Lobby card for The Joe Louis Story
Object Details
- Created by
- United Artists Corporation, founded 1919
- Subject of
- Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981
- Coley Wallace, American, 1927 - 2005
- Paul Stewart, American, 1908 - 1986
- James Edwards, American, 1918 - 1970
- Robert Gordon, American, 1913 - 1990
- Dotts Johnson, American, 1913 - 1986
- Hilda Simms, American, 1918 - 1994
- Distributed by
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Description
- Color lobby card from the 1953 film “The Joe Louis Story," The card features a scene between Coley Wallace, Paul Stewart, and James Edwards. The poster is copyrighted 1953 by United Artists Corporation and was distributed by the National Screen Service. At lower right, on a red margin, the poster lists acting credits to Paul Stewart, Hilda Simms, James Edwards, John Marley, Dotts Johnson, and Coley Wallace, and the directing credit for Robert Gordon. The back of the lobby card is blank.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1953
- Object number
- 2013.120.12.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- lobby cards
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (28.1 × 35.7 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Film
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.120.12.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57445a747-e17b-49bd-a4e7-f2ace85d6ba2
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