Distributed by
Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
Subject of
Smith, Mamie, American, 1883 - 1946
Lovejoy, Alec, American, 1893 - 1946
Astwood, Norman, Jamaican, 1902 - 1994
Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
Perkins, Alberta, American
Smith, Augustus Julius, American, 1891 - 1964
Dreifuss, Arthur, German American, 1908 - 1993
Date
1941
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (image): 38 7/8 × 26 in. (98.7 × 66 cm)
H x W (sheet): 40 7/8 × 27 15/16 in. (103.8 × 71 cm)
Description
This movie poster depicts a woman lying on the street with a knife in her chest. Wearing a light colored blouse and yellow skirt she lies under a streetlamp in front of a multistoried brick building. At the top margin of the poster in red and white text on a yellow background are the words "MURDER/ ON/ LENOX AVE/ with/ MAMIE SMITH." Beneath these words is a list of cast members. The multistoried brick building rises along the right side of the poster. There are four windows in the building, each with face looking out. At the bottom window is a woman in a red shirt, above her is a woman in a yellow blouse. In the third window is a man in a yellow shirt, and at the top are two men in one window, one of whom wears a striped tie.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place filmed
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
Film
Race films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.63
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd570aa1142-c8ea-41ca-a5d1-20709ba983e8

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