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The Lobby Card was introduced around 1913 as a form of advertising that revolutionized the look of graphics. Lobby Cards were sent out by the publicity departments of the Hollywood studios in sets of eight reflecting the content of a newly released movie. Their purpose: to lure the movie-going public into theaters across the country.
Many studios and stars went to great lengths in the design of lobby cards often with beautiful border art and superior artwork and/or advanced photographic techniques. Making these “superior” Lobby Cards highly sought after today by collectors and classic movie fans. And demand for these historical Hollywood treasures shows no sign of slowing down. In July 2019 two "Dracula" lobby cards sold for over $100,000 each!
Since about the early 1980’s the movie industry stopped using lobby cards. This seemed to be in correlation with the extinction of the thousands of town theaters being put out of business by the super chain theaters resulting in today’s monopolization of the movie theater industry. Before 1980 most local town and big city movie theaters would have displays in the lobby exhibiting these beautiful 11x14” lobby cards that promoted scenes of the current and upcoming movies. They were also used outside in foyers to lure customers into the theater with these teaser scenes depicted in the lobby cards.
A lobby card set typically consists of eight cards, one Title Card (TC) and seven scene cards. The Title Card is a lobby card usually depicting all key stars, listing credits and designed to represent the entire film rather than a single scene. It often had the same important graphics as the one sheet and is typically the most valuable and coveted card of the lobby card set (with some exceptions). The other seven scene Cards (SC), depict different scenes from the movie. On some lobby cards, there would be “border art” which is desirable by collectors as it adds an extra appeal to the lobby card. Some examples of great lobby card border art is “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon” or “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein”.
Lobby Cards were born around the early turn of the 20th century with the silent film era. For example, around the time that Charlie Chaplin was breaking into motion pictures. The earliest Silent-era lobby cards were often nothing more than black and white or duotone 8x10" stills. These were eventually replaced by hand-tinted scenes, and by the 1920s most studios were producing full-color 11x14" lobby cards.
What makes lobby cards so desirable by collectors is primarily the graphic appeal of the card itself. A lobby card featuring a closeup of the main actors, or the monster, or depicting a key scene, is much more desirable than a card showing only a distant shot of the stars, or a “dead” card featuring none of the major stars. The importance or popularity of the film or main star is another key factor in determining a lobby card’s value. Also, the fact that lobby cards are no longer produced means the supply is limited to the relatively scarce supply of vintage lobby cards that have survived over the past 100 years. And, many people love the size and easy “frame-ability” of the 11x14" lobby card as compared to other much larger styles of movie poster advertising art.
Use your creative imagination to create an exciting Lobby Card Collection and Presentation. Here are some ideas why vintage movie poster lobby cards are so appealing to not only Collectors but for Unique & Extraordinary Interior Design :
Aesthetic Allure:
Beautiful vintage artwork and graphics illustrating some of the greatest movies and movie stars during an era when there was an unprecedented love for America. Lobby Cards are also the perfect “framing” size (11x14”), making it easy to find an inexpensive but very attractive frame. And being creative with the mat colors to compliment the lobby card and its new home, can be particularly enjoyable.
Subject Matter:
The various niches of personal appeal that lobby cards represent are endless. For example, you may be attracted to classic Horror & Sci Fi, or Westerns, Film Noir, Comedy, Animation or Crime/Drama.
Or a specific movie star like John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, Three Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, Judy Garland or Katharine Hepburn.
Or a specific film like “The Wizard of OZ”, “Casablanca”, “The Searchers”, “Godfather” or “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein”.
Or films related to Sports, WW2 or Historical figures and events (like Titanic, Thomas Edison or Babe Ruth).
And of course many collect based solely on the artistic value, the sheer beauty of the poster.
Some of our client Movie Poster & Lobby Card projects include:
- A Dental Office with an Original Abbott & Costello theme
- Restaurant with Marilyn Monroe theme
- A special room dedicated to a sports team or legend (Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali)
- A special area dedicated to Classic Western theme or star like John Wayne or Roy Rogers
- a “Man Cave” adorned with original classic Horror posters and memorabilia
- A Museum dedicated to black history
- Academia Environment /Political Statements (“Mr Smith Goes to Washington”, “To Kill a Mockingbird “)
The applications and appeal for collecting and displaying these vintage Americana treasures are endless. Maybe that's why collectors are now paying over $100,000 to own some of the most coveted lobby cards. Scroll down to see some of these exciting historical gems we currently have available!
