Distributed by
Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s
Subject of
Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
Basin Street Boys, American, founded 1935
The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951
Popkin, Harry M., American, 1906 - 1991
Popkin, Leo C., Canadian, 1914 - 2011
Million Dollar Productions, American, 1937 - 1940
Date
1943
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Description
Lobby card for The Bronze Venus.
The lobby card features a large yellow banner across the top reading [LENA HORNE] in red and [STAR SENSATION OF "CABIN IN THE SKY" and "STORMY WEATHER"] in blue. There is a red star on either side of “LENA HORNE”. Underneath the banner there is a black and white tinted image of of a band leader directing an orchestra against a blue background decorated with stars. There is green on either side of the image. The yellow banner continues below the image and reads [THE BRONZE VENUS] in blue. There is an image of Lena Horne standing and wearing a pink gown on the proper right side of the banner. There is an image of a quartet (The Basin Street Boys) under the yellow banner. The second man from the proper right side is holding a guitar. Each man is wearing a matching tuxedo with a tinted pink shirt and bowtie. There are blue stars, music notes, and music graphs in several areas on the background of the lobby card and on the yellow banners. There is blue text in the top proper right corner which reads [TODDY PICTURES CO. / Presents] There is an orange banner in the bottom proper left corner with blue text that reads [WITH / RALPH COOPER / LAWRENCE CRINER / BASIN STREET BOYS / The CATS and the FIDDLE / Produced by HARRY M. POPKIN / Directed by LEO POPKIN]. There is a thin blue border around the lobby card. There is blue text in the bottom proper left corner under the border. The text reads “COUNTRY OF ORIGIN U.S.A.”].
The back of the lobby card is blank, with some small areas of discoloration.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place used
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
lobby cards
Topic
Actors
Dance
Film
Jazz (Music)
Musical films
Musicians
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.96.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51c41e3ce-0ef2-44ea-b627-4a01cda29b82

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