[Sob Sister]

Description:

Photograph of a large billboard displayed above Rembert Theater for the movie, "Sob Sister." There is an illustration of a man's head and a woman typing on a typewriter on the billboard, and the full cast is listed. There are lights illuminating the sign, and there is a ladder leaning against the building.

Creator(s): Unknown
Location(s): United States - Texas - Gregg County - Longview
Creation Date: 1931  
Partner(s):
Longview Public Library
Collection(s):
Rescuing Texas History, 2010
Usage:
Total Uses: 12
Past 30 days: 2
Yesterday: 0
Creator:
Unknown
Original Creation Date: 1931  
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Gregg County - Longview
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
1931  
Description:

Photograph of a large billboard displayed above Rembert Theater for the movie, "Sob Sister." There is an illustration of a man's head and a woman typing on a typewriter on the billboard, and the full cast is listed. There are lights illuminating the sign, and there is a ladder leaning against the building.

Note:

Note on the back of photograph: "14. Rembert, 'Sob Sister.'"

Full billboard reads: "SOB SISTER, JAMES DUNN, LINDA WATKINS, TUES, WED, MOLLY O'DAY, MINNA GOMBELL, HOWARD PHILLIPS."

Physical Description:

1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 12 cm.

Language(s):
Subject(s):
Keyword(s): theaters | billboards | signs | sound film | talking pictures | Sob Sister | actors
Partner:
Longview Public Library
Collection:
Rescuing Texas History, 2010
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: GC0014
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth191175
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image