Lobby card for The Betrayal
date: label: Date
content: 1948
name: label: Created by
content: Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
notes: label: Description
content: A lobby card for the movie "The Betrayal". The card is comprised of a black-and-white image of a man and woman standing in a room in front of another man lying on the carpet on the floor. The man on the floor appears to be dead. The woman is wearing a dark shiny dress and is holding a gun at her side in her left hand. Her right hand is resting on her chest and her face appears to be in a state of shock. The man standing next to her is wearing a light colored suit and hat and is extending his hand toward her. In the lower proper left there is a box with text that reads [GREATEST NEGRO PHOTOPLAY OF ALL TIME/ ASTOR PICTURES Presents/ The/ Betrayal/ OSCAR MICHEAUX'S/ Thrilling Motion Picture Epic/ Based on the immortal novel/ "THE WIND FROM NOWHERE"].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Race films
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David A. Lowrance
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.160.4
objectType: label: Type
content: lobby cards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public Domain - film in public domain, materials as well
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)