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Return of Chandu, 1934 Horror Classic Lobby Card
"The Return of Chandu (The Magician)", 1934 Original Lobby Card Starr... "The Return of Chandu (The Magician)", 1934 Original Lobby Card Starr... -
Blob Original Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card Steve Mcqueen 5
The Blob, 1958 Original Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card (11x14") Starring ... The Blob, 1958 Original Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card (11x14") Starring ... -
Road to Morocco Vintage movie poster lobby card Hope Crosby 5
Original Vintage Movie Poster Memorabilia Collectibles For Sale "Road to M... Original Vintage Movie Poster Memorabilia Collectibles For Sale "Road to M... -
Fighting Kentuckian Original Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster 55
Original vintage classic old Western Movie Theater Film Posters John Wayne Memo... Original vintage classic old Western Movie Theater Film Posters John Wayne Memo... -
Bonnie Parker Story Original Vintage Lobby Card movie poster '58
The Bonnie Parker Story, 1958 Original Vintage Lobby Card Great vintage lob... The Bonnie Parker Story, 1958 Original Vintage Lobby Card Great vintage lob... -
Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff - Title Card
"Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff" Original Vintag... "Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff" Original Vintag... -
Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy Title Lobby Card 1953
"Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy", 1953 Original Vintage Lobby T... "Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy", 1953 Original Vintage Lobby T... -
Abbott & Costello Buck Privates - one sheet - 1953
Abbott & Costello "Buck Privates" , 1941 Original One Sheet (27x4... Abbott & Costello "Buck Privates" , 1941 Original One Sheet (27x4... -
Abbott & Costello Comin' Round the Mountain - one sheet - 1951
Original Vintage Old Classic Film Theater Movie Posters Memorabilia For Sale Co... Original Vintage Old Classic Film Theater Movie Posters Memorabilia For Sale Co... -
Abbott & Costello In Society - half sheet - 1944
1944- Here is a VERY RARE original release, 1944 half sheet (22x28") from ... 1944- Here is a VERY RARE original release, 1944 half sheet (22x28") from ... -
Abbott & Costello In the Foreign Legion - lobby card
"In the Foreign Legion", 1950 Original Vintage Lobby card (11x14"... "In the Foreign Legion", 1950 Original Vintage Lobby card (11x14"... -
Abbott & Costello Lost in a Harem - TWO lobby cards
"Lost in a Harem" , 1944 Two Original lobby cards (11x14") Starr... "Lost in a Harem" , 1944 Two Original lobby cards (11x14") Starr... -
Abbott & Costello In Hollywood - original lobby card - 1945
"In Hollywood", 1945 Original Lobby Card Starring Bud Abbott & Lo... "In Hollywood", 1945 Original Lobby Card Starring Bud Abbott & Lo... -
Abbott & Costello Mexican Hayride - original lobby card - 1948
"Mexican Hayride", 1948 Original lobby card Starring Abbott & Cos... "Mexican Hayride", 1948 Original lobby card Starring Abbott & Cos... -
John Wayne Flying Tigers - original title card - 1942
"Flying Tigers", 1942 Original Title Card (11x14") Starring John... "Flying Tigers", 1942 Original Title Card (11x14") Starring John... -
John Wayne New Frontier - original vintage lobby card western
"New Frontier", 1939 Original Vintage Lobby Card Starring a young (30 ... "New Frontier", 1939 Original Vintage Lobby Card Starring a young (30 ... -
Quiet Man - John Wayne vintage lobby card - 1951 #8
"The Quiet Man", 1952 Original Vintage Lobby Card (11x14") Starr... "The Quiet Man", 1952 Original Vintage Lobby Card (11x14") Starr... -
She Wore Yellow Ribbon vintage movie poster lobby John Wayne
Original vintage classic old Western Movie Theater Film Posters John Wayne Memo... Original vintage classic old Western Movie Theater Film Posters John Wayne Memo... -
Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", 1943 Lobby Card
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", 1937 Original Vintage Lobby Card (... "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", 1937 Original Vintage Lobby Card (... -
