Object Details
Description
Original lobby card for the 1951 motion picture, The River.Jean Renoir directed this drama starring Patricia Walters, Nora Swinburne, and Esmond Knight. The film is about the adventures of three young girls growing up in Bengal, India. This card depicts Valerie, Melanie, and Harriet gazing intensely at the mysterious Captain John.
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
2009.0017.57.07
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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_656348