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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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Charlie Chan "At the Olympics", 1937 Warner Oland lobby card
"Charlie Chan at the Olympics ", 1937 Original Lobby Card Movie Poste... "Charlie Chan at the Olympics ", 1937 Original Lobby Card Movie Poste... -
Charlie Chan - The Chinese Ring, 1947 Roland Winters lobby card
"The Chinese Ring", 1947 Original lobby card Starring Roland Winters... "The Chinese Ring", 1947 Original lobby card Starring Roland Winters... -
Charlie Chan -Murder Over New York, 1940 Sidney Toler lobby card
"Murder Over New York", 1940 Original lobby card Starring Sidney Tol... "Murder Over New York", 1940 Original lobby card Starring Sidney Tol... -
Charlie Chan -The Jade Mask, 1947 Roland Winters
" The Jade Mask ", 1947 Original lobby card Starring Roland Winters... " The Jade Mask ", 1947 Original lobby card Starring Roland Winters... -
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card
Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the Wa... Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the Wa... -
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card 2
Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the Wa... Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the Wa... -
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card 3
Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the Wa... Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the Wa... -
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card 4
Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the W... Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the W... -
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card A
Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the W... Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the W... -
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum Vintage Movie Poster Lobby Card*
Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the W... Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the W... -
Charlie Chan at Wax Museum vintage lobby card Movie Poster 4b
Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the W... Original Vintage Classic Film Memorabilia Theater Posters Charlie Chan at the W... -
Charlie Chan Chinese Ring Vintage Film Poster lobby card
"The Chinese Ring", 1947 Original Classic Movie Theater Poster lobby... "The Chinese Ring", 1947 Original Classic Movie Theater Poster lobby... -
CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY IN DARKNESS lobby card with Lon Chaney Jr
"CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY IN DARKNESS", 1939 Original Vintage Movie Poste... "CHARLIE CHAN IN CITY IN DARKNESS", 1939 Original Vintage Movie Poste... -
Charlie Chan in Reno Vintage Movie Poster Title Card 1939
Charlie Chan in Reno , 1939 Original Vintage Movie Poster Title Card (11x14&quo... Charlie Chan in Reno , 1939 Original Vintage Movie Poster Title Card (11x14&quo... -
Charlie Chan Movie Poster At the Olympics lobby card W. Oland
Charlie Chan Oland Warner Original Vintage Movie Film Theater posters Memorabil... Charlie Chan Oland Warner Original Vintage Movie Film Theater posters Memorabil... -
Charlie Chan's Chance Vintage Film Poster X-RARE lobby card 1932
"Charlie Chan's Chance", 1932 Original Vintage Lobby Card movie poste... "Charlie Chan's Chance", 1932 Original Vintage Lobby Card movie poste... -
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case Original Vintage Lobby Card Movie
Charlie Chan The Black Camel Oland Warner Bela Lugosi Original Vintag... Charlie Chan The Black Camel Oland Warner Bela Lugosi Original Vintag... -
Charlie Chaplin "A Dog's Life" lobby card 1926
"A Dog's Life", 1926 Original lobby card Starrng Charlie Chaplin ... "A Dog's Life", 1926 Original lobby card Starrng Charlie Chaplin ... -
Charlie Chaplin "A Woman" 1915 Original Lobby Card
"A Woman" Charlie Chaplin 1915 Original Lobby Card #3 Highly Scarce C... "A Woman" Charlie Chaplin 1915 Original Lobby Card #3 Highly Scarce C... -
Charlie Chaplin "A Woman" 1915 Original Lobby Card 5
"A Woman" Charlie Chaplin 1915 Original Lobby Card #5 Highly Scarce C... "A Woman" Charlie Chaplin 1915 Original Lobby Card #5 Highly Scarce C... -
Charlie Chaplin "Pawn Shop" 1916 Original Title Card
"The Pawn Shop" 1916 Original Vintage Title Card (11x14") Starri... "The Pawn Shop" 1916 Original Vintage Title Card (11x14") Starri... -
Charlie Chaplin "Triple Trouble" 1918 lobby card movie poster
"Triple Trouble", 1918 Original Vintage Lobby Card (11x14") Sta... "Triple Trouble", 1918 Original Vintage Lobby Card (11x14") Sta... -
Chinese Connection, Bruce Lee, RARE Lobby Card set of 8 !
