Film poster for Gang Smashers
date: label: Date
content: 1938
name: label: Printed by
content: Continental Lithograph Corporation, American, founded 1925
label: Subject of
content: Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992
label: Subject of
content: Harry M. Popkin, American, 1906 - 1991
label: Subject of
content: Nina Mae McKinney, American, 1912 - 1967
label: Subject of
content: John L. Criner, American, 1898 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Monte Hawley, American, 1901 - 1950
label: Subject of
content: Reginald Fenderson, American, 1911 - 1986
label: Subject of
content: Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: Leo C. Popkin, Canadian, 1914 - 2011
notes: label: Description
content: This poster for the film "Gang Smashers" depicts a young woman holding a gun. Shown from the waist up, she wears a dark dress with a fur collar. Her hair is pulled back on her head and she gazes directly at the viewer. From her waist up, the background is orange. Superimposed over her image are the words [Gang Smashers] in large orange letters. Below the title, within a white circle, are the words [with Nina Mae McKinney / All colored cast / Lawrence Criner --Monte Hawley / Reginald Fenderson --Mantan Moreland / Directed by Leo C. Popkin, Original story by Ralph Cooper / A Million Dollar Picture]. Below this white circle are two images; on the left is a woman in an evening dress leading a band. On the right side is a scene of three individuals, two men and a woman.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: 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: Film
label: Topic
content: Race films
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
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: 2013.118.35
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
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: 41 1/4 × 27 in. (104.8 × 68.6 cm)