. A single row of perforations runs along one edge of each film strip, while a variable-area optical-sound (audio on film) track runs along the other.
    In the opening scene, four cowboys ride through a desert before stopping and having a drink. They then engage in a conversation about their missing friend Joe, before resuming their journey. In the next scene, a man sits on a wooden fence reading from a paper as the camera cuts to four animals that surround him: a barking dog, a cow, a donkey and a chicken. At one point the man reads, “To throw the voice for a greater distance, it is imperative that…” before the camera cuts back to the group of riding cowboys.
    The film continues by chronicling the experiences the four cowboys encounter as they search for Joe. Upon their arrival to Joe’s ranch, the men are informed by Joe’s sister that Joe has been missing for weeks. They eventually realize that Joe’s neighbors are holding him hostage over a land dispute.
    Place depicted
    Arizona, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    San Bernardino County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    American West
    Race films
    Western films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.4.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d96e3200-eb3f-4304-a07f-87fbbb4586ba
  • Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

    Directed by
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Written by
    Thompson, True T., American, 1896 - 1973
    Distributed by
    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
    Subject of
    Everett, Francine, American, 1915 - 1999
    Wilson, Don
    Moore, Katherine
    Hawkins, Alfred
    Boykin, David
    Lewis, L.E.
    Newell, Inez
    Frank, Piano
    King, John
    Ross, Shelly
    Watson, Hugh
    Gilbert, Don
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Orr, Robert, American
    Galloway, Howard
    Date
    1946
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 60 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1150 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
    Description
    A 16mm release print of the feature film Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. It consists of two reels of positive 16mm acetate film (a) and (b), is in black and white and contains sound. A single row of perforations runs along one edge of each film strip, while a variable-area, optical-sound (audio on film) track runs along the other.
    The film tells the story of Gertie LaRue, a Harlem nightclub dancer who leaves her boyfriend and relocates to the fictitious island of “Rinidad.” Her arrival is marked by a reception at the Paradise Hotel, hosted by the hotel’s proprietor Mr. Diamond Joe. Gertie is offered the hotel’s “best room,” the bridal room. The film ends with Gertie’s ex-boyfriend, Al, breaking into her room in the night.
    Place depicted
    Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place purchased
    Bahamas, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Dance
    Nightlife
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.6.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58d1b9adf-42e2-4034-aff4-34a9d1116ca8
  • Juke Joint

    Directed by
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Written by
    Thompson, True T., American, 1896 - 1973
    Produced by
    Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
    Newell, Inez
    Distributed by
    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
    Subject of
    Orr, Robert, American
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Newell, Inez
    Duncan, Leonard
    Moore, Dauphine
    Duncan, Melody
    Moore, Katherine
    Patterson, Tilford
    Smith, Albert
    Galloway, Howard
    Beamon, Clifford
    McHugh, Frances
    Gilbert, Don
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 68 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1175 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1175 Feet
    Description
    A 16mm release print of the feature film Juke Joint. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-area optical sound.
    It opens as the protagonists Bad News Johnson (Spencer Williams) and July Jones (also known as “Cornbread Green” in the film) deboard an automobile in Dallas, Texas. Both men thank their driver and after the vehicle pulls away Johnson tells Jones, “Well, here we are. Mr. Jones, you are now in the great South West.” In response to one of Jones’ question about where they will be headed next, Johnson states “Mr. Jones, we are following the advice of Horace Greeley. Mr. Greely said, ‘go west young man, and do your best; then come east and spend your grease.’” Jones later reminds Johnson that they only have twenty-five cents with them.
    The rest of the film chronicles how the two men pass themselves off as beauty pageant coaches in exchange for free room and board in the home of Mrs. Louella "Mama Lou" Holiday (Inez Newell). The final scene takes place in a juke joint were Mama Lou discovers her daughters celebrating winning the pageant.
    Place filmed
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    American South
    Comedy
    Domestic life
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.10.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f7c9f60-e25f-4807-a048-9d693f03cf5f
  • Son of Ingagi

