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Distributed by:
Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923  Search this
Subject of:
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022  Search this
Bill Cosby, American, born 1937  Search this
Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023  Search this
Richard Pryor, American, 1940 - 2005  Search this
Flip Wilson, American, 1933 - 1998  Search this
Rosalind Cash, American, 1938 - 1995  Search this
Paula Kelly, American, born 1943  Search this
Roscoe Lee Browne, American, 1925 - 2007  Search this
Johnny Sekka, British, 1934 - 2006  Search this
Calvin Lockhart, Bahamian, 1934 - 2007  Search this
First Artists, American, 1969 - 1980  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 41 × 27 1/16 in. (104.1 × 68.7 cm)
Type:
posters
Date:
1974
Description:
A promotional poster for the film Uptown Saturday Night. The poster lists cast members and the characters they play on the right-hand side in black text on a purple background. A black and white image accompanies each name. The tagline and title of the film are in black text at the top right of the poster and reads “They get funny when you / mess with their money. / UPTOWN / SATURDAY / NIGHT.” A caricature of Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, and Harry Belafonte is under the title. Various buildings, a water tower, street signs, and three women wearing short dresses are in the background of the image. Below the caricature written in black text is “A First Artists Production.” The billing block is at the bottom in black text. The NSS number is 74/152 and appears in the bottom right corner.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Film  Search this
Hollywood (Film)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, A Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
Object number:
2014.35.10
Restrictions & Rights:
© Warner Bros Inc
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e5f3c002-9bae-4e33-9d7a-780b80dd47e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.35.10