- Printed by
- Continental Lithograph Corporation, American, founded 1925
- Subject of
- Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
- Popkin, Harry M., American, 1906 - 1991
- McKinney, Nina Mae, American, 1912 - 1967
- Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
- Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
- Fenderson, Reginald, American, 1911 - 1986
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Popkin, Leo C., Canadian, 1914 - 2011
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 41 1/4 × 27 in. (104.8 × 68.6 cm)
- Description
- This poster for the film "Gang Smashers" depicts a young woman holding a gun. Shown from the waist up, she wears a dark dress with a fur collar. Her hair is pulled back on her head and she gazes directly at the viewer. From her waist up, the background is orange. Superimposed over her image are the words [Gang Smashers] in large orange letters. Below the title, within a white circle, are the words [with Nina Mae McKinney / All colored cast / Lawrence Criner --Monte Hawley / Reginald Fenderson --Mantan Moreland / Directed by Leo C. Popkin, Original story by Ralph Cooper / A Million Dollar Picture]. Below this white circle are two images; on the left is a woman in an evening dress leading a band. On the right side is a scene of three individuals, two men and a woman.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place depicted
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