    Directed by
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Written by
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Produced by
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Distributed by
    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
    Subject of
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Williams, Zack, American, 1884 - 1958
    Bowman, Laura, American, 1881 - 1957
    Grant, Alfred, American, 1912 - 1984
    Bufford, Daisy, American, 1913 - 1987
    Graves, Jesse, American, 1879 - 1949
    Ray, Arthur, American, 1888 - 1942
    Morris, Earle, American, born 1897
    The Four Toppers, American
    Date
    1940
    Medium
    acetate film, metal and cardboard
    Dimensions
    Duration: 70 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1000 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 900 Feet
    Description
    A 16mm release print of the feature film Son of Ingagi. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film (a) and (b) with variable-area optical sound. Two (2) metal film reels (c) and (d), and a film shipping box (e) also accompany the 16mm films. A pink and white label is taped onto the shipping box, with ["SON OF INGAGI"/ +/ "LYING LIPS"/ (SAFETY)] handwritten onto it in black ink; [WALD TRANSFER & STORAGE CO.] is printed on the bottom of the label in pink uppercase letters. There are three (3) other labels on the shipping box, all of which are blue and white. Two (2) of the other labels also have information handwritten onto them.
    The film opens with a couple, Eleanor (Daisy Bufford) and Bob Lindsay (Alfred Grant), getting married inside a church. On their way out of the church, they are greeted by Mr. Bradshaw (Earle Morris), a divorce attorney, who congratulates them on their nuptials. Shortly after, two other individuals, Dr. Helen Jackson (Laura Bowman) and Detective Nelson (Spencer Williams), join Mr. Bradshaw. The rest of the film follows Dr. Jackson’s attempt to conceal a creature she brought back from a recent trip to Africa.
    Place filmed
    United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Domestic life
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.18.1a-e
    Restrictions & Rights
    No known copyright restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ad69fd2-7f52-4695-bf38-acd6246289ac
  • Harlem Rides the Range

    Directed by
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Written by
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
    Produced by
    Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
    Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
    Distributed by
    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
    Subject of
    Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
    Brooks, Lucius, American, 1911 - 1999
    Christmas, Leonard, American, 1897 - 1982
    Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
    Young, Artie, American, 1915 - 1989
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
    Dumas, Wade, American, 1905 - 1983
    Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
    Thomas, John, American, 1914 - 1981
    The Four Tones, American
    The Four Blackbirds
    Murray's Dude Ranch, American, 1922 - 1960
    Date
    1939
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 58 Minutes
    Length (Film Reel 1): 1100 Feet
    Length (Film Reel 2): 1100 Feet
    Description
    A 16mm release print of the feature film Harlem Rides the Range. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film strips with variable-area optical sound.
    In the opening scene, Jim Dennison (Leonard Christmas), a homesteader, is approached by two men, Bradley (Clarence Brooks) and Jim Connors (Tom Southern), for outstanding mortgage. Dennison refuses to pay or acquiesce to giving the men a fifty-percent share of his mine. A fight ensues which leaves Dennison unresponsive. The rest of the film chronicles how a cowboy named Bob (Herb Jeffries) and his sidekick Dusty (Lucius Brooks) assist Mr. Dennison with his financial problems.
    Place depicted
    Arizona, United States, North and Central America
    Place filmed
    Sindewinder Valley, Apple Valley, San Bernadino County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    sound films
    black-and-white films (visual works)
    release prints (motion pictures)
    feature films
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    American West
    Business
    Race films
    Western films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
    Object number
    2015.167.9.1ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b2496819-ec6d-4008-b360-0dff267bf4b0
  • Advertisement for Amos 'n' Andy Television Show sponsored by Blatz

