Distributed by:

20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935  Search this

Subject of:

Claire Trevor, American, 1910 - 2000  Search this

Sally Blane, American, 1910 - 1997  Search this

Fredi Washington, American, 1903 - 1994  Search this

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American, 1878 - 1949  Search this

Allan Dwan, Canadian American, 1885 - 1981  Search this

Sol M. Wurtzel, American, 1890 - 1958  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 38 1/4 × 25 1/2 in. (97.2 × 64.8 cm)

H x W (sheet): 41 1/16 × 27 1/16 in. (104.3 × 68.7 cm)

Type:

posters

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1937

Description:

This illustrated film poster depicts two women with one little girl between them. In the upper left hand corner is a newspaper with [A STORY OF MOTHER-LOVE / THE NEWS PAPERS / WOULD NOT PRINT!]. In the upper right hand corner one woman, shown from the shoulders up, has her arm around a little girl. Both wear lavender coats. The other woman is on the left hand side halfway along the margin, shown from the neck up, facing towards the other woman and little girl. Next to her head in large blue text it reads "ONE MILE/ FROM HEAVEN." Below this, in darker green lettering against a light green background is the cast: [Claire TREVOR / Sally BLANE / Douglas Fowley / Fredi WASHINGTON / AND Bill ROBINSON]. In the lower left corner is the logo for 20th Century Fox Film Corporation.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by Digital Volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

Advertising  Search this

Film  Search this

Hollywood (Film)  Search this

Motherhood  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.118.69

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50e383f94-1832-4dac-9628-40eb54780c20

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.69