Distributed by
20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
Subject of
Trevor, Claire, American, 1910 - 2000
Blane, Sally, American, 1910 - 1997
Fowley, Douglas, American, 1911 - 1998
Washington, Fredi, American, 1903 - 1994
Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
Wurtzel, Sol M., American, 1890 - 1958
Dwan, Allan, Canadian American, 1885 - 1981
Date
1937
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 22 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (56.2 × 35.9 cm)
Description
Window card for "One Mile from Heaven".
The card has a cream background. There is a black stamp at the top of the lobby card which reads [PENN - LAKE THEATRE / Sandy Lake / THU DEC 9]. At center is the title of the movie is in large blue text [ONE MILE / FROM HEAVEN]. There are two color film stills below it. On the left is a round-cropped image of three women in hats and a young girl with curly hair and a bow, all looking towards the right where there is an image of a man in a suit sitting at a table. This image, and the red text below it, are tilted at an angle. The text reads [WITH / CLAIRE / TREVOR / SALLY BLANE / DOUGLAS FOWLEY / FREDI WASHINGTON / AND / BILL ROBINSON]. At the bottom left is a blue box with white text which reads [THE STRANG- / EST CASE THAT / EVER SHOCKED / A HALL OF / JUSICE!]. There is a red 20th century Fox logo in the bottom right corner. There is small blue text along the bottom is the copyright information, [Copyright MCMXXXVII Twentieth Century - Fox Film Corp.], followed by other restriction information. The back of the card is blank.
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
window cards
Topic
Actors
Advertising
Film
Hollywood (Film)
Motherhood
Race relations
U.S. History, 1933-1945
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.150
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5428e75f0-c129-40cc-acc5-c104ab3acdf1

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