    Commissioned by
    Valentin Blatz Brewing Company, American, 1851 - 1959
    Published by
    Life Magazine, 1883 - 2007
    Subject of
    Amos 'n' Andy, American, 1928 - 1960
    Childress, Alvin, American, 1907 - 1986
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927
    Date
    June 25, 1951
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (2015.64a: unfolded): 14 1/16 × 20 3/4 in. (35.7 × 52.7 cm)
    H x W (2015.64a: folded): 14 1/16 × 10 3/8 in. (35.7 × 26.4 cm)
    H x W (2015.64b: unfolded): 14 1/16 × 20 3/4 in. (35.7 × 52.7 cm)
    H x W (2015.64b: folded): 14 1/16 × 10 3/8 in. (35.7 × 26.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white magazine advertisement for the television show “The Amos 'n Andy Show” from Life Magazine, Volume 30, Number 26, pages 98–99. The advertisement features images of the head of Alvin Childress as cabdriver Amos Jones on page 98 (2015.64.4a) and the head of Spencer Williams as Andy Brown on page 99 (2015.64.4b). Childress is wearing a New York City taxi driver hat, while Williams is wearing a dark derby hat with a silk band and is smoking a cigar. The top third of the advertisement runs across both pages and reads, [Blatz / presents… / Amos ‘n’] on 2015.64.4a, and [Andy on TV!] on 2015.64.4b, with an image of a taxi cab driver hat hanging on the “A” over [Amos] and a derby hat hanging on the “A” over [Andy]. On the bottom of 2015.64.4b, the left half of the page text reads, [Meet a legend / face to face… / World premiere, / week of June 24th / At last, you can see America’s / most heartwarming cast of comedians / in the finest entertainment television / has ever produced. See them all… / Amos, Andy, Kingfish, Lightenin’, / Tune in…meet a legend face to face! / Proudly presented by / Blatz Beer…Milwaukee’s finest / on behalf of its dealers everywhere. / Blatz Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wis.]. The text on the bottom right corner reads [Another TV triumph from CBS / Consult your local newspaper / for date, time, and channel.]. 2015.64.4a also includes pages 23, 24 and 97. 2015.64.4b also includes pages 21, 22, and 100. Page 21 indicates that this issue dates to June 25, 1951.
    Statement
    Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Racist and Stereotypical Objects
    Type
    advertisements
    Topic
    Comedy
    Men
    Segregation
    Sitcoms
    Stereotypes
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
    Object number
    2015.64.4ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f9e246a-9328-4477-a18c-4f9649fb90ce
  • Lobby card for the film Juke Joint

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Distributed by
    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
    Subject of
    Goldberg, Bert, American
    Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Orr, Robert, American
    Date
    1947
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)
    Description
    Lobby card for the 1947 film Juke Joint. The card is white with colored images and blue, red and yellow text. In the top left corner is a blue-and-white image of a man and woman dancing. A Sack Amusement Enterprises logo is over the dancers. Printed below the dancers on the right side is [ALFRED N. SACK / presents / JULY / JONES / SPENCER / WILLIAMS]. A large color photographic image of men playing pool is at the center of the card. In the top right corner are two blue-and-white images of a man and woman dancing. In the bottom left corner is a black-and-white photographic image of a man on one knee looking through a keyhole. At the bottom of the card printed in yellow ink on a red background is [in JUKE JOINT] in large text. Printed below this in black ink on a white background is [A BERT GOLDBERG PRODUCTION] and [Distributed by SACK AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISES]. The right side of the card is stained and torn. The back of the card is blank.
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    lobby cards
    Topic
    Actors
    Advertising
    Film
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2019.22.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5651c122a-17e0-416e-9116-d698046ca9c3
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    Lobby card for Girl in Room 20

    Subject of
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Brock, Geraldine, American, born 1929
    Created by
    United Films, active ca. 1940s
    Date
    ca. 1949
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Description
    A lobby card for the movie Girl in Room 20. The card is comprised of several images. One is a black-and-white image of two men and a woman. The woman (Geraldine Brock) is cowering in a chair and looking at one of the men who is making a fist and threatening the other man, who is down on the floor looking back up at him. There is another black-and-white image of the same woman standing in front of a counter in an office signing a document. She is dressed in a suit and hat and holding a purse. There is a man in a suit standing on the other side of a counter. In the upper proper right corner there is a red image of a woman dressed in a fur coat and holding a gun. In the lower proper right corner there is a a cartoon drawing also printed in red of a man punching another man. In the center and lower proper left there is text that reads [GERALDINE BROCK/ AS THE/ GIRL in ROOM 20/ Spencer WILLIAMS. July JONES/ OUTSTANDING COLORED CAST SMASH HIT].
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    lobby cards
    Topic
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David A. Lowrance
    Object number
    2011.160.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5313c7b43-9aa1-4bb4-a78b-8896ad91ce81
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    Lobby card for Go Down, Death!

