Christmas eve – Antique Print
![Christmas eve, U.S.A. : [s.n.], c1947. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/41/41e2cdfd8c54-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Christmas eve. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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*Christmas Eve* is a 1947 crime drama built around a holiday setting, with the title promising a seasonal mood while the subjects point to swindling and a child placed in foster care. The poster lists a strong cast of George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, and Ann Harding, with Joan Blondell and Reginald Denny in supporting roles. Produced by Benedict Bogeaus for United Artists and directed by Edwin L. Marin, the film reflects the postwar taste for morally tangled stories that Hollywood studios released in the late 1940s. The offset color lithograph is a typical example of the large-format promotional art used to sell such films to theater audiences.
| Created / published | U.S.A. : [s.n.], c1947. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print (poster) : offset lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Motion picture posters American 1940-1950.Offset photomechanical prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Title from item. George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scot, Joan Blondell, Virginia Field, Dolores Moran, Reginald Denny, and Ann Harding. Produced by Benedict Bogeaus. Directed by Edwin L. Marin. Copyright 1947 by United Artists Corporation. 47/218. No. 3012. Purchase; Lester Glassner; 2002; (DLC/PP-2002:148). |
| Subjects | Raft, George--Performances. Brent, George,--1904-1979--Performances. Scott, Randolph,--1898-1987--Performances. Harding, Ann,--1902-1981--Performances. Denny, Reginald,--1891-1967--Performances. Swindlers & swindling--1940-1950. Guardian & ward--1940-1950. Foster home care--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,143 × 5,146 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-224057 |
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