The Green-Eyed Monster (Original one sheet poster for the 1919 silent film)

Richard Norman (director); Jack Austin, Louise Dunbar, Steve Reynolds, Robert Stewart (starring)

Published by Norman Film Studios, Jacksonville, FL, 1919

About this Item

Original US one sheet poster for the 1919 silent film, like all of the Norman Studio films, featuring an all-African American cast, and marketed to African American movie theaters. Norman Studios produced eight silent films between 1915 and 1928, one of over 30 film studios that operated in Jacksonville, Florida during this era. All but one of the Norman Studio films, including "The Green-Eyed Monster," are now lost, with the sole exception being "The Flying Ace" (1926). The advent of sound, as well as the increasing centralization of filmmaking in Hollywood, led to the studio ceasing production after "Black Gold" in 1928. The studio's facilities in Jacksonville were restored and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016. The film's story centers on a passionate love triangle intercut with a vicious competition between two train companies to land a high-dollar mail contract. As with this poster, Norman went to great lengths to advertise the expense of the film's action sequences, including a rescue from burning car, fist fights, a pistol duel, an abduction, a locomotive chase, and a violent train wreck that purportedly cost $80,000. From the Norman Film archive, thus rolled rather than folded, with a letter of provenance attesting to same. 28 x 42 inches. Rolled, Very Good plus, with a light spot of soiling to the lower right margin.

Seller Inventory # 137019

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Green-Eyed Monster (Original one sheet poster for the 1919 silent film)
• Publisher: Norman Film Studios, Jacksonville, FL
• Publication Date: 1919
• Seller catalogs:
  • African American Interest
  • Silent Film
  • Film Posters