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Auction History Result 7b1025 SWANEE SHOWBOAT LC 1940 Pigmeat Markham & Nina Mae McKinney, black cast musical, ultra rare! Date Sold 8/27/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (LC; measures 11" x 14" [28 x 36 cm]) (Learn More) Swanee Showboat, the 1940 Ajax Pictures black African American musical stage comedy starring Nina Mae McKinney (billed as "Nina McKinney"), Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham (billed as "Pigmeat Markham"), Mabel Lee, Scott and Whaley, and "The Sun Tan Four". Note that The Sun Tan Four was a black quartet of singers who took their name from the Sun Tan Studios (Harlem's largest talent studio). They later took in more members who became the Sun Tan Band. Scott and Whaley were an African American singing comedy duo who played in British music halls starting in 1909. Their names were Harry Clifford Scott and Edward Peter Whaley, and they were the first black performers to have the leading role in a British movie, and they went to America during World War II and appeared in a few movies, including this one. Note that this is a "lost" film, which means that no surviving copies are thought to exist. Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned one example of this lobby card in all our years of auctioning! Also note that we have a scan of both the front and the back of this lobby card, which should greatly help you see what defects it has. Condition: very good. Note that this card is completely unrestored and there is not a single piece of tape on either the front or back! Learn More about condition grades 
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