Lobby Cards

Lobby Cards

Lobby Card is a form of advertising which revolutionized the look of graphics. Lobby Cards were sent out by the publicity departments of the film studios to film distributors across different territories, in sets of eight to twenty images reflecting the content of a newly released movie. The cards featured various iconic scenes of the film, or colorful illustrations of the movie title and the names of leading actors and actresses. Their purpose: to lure the movie-going public into theaters across the country.


As movie-making and movie-selling became more sophisticated (even before sound), Lobby Cards became more lavish, imaginative and dimensional, using kinetic designs that surrounded images; often these border designs were more interesting than the photographs they decorated. The cards grew to 11X14” (this became the standard size) and were offered in sets of no less than eight exciting scenes for the average film, and as many as sixteen for the new super productions.


As printing techniques evolved, so did the flair and imagination with which these cards were designed. The selection of the images, the imaginative artwork bordering the images, the creatively hand-tinted subjects and the brilliant colors, combined to create a piece of artwork that conveyed the mood of the film more eloquently than the images selected for use.


Lobby cards are rarely seen today, but remain highly sought after by collectors of movie ephemera.



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A set of two - Shri Ram Bhakta Hanuman : 1948

A set of two - Shri Ram Bhakta Hanuman : 1948


Photographic print

Lobby Cards

10 x 12inches

$ 100.00

A set of nine : Gandhi

A set of nine : Gandhi


Offset Print

Lobby Cards

12.5 x 14.5 inches

$ 273.00

A set of two lobby cards - Nartakee 1963

A set of two lobby cards - Nartakee 1963


Photographic Print

10 x 12 inches

$ 82.00

A set of three lobby cards -Phoolon Ki Sej 1964

A set of three lobby cards -Phoolon Ki Sej 1964


Photographic Print

10 x 12 inches

$ 109.00

A set of three lobby cards - Prince 1969

A set of three lobby cards - Prince 1969


Photographic Print

11.5 x 14.5 inches

$ 173.00

A set of six lobby cards - Nau Do Gyarah 1957

A set of six lobby cards - Nau Do Gyarah 1957


Photographic Print

9.5 x 11.5 inches

$ 327.00

A set of ten lobby cards - Dil Hi To Hai 1963

A set of ten lobby cards - Dil Hi To Hai 1963


Photographic Print

15 x 12 inches

$ 373.00

Howrah Bridge 1958 : Mera naam chin chin choo

Howrah Bridge 1958 : Mera naam chin chin choo


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15 x 9.5 inches

$ 182.00

Rangeela 1953

Rangeela 1953


Photographic Print

10 x 12inches

$ 100.00

Tulsi Vivah

Tulsi Vivah


Photographic Print

15 x 13 inches

$ 27.00

Hari Darshan

Hari Darshan


Photographic Print

15 x 13 inches

$ 55.00

Sansar 1951

Sansar 1951


Photographic Print

15 x 13 inches

$ 64.00

Jungle Princess 1942

Jungle Princess 1942


Photographic Print

11 x 9 inches

$ 64.00

Bahar 1951

Bahar 1951


Photographic Print

11.5 x 16 inches

$ 227.00

Bahar 1951

Bahar 1951


Photographic Print

11.5 x 16 inches

$ 227.00

A set of fifteen lobby cards - Ram Teri Ganga Maili

A set of fifteen lobby cards - Ram Teri Ganga Maili


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$ 364.00

A set of ten lobby cards - Dhoomketu ( Comet ) -1949

A set of ten lobby cards - Dhoomketu ( Comet ) -1949


Photographic Print

10 x 12 inches

$ 455.00

Bachpan 1945

Bachpan 1945


Photographic Print

7.5 x 8.5 inches

$ 55.00

A set of seven lobby cards - 11 O'clock -1948

A set of seven lobby cards - 11 O'clock -1948


Photographic Print

7.5 x 8.5 inches

$ 382.00

A set of five lobby cards - Veer Ghatotkach-1949

A set of five lobby cards - Veer Ghatotkach-1949


Photographic Print

7.5 x 8.5 inches

$ 336.00

A set of five lobby cards - Bhuvan Shome-1969

A set of five lobby cards - Bhuvan Shome-1969


Photographic Print

12 x 9.5 inches

$ 273.00

Aaina-1944

Aaina-1944


Photographic Print

11.5 x 9.5 inches

$ 55.00

A set of four lobby cards : Shama_1961

A set of four lobby cards : Shama_1961


Photographic Print

11.5 x 9.5 inches

$ 255.00

A set of ten lobby cards - Aurat 1953

A set of ten lobby cards - Aurat 1953


Photographic Print

14 x 18 inches

$ 455.00

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