Detective Story Movie Poster
Detective Story Movie Poster
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- Description (Brief)
- Poster for the 1951 film Detective Story starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, and Cathy O’Donnell. The image on the poster features two men in a fight with a larger fight scene sketched behind them. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards and tells the story of a day in the lives of the people working in a police detective squad.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- poster
- date made
- 1951
- referenced
- Douglas, Kirk
- maker
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 41 1/8 in x 27 1/8 in; 104.4575 cm x 68.8975 cm
- ID Number
- 2017.0059.02
- accession number
- 2017.0059
- catalog number
- 2017.0059.02
- subject
- Motion Pictures
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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