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Herald for The Crimson Skull
1922
United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A herald for the film Crimson Skull. The herald is yellow with black and red text and features a black and white image from the movie in the center. The image depicts a woman tied to a tree and a man tied to a wooden ladder being confronted by a person dressed as a skeleton and a second figure with a dark hood over their face. Above the image is black and red text that reads [The Norman Film Mfg. Co. Presents the / CRIMSON SKULL / Baffling Western / Mystery Photo-Play]. Within the capital 'C' of Crimson is a skull with a spider dangling from it. Beneath the vignette is a list of the cast. At the very bottom is [ALL-COLORED CAST SIX SMASHING REELS].
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2013.118.242
