The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel lobby card

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Object Details

Description

Original lobby card for Twentieth Century Fox’s 1951 motion picture, The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel. Henry Hathaway directed this biographical drama about the life of the infamous World War II German general, Erwin Rommel. James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, and Jessica Tandy star in this film. The card depicts Rommel conversing with three German soldiers on an airstrip.

Lobby cards were once a popular form of advertisement for motion pictures. The publicity departments of Hollywood studios created cards featuring striking images of their latest films and delivered sets to theatres across the country. Lobby cards were created to entice future audiences and increase ticket sales.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

1951

ID Number

2009.0017.59.02

accession number

2009.0017

Object Name

Movie Stills

card

lobby card

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Movie

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-98d2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_656359