Film poster for Gang Smashers

American Reginald Fenderson American Nina Mae McKinney American Ralph Cooper Canadian Leo C. Popkin American Monte Hawley American Mantan Moreland American Harry M. Popkin Continental Lithograph Corporation, American, founded 1925 American John L. Criner

1930

Medium: ink on paper
Genre: Poster
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Styles

posters

Tags

Race filmsMotion picturesActors and actresses

About

This poster for the film "Gang Smashers" depicts a young woman holding a gun. Shown from the waist up, she wears a dark dress with a fur collar. Her hair is pulled back on her head and she gazes directly at the viewer. From her waist up, the background is orange. Superimposed over her image are the words [Gang Smashers] in large orange letters. Below the title, within a white circle, are the words [with Nina Mae McKinney / All colored cast / Lawrence Criner --Monte Hawley / Reginald Fenderson --Mantan Moreland / Directed by Leo C. Popkin, Original story by Ralph Cooper / A Million Dollar Picture]. Below this white circle are two images; on the left is a woman in an evening dress leading a band. On the right side is a scene of three individuals, two men and a woman.