Rebel Without a Cause, 1955 James Dean Lobby Card Car
"Rebel Without a Cause", 1955 Original Lobby Card (11x14") Starr... "Rebel Without a Cause", 1955 Original Lobby Card (11x14") Starr... -
James Bond: You Only Live Twice, 1967 Sean Connery Lobby Card 1
James Bond "You Only Live Twice", 1967 Original Vintage Lobby Card S... James Bond "You Only Live Twice", 1967 Original Vintage Lobby Card S... -
Love Me Tender Elvis Presley vintag elobby card 1956 3
"Love Me Tender", 1956 Original Vintage Lobby Card movie poster (11x1... "Love Me Tender", 1956 Original Vintage Lobby Card movie poster (11x1... -
King Creole, 1958 Elvis Presley Lobby Card
"King Creole", 1958 Original Vintage Lobby Card Starring Elvis Presle... "King Creole", 1958 Original Vintage Lobby Card Starring Elvis Presle... -
Haunted Spooks Harold Lloyd 1920s lobby card movie poster 2
"Haunted Spooks" Original Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card (11x14&quo... "Haunted Spooks" Original Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card (11x14&quo... -
Loving You - Elvis Presley vintage lobby card 1957
"Loving You", 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card movie poster (11x14&qu... "Loving You", 1957 Original Vintage Lobby Card movie poster (11x14&qu... -
Batman, 1966 Sci-Fi Classic One Sheet
"Batman", 1966 Original One Sheet Starring Adam West and Burt Ward OR... "Batman", 1966 Original One Sheet Starring Adam West and Burt Ward OR... -
Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder, 1954, Lobby Card cry
Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder", 1954 Original vintage lo... Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder", 1954 Original vintage lo... -
Deadly Mantis, 1957 Horror Classic Title Card
"Deadly Mantis", 1957 Original Title Card (11x14") 1957 - The or... "Deadly Mantis", 1957 Original Title Card (11x14") 1957 - The or... -
Deadly Mantis, 1957 Horror Classic Lobby Card
"Deadly Mantis", 1957 Original Lobby Card (11x14") 1957 - The be... "Deadly Mantis", 1957 Original Lobby Card (11x14") 1957 - The be... -
Invisible Man's Revenge, 1944 Horror Classic Title Card
"Invisible Man's Revenge", 1944 Original Title Card Great Title Card f... "Invisible Man's Revenge", 1944 Original Title Card Great Title Card f... -
Invisible Man's Revenge, 1944 Horror Classic Lobby Card
"Invisible Man's Revenge", 1944 Original Lobby Card 1944- JUST Acquire... "Invisible Man's Revenge", 1944 Original Lobby Card 1944- JUST Acquire... -
The Invisible Man Returns, 1951 Classic Lobby Card
"The Invisible Man Returns", 1951 re-release Original Lobby Card Star... "The Invisible Man Returns", 1951 re-release Original Lobby Card Star... -
Bride of the Monster, 1955 Bela Lugosi Classic Lobby Card
Ed Wood's "Bride of the Monster", 1955 Original vintage lobby car... Ed Wood's "Bride of the Monster", 1955 Original vintage lobby car... -
Voodoo Man, Bela Lugosi 1943 Horror Classic Title Card
"Voodoo Man", 1943 Original Vintage Title Card (11x14") Starring... "Voodoo Man", 1943 Original Vintage Title Card (11x14") Starring... -
Return of Chandu, 1934 Horror Classic Title Card
"The Return of Chandu (The Magician)", 1934 Original Title Card Starr... "The Return of Chandu (The Magician)", 1934 Original Title Card Starr... -
House of Frankenstein, 1950 Boris Karloff Classic Lobby Card
"House of Frankenstein", 1950 Original Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster... "House of Frankenstein", 1950 Original Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster... -
Isle of the Dead, 1945 Boris Karloff Classic Lobby Card
"Isle of the Dead", 1945 Lobby CardBoris Karloff An absolutlel... "Isle of the Dead", 1945 Lobby CardBoris Karloff An absolutlel... -
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome, 1947 Boris Karloff Classic Lobby Card
"Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome", 1947 Original Vintage Lobby Card Starrin... "Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome", 1947 Original Vintage Lobby Card Starrin... -
Things To Come Sci-Fi Classic Lobby Card Movie Poster Vintage
