Object Details
depicted
Griffith, Andy
maker
Warner Brothers
Description
Original lobby card for the Warner Bros. motion picture, A Face in the Crowd. Elia Kazan directed this 1957 drama starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, and Anthony Franciosa. The screenplay was based on Budd Schulberg’s short story, Your Arkansas Traveler. It follows the life of a drifter named Larry “Lonesome” Rhodes and the consequences of his sudden rise to fame. This card depicts Larry Rhodes and Marcia Jeffries waving to his adoring fans from a train car.
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
1957
ID Number
2017.0298.08
accession number
2017.0298
catalog number
2017.0298.08
Object Name
Lobby Card
Poster
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm
place made
United States
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1871638