Lobby card for the film His Harlem Wife
date: label: Date
content: 1944
name: label: Published by
content: Toddy Pictures Company, American, 1941 - 1970s
label: Subject of
content: Louise Beavers, American, 1902 - 1962
label: Subject of
content: Edward Thompson, American, 1898 - 1960
label: Subject of
content: John L. Criner, American, 1898 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Reginald Fenderson, American, 1911 - 1986
label: Subject of
content: Monte Hawley, American, 1901 - 1950
label: Subject of
content: William Lewis Nolte, American, 1889 - 1965
notes: label: Caption
content: The film was originally released as Life Goes On in 1938 and then re-released as His Harlem Wife in 1944.
label: Description
content: Lobby card for the film His Harlem Wife. The card features a large black-and-white picture of two men standing on the right side of the image. The men are dressed in tuxedos. The man in the center of the image, Reginald Fenderson, is holding a gun in his right hand. A third man is lying face down on the right side of the image in front of a safe. In the bottom right corner is a smaller black-and-white image of Louise Beavers. She is wearing a dark colored jacket and a white blouse. She is writing on a notepad. Black text below the large image reads “Toddy Pictures / COMPANY / PRESENTS / Louise CEAVERS in HIS HARLEM WIFE / “LIFE GOES ON” / WITH EDWARD THOMPSON -- LAWRENCE CRINER – REGINALD FENDERSON / MONTE HAWLEY --- DIRECTED BY WILLIAM NOLTE / ALL STAR COLORED CAST.” Printed in black ink in the bottom right corner is [Country of Origin U. S. A.]. The back of the lobby card is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Advertising
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.22.15
objectType: label: Type
content: lobby cards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 14 1/16 in. (28 × 35.7 cm)