    Distributed by
    Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
    Subject of
    Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Hemmings, Myra, American, 1895 - 1968
    The Heavenly Choir, American
    Jimmie Green's Orchestra, American
    Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938
    Date
    1944
    On View
    Second Floor, 2 050
    Exhibition
    Now Showing: Posters from African American Movies
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 9 15/16 × 12 7/8 in. (25.2 × 32.7 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    Lobby card for "Go Down, Death!".
    The lobby card features a large tinted photograph of a scene from the film depicting a large congregation seated in pews inside a church. A large stained-glass window is on the far wall. The black and white image has had bright colors added to the stained-glass window and the clothing of some of the congregation members. Above the congregation is printed [ALFRED N. SACK / REVERENTLY PRESENTS] in small white text followed by [GO DOWN, DEATH!] in large yellow print and [THE STORY OF JESUS AND THE DEVIL] in white text. At the bottom left corner in yellow text is [ALL-COLORED CAST / WITH / SPENCER WILLIAMS / MYRA HEMMINGS / THE HEAVENLY CHOIR / JIMMIE GREEN'S ORCHESTRA / Story by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON]. There is a white and blue seal in the bottom right corner which reads [MARK OF MERIT / SACK / ATTRACTIONS]. There is a border around the image. There is blue text on the bottom proper right corner in the border which reads [*COUNTRY OF ORIGIN U.S.A.*]. On the back are black handwritten numbers going down horizontally on the left side which read [1416]. There are black handwritten numbers going up horizontally on the right side which read [4315]. In the top right corner there is handwriting in blue ink. The number "100" is crossed out. There is additional text which reads [N / 3707 / 100-].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    lobby cards
    Topic
    Actors
    Advertising
    Poetry
    Preaching
    Race films
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.107.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53eb3bfe8-d290-499b-8f7f-64c0991fb1d6
  • Poster for Brother Martin, Servant of Jesus

    Distributed by
    Bourgeois-Jenkins Pictures, American, active 1940s
    Subject of
    Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
    Date
    1942
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (image): 39 × 25 1/8 in. (99 × 63.8 cm)
    H x W (sheet): 41 1/16 × 27 3/16 in. (104.3 × 69 cm)
    Description
    A poster for the film Brother Martin Servant of Jesus depicting a crucifix in the top half and two scenes from the movie in the bottom half. Positioned on the right-hand side of the sheet, the cross is portrayed as brown wood with a white statue-like Christ figure. It is set against a yellow and black background. in the top left-hand corner is text that reads [(John) Jenkins & (O.K.) Bourgeois / present]. To the right and below the crucifix is text in large letters that reads [BROTHER / MARTIN / SERVANT OF / JESUS / featuring / SPENCER WILLIAMS / and a great supporting cast]. To the right is black text on a highlighted light background that reads [FULL LENGTH FEATURE / THE STORY OF A NEGRO / WHO LOVED GOD]. Below the text are two color scenes; on the right is a scene of a doctor and nurse bending over a patient lying in bed. In the left-hand scene is a seated man turning towards a standing little girl. The man wears a light-colored shirt and dark pants, and the little girl wears a plaid jumper over a white blouse. At the bottom left corner in black text against a pink background is [HEAR - the celebrated "NOBODY KNOWS / THE TROUBLE / I'VE SEEN"]. At the very bottom left corner is [Country of Origin U.S.A.] and in the bottom right is [34141].
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Race films
    Religion
    Spirituals (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52c0c6b59-fae6-4e30-b895-b48242a5ef8e
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