Original vintage old classic Horror Sci Fi movie film posters classic memorabil... Original vintage old classic Horror Sci Fi movie film posters classic memorabil... -
Batman original 1966 lobby card movie poster batboat
Batman, 1966 Original Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card (11x14") Starring Ad... Batman, 1966 Original Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card (11x14") Starring Ad... -
Angels With Dirty Faces Vintage Movie Poster Title Card Bogart
"Angels with Dirty Faces", 1938 Original Title Card (11x14") Star... "Angels with Dirty Faces", 1938 Original Title Card (11x14") Star... -
Big Shot Classic Film Poster Lobby Card 1942 Humphrey Bogart
"The Big Shot", 1942 Original lobby card (11x14") Starring Humph... "The Big Shot", 1942 Original lobby card (11x14") Starring Humph... -
Oklahoma Kid 1939 Bogart & James Cagney Lobby Card
"The Oklahoma Kid", 1939 Lobby Card (11x14") Starring Humphrey Bo... "The Oklahoma Kid", 1939 Lobby Card (11x14") Starring Humphrey Bo... -
Batman original 1966 Vintage Movie Poster lobby card "batcave"
Batman, 1966 Original Vintage lobby card (11x14") 1966 - Nice origi... Batman, 1966 Original Vintage lobby card (11x14") 1966 - Nice origi... -
Batman original 1966 Vintage Movie Poster lobby card submarine
Batman, 1966 Original vintage lobby card (11x14") 1966 - Original l... Batman, 1966 Original vintage lobby card (11x14") 1966 - Original l... -
No Highway in the Sky, James Stewart, 1951, Original Lobby Cards
"No Highway in the Sky", 1951 Original Vintage Lobby Card Set (of 8) ... "No Highway in the Sky", 1951 Original Vintage Lobby Card Set (of 8) ... -
Rear Window, James Stewart, 1954, Lobby Card leg cast
Original Classic Alfred Hitchcock James Stewart Movie Posters Film Me... Original Classic Alfred Hitchcock James Stewart Movie Posters Film Me... -
Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, Cary Grant, 1947, Lobby Card
"The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer", 1947 Original Vintage lobby card ... "The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer", 1947 Original Vintage lobby card ... -
Mr Lucky, Cary Grant, 1943, Lobby Card
"Mr Lucky", 1943 Original lobby card Starring Cary Grant 1943 - Very ... "Mr Lucky", 1943 Original lobby card Starring Cary Grant 1943 - Very ... -
Meet Me In St Louis Judy Garland Vintage Lobby card, 1944
"Meet Me in St Louis", 1944 Original vintage lobby card movie poster ... "Meet Me in St Louis", 1944 Original vintage lobby card movie poster ... -
Meet Me In St Louis Judy Garland Vintage Lobby card, 1944 snowma
"Meet Me in St Louis", 1944 Starring Judy Garland Original lobby car... "Meet Me in St Louis", 1944 Starring Judy Garland Original lobby car... -
Meet Me In St Louis Judy Garland Vintage Lobby card, 1944 close
"Meet Me in St Louis", 1944 Starring Judy Garland Original lobby ca... "Meet Me in St Louis", 1944 Starring Judy Garland Original lobby ca... -
Fists of Fury, Bruce Lee, Lobby Card SET movie posters, 1973
"Fists of Fury", 1973 Original Vintage Lobby Card Set (8) Starring Br... "Fists of Fury", 1973 Original Vintage Lobby Card Set (8) Starring Br... -
James Bond - Dr No, vintage Lobby Card guns men
James Bond Original Vintage Memorabilia Collectibles For Sale James Bond in &qu... James Bond Original Vintage Memorabilia Collectibles For Sale James Bond in &qu... -
Jaws 1975 "same year' re-release lobby card movie poster 1
Original Vintage Horror Sci Fi Jaws Movie Posters Memorabilia Collectibles for S... Original Vintage Horror Sci Fi Jaws Movie Posters Memorabilia Collectibles for S... -
James Bond - Dr No, vintage Lobby Card close up general
James Bond Original Vintage Memorabilia Collectibles For Sale James Bond in &qu... James Bond Original Vintage Memorabilia Collectibles For Sale James Bond in &qu... -
Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Vintage Lobby Card movie poster
Alfred Hitchcock original vintage memorabilia collectibles for sale Alfred Hitc... Alfred Hitchcock original vintage memorabilia collectibles for sale Alfred Hitc...
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