Lobby card for the motion picture Shadows of the North
date: label: date made
content: 1923
name: label: Associated Name
content: Hill, Robert F.
label: Associated Name
content: Desmond, William
label: Associated Name
content: Faire, Virginia Browne
label: Associated Name
content: Kohler, Fred
label: Associated Name
content: Welsh, William
label: Associated Name
content: Barrows, James O.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Lobby card for the motion picture Shadows of the North. The card is printed with a still from the film, showing a man holding a letter looking up at a woman and three other men gathered around him. The photo is black and white tinted yellow with an inset box printed with "WILLIAM DESMOND In the Universal Attraction 'SHADOWS OF THE NORTH'". The verso of the card reads "This picture will not be shown until TO-NIGHT. On the Banks of the Wabash only at the mantinee 2:30", handwritten in black paint. This card was likely used to promote a screening of this film at a theater in Mt. Carmel, IL, where the card was found.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Shadows of the North is a silent film directed by Robert F. Hill, produced and released by Universal Pictures, released August 27, 1923. The adventure film stars William Desmond, Virginia Brown Faire, Fred Kohler, William Welsh, and James O. Barrows. An adaptation of Edison Marshall’s 1922 novel The Skyline of Spruce, the film tells the story of Canadian prospector Wolf Darby who returns from war to avenge his father’s killing at the hands of claim jumpers. The film also featured the German Shepherd canine star Rin-Tin-Tin in an early film appearance. According to The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog, On the Banks of the Wabash is a lost film, meaning that no theatrical release copy of the film has survived.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Illinois, Mount Carmel
topic: label: Subject
content: Motion Pictures
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0120.09
label: accession number
content: 2021.0120
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0120.09
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lobby card
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: printed (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm