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Lobby card for Lying Lips

Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 19401939

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

A lobby card for the movie "Lying Lips". The card is comprised of an image of a woman (Edna Mae Harris) wearing a red hat, red and white checkered jacket, and green top and standing in front of a high desk or bench presumably at a courthouse or police station. Behind her is a man (Robert Earl Jones) in a brown suit with a red tie and a hat. Next to them is a man dressed as a police officer and sitting on the other side of the desk is a man in a blue uniform. The man sitting behind the desk is writing in a book. In the background a door is visible. In the upper proper right corner is text that reads [OSCAR MICHEAUX/ presents/ LYING LIPS]. In the lower proper left corner there is a box with text that reads [EDNA MAE HARRIS/ The Personality Girl/ And an All Star/ COLORED CAST].

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  • Title: Lobby card for Lying Lips
  • Creator: Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940
  • Date Created: 1939
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Race films
  • Medium: ink on paper
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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