The Chinese Connection, 1973 Original Vintage Complete Lobby Card Set (VERY SCA... The Chinese Connection, 1973 Original Vintage Complete Lobby Card Set (VERY SCA... -
Citizen Kane Orson Welles Vintage Lobby Card 1941
"Citizen Kane", 1941 Original Vintage Lobby Card Starring Orson Well... "Citizen Kane", 1941 Original Vintage Lobby Card Starring Orson Well... -
Conflict original vintage lobby cards (4) John Wayne 1949
"Conflict", 1949 Original Vintage Lobby Cards Starring John Wayne 19... "Conflict", 1949 Original Vintage Lobby Cards Starring John Wayne 19... -
Conflict Vintage Movie Poster Title Card John Wayne 1936
Conflict, 1936 Original Vintage Movie Poster Title card Starring John Wayne 19... Conflict, 1936 Original Vintage Movie Poster Title card Starring John Wayne 19... -
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON Vintage Horror Lobby Card
Original Vintage Sci Fi Horror Movie Posters Lobby Cards Memorabilia CREATURE F... Original Vintage Sci Fi Horror Movie Posters Lobby Cards Memorabilia CREATURE F... -
Creature from the Black Lagoon, vintage lobby card, 1954
"Creature from the Black Lagoon", 1954 Original Vintage Lobby Card C... "Creature from the Black Lagoon", 1954 Original Vintage Lobby Card C... -
Creature from the Black Lagoon, vintage lobby card, 1954 attack
"Creature from the Black Lagoon", 1954 Original Vintage Lobby Card ... "Creature from the Black Lagoon", 1954 Original Vintage Lobby Card ... -
Creature That Walks AMong Us vintage lobby card 1956
"Creature That Walks Among Us ", 1956 Original Vintage Horror Sci Fi... "Creature That Walks Among Us ", 1956 Original Vintage Horror Sci Fi... -
Creature Walks Among Us Original Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster
The Creature Walks Among Us, 1956 Original Vintage Horror Sci Fi Classic Lobby ... The Creature Walks Among Us, 1956 Original Vintage Horror Sci Fi Classic Lobby ... -
Dawn Patrol Original Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster
Original Vintage Aviation Movie Film Theater Classic Posters Memorabilia Collec... Original Vintage Aviation Movie Film Theater Classic Posters Memorabilia Collec... -
Day the Earth Stood Still Horror Movie Posters lobby card, 1951
"The Day the Earth Stood Still", 1951 Original Vintage Movie Poster L... "The Day the Earth Stood Still", 1951 Original Vintage Movie Poster L... -
Day the Earth Stood Still vintage lobby card '51 Generals Klaatu
"The Day the Earth Stood Still", 1951 Original Vintage Movie ... "The Day the Earth Stood Still", 1951 Original Vintage Movie ... -
Dead Reckoning - Bogart & Scott lobby card 1947 bogart
"Dead Reckoning", 1947 Original Vintage Lobby Card (11x14") Star... "Dead Reckoning", 1947 Original Vintage Lobby Card (11x14") Star... -
Dead Reckoning - Bogart & Scott, Title Lobby Card, WOW! 1947
Dead Reckoning, 1947 Original Vintage Title Lobby Card movie poster (11x14"... Dead Reckoning, 1947 Original Vintage Title Lobby Card movie poster (11x14"... -
Dead Reckoning Vintage Movie Poster lobby card - Bogart & Scott
"Dead Reckoning", 1947 Original Vintage Lobby Card (11x14") Star... "Dead Reckoning", 1947 Original Vintage Lobby Card (11x14") Star... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Dimples 1936 vintage lobby card movie poster Shirley Temple
"Dimples", 1936 Orignal Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster (11x14")... "Dimples", 1936 Orignal Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster (11x14")... -
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 (... -
Disney's Pinocchio Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster, 1945
Pinocchio, 1945 Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster Great vintage lobby card, wit... Pinocchio, 1945 Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster Great vintage lobby card, wit... -
Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Vintage Lobby Card
Original Vintage Old Movie Film Theater Posters Movie Disney Memorabilia Collect... Original Vintage Old Movie Film Theater Posters Movie Disney Memorabilia Collect... -
Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Vintage Lobby Card B
Original Vintage Old Movie Film Theater Posters Movie Disney Memorabilia Collect... Original Vintage Old Movie Film Theater Posters Movie Disney Memorabilia Collect... -
Dizzy Detectives 3 Three Stooges Vintage Title Lobby Card 1943
Three 3 Stooges Original Vintage Classic Film Posters Photos Memorabilia Collec... Three 3 Stooges Original Vintage Classic Film Posters Photos Memorabilia Collec... -
Don't Bother to Knock, 1952, Marilyn Monroe, Lobby Card
"Don't Bother to Knock", 1952 Lobby Card Starring Marilyn Monroe ... "Don't Bother to Knock", 1952 Lobby Card Starring Marilyn Monroe ... -
Don't Bother to Knock, 1952, Marilyn Monroe, Title Card
"Don't Bother to Knock", 1952 Title Card Starring Marilyn Monroe... "Don't Bother to Knock", 1952 Title Card Starring Marilyn Monroe... -
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, lobby card 1941 Spencer Tracy
"Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde", 1941 Original Vintage Lobby card movie pos... "Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde", 1941 Original Vintage Lobby card movie pos... -
Dr No James Bond Vintage Complete Lobby Card Set Sean Connery 62
Original Vintage James Bond Sean Connery Movie Posters L... Original Vintage James Bond Sean Connery Movie Posters L... -
Dracula Original Horror Lobby Card Movie Poster Bela Lugosi
Original Vintage Sci Fi Horror Movie Memorabilia Collectibles For Sale&nbs... Original Vintage Sci Fi Horror Movie Memorabilia Collectibles For Sale&nbs... -
Dracula original vintage lobby card movie poster Bela Lugosi '38
Original vintage Horror Sci Fi movie theater posters classic Film memorabilia co... Original vintage Horror Sci Fi movie theater posters classic Film memorabilia co... -
Dracula original vintage lobby card movie poster Bela Lugosi '47
Original Vintage Horror Movie Memorabilia Collectibles Posters For Sale Dracula... Original Vintage Horror Movie Memorabilia Collectibles Posters For Sale Dracula... -
Dracula original vintage lobby card movie poster Bela Lugosi 47b
Dracula, 1931 Original Vintage Horror Lobby Card Movie Poster Starring&nb... Dracula, 1931 Original Vintage Horror Lobby Card Movie Poster Starring&nb... -
Dracula Original Vintage Lobby Card Movie Poster Bela Lugosi Cha
Original Vintage Horror Sci Fi Bela Lugosi Boris Karloff Classic Movie Film The... Original Vintage Horror Sci Fi Bela Lugosi Boris Karloff Classic Movie Film The... -
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Dracula Original Vintage Horror Title Card Movie Poster (11x14") Star... Dracula Original Vintage Horror Title Card Movie Poster (11x14") Star...
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