- Issued by
- Million Dollar Productions, American, 1937 - 1940
- Subject of
- Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
- Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- ink on poster board
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A lobby card for the movie The Duke is Tops. The card features a color image of a woman (Lena Horne) and a man (Ralph Cooper) facing each other. The woman is wearing a red dress and has a yellow scarf tied around her neck. She is wearing a large corsage of purple and yellow flowers. The man is dressed in a suit and tie and is holding a piece of paper in his left hand and holding her hand with his right. The background is a light green. There is a large circle in the bottom left corner with text that reads [HARRY M. POPKIN / PRESENTS / Ralph / Cooper / the DUKE is TOPS / Swing Musical Sensation]. The text is red, yellow, and green and at the bottom of the circle is an illustration in blue of female dancer figures on a stage with a staff of musical notes. In small red letters in the bottom left corner of the image is [MADE IN U.S.A.]. The verso of the poster has a stamp in black ink for [DUNCAN POSTER SERVICE].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- lobby cards
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical films
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.41.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




