Set of four lobby cards for the film “The Voice in the Night” (1941)
Extent and Medium
.1: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm)
.2: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm)
.3: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm)
.4: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 14.000 inches (35.56 cm)
Creator(s)
- Ken Sutak (Compiler)
- Two Cities Films (Production Company)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (Distributor)
Biographical History
The Cinema Judaica Collection consists of more than 1,200 objects relating to films about World War II and the Holocaust as well as Jewish, Israeli, and biblical subjects, from 1923 to 2000, from the United States, Europe, Israel, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina. The collection was amassed by film memorabilia collector Ken Sutak, to document Holocaust-and Jewish-themed movies of the World War II era and the postwar years. The collection includes posters, lobby and photo cards, scene stills, pressbooks, trade ads, programs, magazines, books, VHS tapes, DVDS, and 78 rpm records. Sutak organized these materials into two groups, “Cinema Judaica: The War Years, 1939–1949” and “Cinema Judaica: The Epic Cycle, 1950–1972” and, in conjunction with the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum (now the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum in New York), organized exhibitions on these two themes in 2007 and 2008. Sutak subsequently authored companion books with the same titles.
Archival History
The lobby cards were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Ken Sutak and Sherri Venokur.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ken Sutak and Sherri Venokur
Scope and Content
Set of four lobby cards for the British film, “The Voice in the Night,” originally released as “Freedom Radio” in February 1941. Lobby cards are promotional materials placed in theater lobby windows to highlight specific movie scenes, rather than the broader themes often depicted on posters. The film tells the story of a doctor in Germany who leads an underground group that produces a resistance radio broadcast. At the same time, his wife receives a political appointment in Berlin, and they encounter problems with each other and with Nazi officials. The American distributor changed the title from one that clearly was politically charged, to one that offered more suspense. This object is one of more than 1,200 objects in the Cinema Judaica Collection of materials related to films about World War II and the Holocaust as well as Jewish, Israeli, and biblical themes.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Restrictions on use. Copyright status is unknown.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
.1 Lobby card with a large photographic image of a scene still printed on rectangular, off-white paper from the film, “The Voice in the Night.” The card has a white exterior border on all four sides and the large photographic image is on the left, framed by an L-shaped interior border in shades of orange and red to the right and bottom of the image. The photograph depicts three Nazi officers in uniform along a stone wall, with an ambulance in the background. One officer has another pushed against a metal brace in the wall, while the third is pointing a gun at the back of the ambulance. In the bottom left corner, the film title is printed in large, yellow-and-green block text. Within the bottom orange border, the film credits are printed in black and yellow text. A green and yellow silhouette of a uniformed officer, likely a Nazi, in left profile and holding a pistol, fills the orange border on the right side. A corporate logo is printed in the lower right corner, and the copyright information printed in blue within the bottom margin. On the back of the lobby card is a blue hand stamp along with yellow and red ink transferred from another card. Depicted: John Penrose as Otto, others unidentified .2 Lobby card with a large photographic image of a scene still printed on discolored, rectangular, off-white paper from the film, “The Voice in the Night.” The card has a white exterior border on all four sides and the large photographic image is on the left, framed by an L-shaped interior border in shades of orange and red to the right and bottom of the image. The photograph depicts a man and woman, shown from the shoulders up, in an outdoor scene with foliage in the background. The man, on the right, is in left profile, wearing a brown suit and tie, gazing slightly downwards at the woman. The woman, on the left, is in right profile and looking downwards, not meeting the man’s eyes. She is wearing a gray coat and a blue, yellow, orange, and green patterned scarf covering her hair and tied under her chin. In the bottom left corner, the film title is printed in large, yellow-and-green block text. Within the bottom orange border, the film credits are printed in black and yellow text. A green and yellow silhouette of a uniformed officer, likely a Nazi, in left profile and holding a pistol, fills the orange border on the right side. A corporate logo is printed in the lower right corner, and the copyright information printed in blue within the bottom margin. The edges are worn, and there is a repaired tear in the upper margin. There are several pinholes in the margins: one at the top and left, and two in the bottom. On the back, there is some water damage along the lower edge, and some sections of the back surface have torn away. Left to right: Diana Wynyard as Irena, Clive Brook as Karl .3 Lobby card with a large photographic image of a scene still printed on rectangular, off-white paper from the film, “The Voice in the Night.” The card has a white exterior border on all four sides and the large photographic image is on the left, framed by an L-shaped interior border in shades of orange and red to the right and bottom of the image. The photograph depicts a man and woman, shown from the waist up, standing indoors in front of a window. The man, on the left, is in right profile and wearing a brown coat. He is looking at the woman, on the right, who is in left profile and wearing a red jacket. She is looking him intently in the eyes, and grabbing the lapels of his coat. In the bottom left corner, the film title is printed in large, yellow-and-green block text. Within the bottom orange border, the film credits are printed in black and yellow text. A green and yellow silhouette of a uniformed officer, likely a Nazi, in left profile and holding a pistol, fills the orange border on the right side. A corporate logo is printed in the lower right corner, and the copyright information printed in blue within the bottom margin. On the back, in the upper left corner, there is a blue handstamp of a cartoon lizard and several numbers handwritten in pencil. Left to right: Derek Farr as Hans, Joyce Howard as Elly .4 Lobby card with a large photographic image of a scene still printed on rectangular off-white paper from the film, “The Voice in the Night.” The card has a white exterior border on all four sides and the large photographic image is on the left, framed by an L-shaped interior border in shades of orange and red to the right and bottom of the image. The photograph depicts two men, from the waist up, standing inside a home. The younger-looking man, on the left, is wearing a loose green coat with a red tie, and is looking over his shoulder to the left. The man on the right is in three-quarter profile with slicked-back hair. He is wearing a black suit and tie and grabbing the upper arms of the younger man. In the bottom left corner, the film title is printed in large, yellow-and-green block text. Within the bottom orange border, the film credits are printed in black and yellow text. A green and yellow silhouette of a uniformed officer, likely a Nazi, in left profile and holding a pistol, fills the orange border on the right side. A corporate logo is printed in the lower right corner, and the copyright information printed in blue within the bottom margin. There is light ink transfer on the back from another image. Left to right: Derek Farr as Hans, Clive Brook as Karl
.1: back, center, stamped, purple ink : Una Voz en la Noche [A Voice in the Night] .1: back, upper right corner, handwritten, pencil : 10 .1: back, lower right corner, inverted, handwritten, pencil : 12 .3: back, upper left corner, handwritten, pencil : 3361876959 / 3364573417 / 3807426099 .3: back, upper right corner, handwritten, pencil : 1904 voi .3: back, lower left corner, handwritten sideways, pencil : 18 .3: back, center, handwritten, pencil : 19 .4: back, upper right corner, handwritten, pencil : 10 .4: back, lower left corner, handwritten sideways, pencil : 18
People
- Wynyard, Diana, 1906-1964.
- Farr, Derek, 1912-1986.
- Howard, Joyce, 1922-2010.
- Penrose, John, 1914-1983.
- Huntley, Raymond, 1904-1990.
- Brook, Clive, 1887-1974.
Subjects
- Politics in motion pictures.
- Foreign films.
- Anti-Nazi movement in motion pictures.
- United States.
- Great Britain.
- Black and white films.
- Germans in motion pictures.
- Nazis in motion pictures.
- National socialism in motion pictures.
Genre
- Display cards.
- Posters
- Object