Set of six lobby cards for the British film, “Mr. Emmanuel” (1944)

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.1 Lobby card printed on rectangular, off-white paper with a large photographic image in the center, a wide margin on the left edge, and a narrower margin on the other three. The image features two uniformed Nazi officers inside a police station, holding an older man firmly by the arms. The older man is looking at a fourth man, behind a desk covered in papers and a fingerprinting kit. Cutting into the image in the bottom left corner is a triangular projection from the margin, containing the film title and credits printed in black, red, and blue. Within the wide, left margin is a green silhouette of a man in a hat and long coat. Printing information is in blue in the bottom right margin. The paper is slightly discolored, and there is ink transfer from another image on the back. Depicted: Felix Aylmer as Isaac Emmanuel, others unidentified .2 Lobby card printed on rectangular, off-white paper with a large photographic image in the center, a wide margin on the left edge, and a narrower margin on the other three. The image features an older man sitting at the bedside of a young boy. The man is leaning slightly forward with his hand on top of the boy’s, and resting on a yellow blanket. The boy is wearing a striped nightshirt and has his head turned, looking away from the man. Cutting into the image in the bottom left corner is a triangular projection from the margin, containing the film title and credits printed in black, red, and blue. Within the wide, left margin is a green silhouette of a man in a hat and long coat. Printing information is in blue in the bottom right margin. The paper is slightly discolored, and there is ink transfer from another image on the back. Depicted: Felix Aylmer as Isaac Emmanuel, Peter Mullins as Bruno .3 Lobby card printed on rectangular, off-white paper with a large photographic image in the center, a wide margin on the left edge, and a narrower margin on the other three. The image features an older man talking with two young men inside a home library. The older man is wearing a long, dark coat, while the young men are wearing matching yellow shirts with brown collars. The older man is on the right, in left profile, with his hand on the shoulder of the boy in the center. The boy in the center is looking at the boy on the left, who is in right profile and speaking. Cutting into the image in the bottom left corner is a triangular projection from the margin, containing the film title and credits printed in black, red, and blue. Within the wide, left margin is a green silhouette of a man in a hat and long coat. Printing information is in blue in the bottom right margin. The paper is discolored, especially along the left edge. There is faint ink transfer from another image on the back. Depicted: Felix Aylmer as Isaac Emmanuel, others unidentified .4 Lobby card printed on rectangular, off-white paper with a large photographic image in the center, a wide margin on the left edge, and a narrower margin on the other three. The image features four female stage performers in various costumes in a backstage area. A group of three women, two in blue dresses and one in a tight leotard with feathered shoulders, are standing a tight group at the base of a short flight of stairs. The fourth woman, in a long, copper-colored gown, stands on the stairs and looks off to the right. Behind her are two uniformed Nazi officers guarding the door. On the floor, next to the stairs are stacked baskets and bundles. Cutting into the image in the bottom left corner is a triangular projection from the margin, containing the film title and credits printed in black, red, and blue. Within the wide, left margin is a green silhouette of a man in a hat and long coat. Printing information is in blue in the bottom right margin. The paper is slightly discolored, and there is ink transfer from another image on the back. Depicted: Greta Gynt as Elsie Silver, others unidentified .5 Lobby card printed on rectangular, off-white paper with a large photographic image in the center, a wide margin on the left edge, and a narrower margin on the other three. The image features a man and woman sitting on a bed with a pink-colored bedspread. On the left, the man is wearing a blue Nazi uniform with a gold braid and epaulette. He is looking at the woman, who is wearing a light blue, lace dress and looking down at papers in her hands. Cutting into the image in the bottom left corner is a triangular projection from the margin, containing the film title and credits printed in black, red, and blue. Within the wide, left margin is a green silhouette of a man in a hat and long coat. Printing information is in blue in the bottom right margin. The paper is discolored, especially along the left edge. There is ink transfer from another image on the back. Depicted: Walter Rilla as Willi Brockenburg, Greta Gynt as Elsie Silver .6 Lobby card printed on rectangular, off-white paper with a large photographic image in the center, a wide margin on the left edge, and a narrower margin on the other three. The image features a scene inside a dinner theater with ornate curtains, a chandelier, and other ostentatious decorations. The stage, in the background of the image, on which a woman is performing in a copper-and-black-colored dress and holding a feathered fan in her hand. In front of the stage is a pit orchestra and director. On the other side of the orchestra, the audience is sitting at round tables with white tablecloths. Cutting into the image in the bottom left corner is a triangular projection from the margin, containing the film title and credits printed in black, red, and blue. Within the wide, left margin is a green silhouette of a man in a hat and long coat. Printing information is in blue in the bottom right margin. The paper is discolored, especially along the left edge. There is faint ink transfer from another image on the back. Depicted: Greta Gynt as Elsie Silver, others unidentified