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: Created by
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 1944 release of the film His Harlem Wife. The card features a large black-and-white image of men and women dressed formally and gathered around a roulette table within a casino. The men in the image are wearing tuxedos while the women are wearing dresses and gowns. In the foreground of the image eight men and women are playing roulette. People are sitting at tables or walking around in the background. 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: 2019.22.14
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 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)