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ON VIEW
Screen Savers
Thanks to two recent, major acquisitions, Louisiana film history is getting a close-up.
Louisiana’s climate and picturesque scenery have been attracting the attention of filmmakers since the silent era. From the grim urban landscapes portrayed in Elia Kazan’s Panic in the Streets (1950) to the lush Cajun Country backdrop of Robert J. Flaherty’s Louisiana Story (1948), the state has it all. Film treatments—particularly adaptations of works by noted writers such as Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, and Anne Rice—have played an important role in shaping national and international perceptions of our region and have helped fuel the rapid growth of the Louisiana tourism economy in the second half of the 20th century.
Thanks largely to tax incentives passed by the state legislature in 2002, the film industry has emerged as a significant economic engine for Louisiana. The state currently ranks third in US film production, behind California and New York. Inspired by the dynamic nature of the industry, The Historic New Orleans Collection has initiated an energetic collecting effort centered on Louisiana and film. Two major acquisitions—the Don Lee Keith New Orleans in Film Collection, a gift of Teresa Neaves, acquired in 2011, and the New Orleans and Louisiana Film Collection, acquired in 2012—form the core of THNOC’s film holdings.
From Cameo to Close-up: Louisiana in Film highlights items linked to classics as well as lesser-known works in which New Orleans or Louisiana takes center stage. Featured, too, are more fleeting moments of fame, from productions in which the city or state makes merely a cameo appearance. Our collecting efforts are just beginning, and we look forward to continuing to invest in and document Louisiana’s film history. —MARK CAVE
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EXHIBITION From Cameo to Close-up: Louisiana in Film
On view through December 7
Boyd Cruise Gallery, 410 Chartres Street
Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 8.171.-4:30 p.m.
Free
A One-sheet poster for The Flame of New Orleans
1941; color lithograph 2072.0093.70
B.	One-sheet poster for New Orleans after Dark
1958; color lithograph
Don Lee Keith New Orleans in Film Collection, gift of Teresa Neaves, 2071.0300.53
C One-sheet poster for The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus
1962; color halftone
Don Lee Keith New Orleans in Film Collection, gift of Teresa Neaves, 2071.300.79
D.	Advance version of a one-sheet poster for Cat People
1982; color halftone
Don Lee Keith New Orleans in Film Collection, gift of Teresa Neaves, 2077.300.70
E.	Lobby card for Abbott and Costello Co to Mars
1953; color lithograph 2072.0093.99
F French poster for Louisiana Story (Notre Louisiane)
1949: color lithograph 2012.0093.17
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