Object Details
Distributed by
Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
Subject of
Noble Sissle, American, 1889 - 1975
Alfred N. Sack, American, 1898 - 1969
Bob Howard, American, 1906 - 1986
Elmer Williams, American, 1916 - 1994
George P. Quigley, American
Description
Lobby card for the 1941 film Murder with Music. The card is yellowish-orange with black text and images. On the left side of the card is a caricature image of a man hovering over a house. Below this is a photographic image of a man slumped over a piano with numerous men and women standing around him. Small, printed text in the top left corner reads [ALFRED N. SACK Presents]. A large photographic image in the center of the card shows two women sitting at a table. Papers and a telephone are on the table. The woman on the left is wearing a uniform. The woman on the right is wearing a black dress. Printed below the picture is [MURDER WITH MUSIC / BOB HOWARD ALL-STAR COLORED CAST and NOBLE SISSLE – SKIPPY WILLIAMS / And / ORCHESTRAS]. A Sack Amusement Enterprises logo is in the bottom left corner. Printed in small text at the bottom of the card is [Distributed by SACK AMUSEMENT ENTERPRISES] and [Directed by GEORGE P. QUIGLEY]. The back of the card is blank.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1941
Object number
2019.22.18
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
lobby cards
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)
Place used
United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
Advertising
Film
Jazz (Music)
Race films
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2019.22.18