Lucky Strike (American Tobacco Company)

Advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes features a main image of American actress Constance Bennett on the set of the film, "Merrily We Live." Ms. Bennett is in a scene where she does leg lifts on the floor of a living room while talking on the phone. A film crew is in the background. There is also a five panel comic strip. The first two panels are close-ups of Ms. Bennett talking on the phone. The third panel shows Ms. Bennett relaxing and smoking with fellow actor Dick Powell and another man. The fourth panel has Ms. Bennett in an evening gown listening to a large wood cabinet radio. The fifth panel shows “independent tobacco expert” Harry R. King examining a tobacco leaf with two men. All three are in suits and broad brimmed hats. Also pictured is a package of Lucky Strike cigarettes.

Publication date: 1938-03-13

Copyright date: 1938

Size: 46 x 35cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: color

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Actors--American--1930-1940
• Actresses--American--1930-1940
• American Tobacco Company--Products--1930-1940
• Evening gowns--1930-1940
• Men--Clothing & dress--United States--1930-1940
• Radios--1930-1940
• Women--Clothing & dress--United States--1930-1940
• Bennett, Constance, 1904-1965
• Telephones--1930-1940
• Merrily We Live (Motion picture)
• Motion picture production & direction--United States--1930-1940
• Physical fitness--Unites States--1930-1940
• Smoking--United States--1930-1940
• Tobacco products--1930-1940
• Tobacco industry--United States--1930-1940
• King, Harold R.
• Living rooms--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Advertisements

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (March 13, 1938), p. 12

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg