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Issued by:
Million Dollar Productions, American, 1937 - 1940  Search this
Subject of:
Harry M. Popkin, American, 1906 - 1991  Search this
Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Type:
lobby cards
Place used:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1938
Description:
Lobby card for "The Duke Is Tops".
The lobby card features a large color image of three men. The man on the far proper right side is wearing a white collared shirt, a tan suit jacket and pants, and a red stripe necktie. He is turned towards the proper left side and is looking at the other two men. The man in the center is Ralph Cooper. He is sitting on a desk with his hands folded in his lap. He us wearing a white collared shirt, a navy suit jacket and pants, a tan brimmed hat with a black ribbon around it, a pink brooch, a white pocket square, and a patterned necktie. The man to his proper left is Monte Hawley, sitting on the edge of the desk and turned to face Cooper. His right hand is gesturing in the direction of Cooper and his left hand resting on his right thigh. He is wearing a collared shirt, a pinstripe suit jacket and pants, and an orange necktie and pocket square. There is a hat on the desk and there are windows and a hanging light fixture in the background. 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. There is orange text below the circle which reads [MADE IN U.S.A.]. There is a border around the image. The top of the border and the top of the image have areas of discoloration.
The back of the lobby card is blank with some areas of discoloration.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Film  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Musical films  Search this
Race films  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.118.103
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d10a04b-58dc-4b97-8a80-58188fc98c71
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.103