Poster for Black Gold

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An illustrated movie poster with a yellow background. At top left is a red heart-shaped vignette of a man in a plaid shirt embracing a woman in a white blouse. Next to this is blue text that reads [Action! / Love! / Thrills!] Followed by black, gold and red text reading [The Norman Studios / present / BLACK GOLD / with / An All-Colored Cast] followed by smaller text in black: [One of the true stories / of living colored examples / Featuring LAWRENCE CRINER - KATHRYN BOYD / STEVEL REYNOLDS - (Peg) MARSHALL - B - TATUMS / and the entire ALL-COLORED CITY of TATUMS, OKLAHOMO in A STIRRING EPIC OF THE OIL FIELDS / Produced by NORMAN STUDIOS, ARLINGTON, FLA.]. In the lower left corner is an image of a burning oil rig. Next to it is an image of a woman standing over a seated man with a bandage on his head.

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