Rock., Pretty Baby lobby card

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Object Details

Description

Original lobby card for the 1956 motion picture, Rock, Pretty Baby. Richard Bartlett directed this musical comedy about teenage musicians competing in a contest with the hopes of making it big one day. Rock, Pretty Baby stars Sil Mineo, John Saxon, and Luana Patten. This colorful card depicts a variety of musicians, dancers, and an intimate couple on the beach.

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

1956

ID Number

2009.0017.58.01

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/ng49ca746b3-8cfe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_656350