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Four lobby cards for the Black musical feature "Beware!" which starred Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, Valerie Black, Frank Wilson, Milton Woods, and Emory Richarsdon, and directed by Bud Pollard with screen story by John E. Gordon.

Scope and Contents A lobby card for the documentary "Rhythm and Blues Revue," filmed at the Apollo Theatre, directed by Joseph Kohn and Leonard Reed, featuring Count Basie, Joe Turner, Sarah Vaughan, Herb Jeffries, Faye Adams, Lionel Hampton (pictured on this card), Amos Milburn, Nat "King" Cole, Ruth Brown, The Larks, Delta Rhythm Boys, Martha Davis, Bill Bailey, Little Buck, Mantan Moreland and "Nipsey" Russell, Freddy and Flo Robinson, Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams and his orchestra, and M. C. Willie...

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PB Rockne Tarkington. 4to, 6pp. PK, 6 photos, about 20 pp.

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Blaxploitation/martial arts film; Jim Kelly, Scatman Crothers. PB supplement, folio, 4 pp. PK, 3 pp., 4 photos.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The collection contains press books, press kits, programs and other ephemeral pieces. The press books are elaborate and profusely illustrated, containing articles about the film, the stars and the filmmakers, plus advertising campaign mattes, detailed plot synopses, cast and crew credits, etc. The ad campaigns alone tell us a great deal about how the actors, directors, and the films themselves were promoted. Press books were sent to exhibitors, who would then cut out some of the ads that...

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"Vampire protection kit," 12mo promotional piece. Set of ad mats, folio, 1 p.

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PB, 4to, 16 pp.

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PB, 4to, 10 pp. James Earl Jones, Diahann Carroll.

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PB, 4to, 14 pp. Tamara Dobson.

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PB, 4to, 12 pp. Tamara Dobson. Promotional flyer, 4to, 4 pp.

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PB, folio, 12 pp.

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PB, 4to, 15 pp. Comedy in which Bill Cosby played the Devil.

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PB, folio, 20 pp. Jim Brown.

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PB, folio, 19 pp. Jim Brown, in a film about an interracial romance.

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PB, 4to, 10 pp. Bernie Casey.

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Separately issued Press Book Ad Supplement, folio, 4 pp. PB, folio, 6,6 pp. Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams.

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PK, folio, 14 pp., 5 slides. Eddie Murphy scored again in this sequel.

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Promotional flyer on newsprint, 4 to, 4 pp. Advertising supplement, 4to, 1 p. PB, 4to, 10 pp. Lou Gossett starred.

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Trade ad, 4to, 2 pp. for this European film starring African American star John Kitzmiller. Kitzmiller made quite a career for himself in post-World War II European films, especially in Italy.

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Promotional flyer on newsprint, 4 to, 4 pp. Advertising supplement, 4to, 1 p. PB, 4to, 10 pp. Lou Gossett starred.

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PB, 4to, 12pp. Ron O'Neal.

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Sidney Poitier. PB, 4to, 12 pp.