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The Crimson Skull, Norman Herald
A baffling Western mystery, six reels.
What
A yellow herald in black and red for The Crimson Skull, presented by the Norman Film Mfg. Co., held by the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Why
The museum's record transcribes the foot of the sheet: all-colored cast, six smashing reels.
Notice
Inside the capital C of Crimson hangs a skull with a spider dangling from it.
“A Western of its own audience”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- The Crimson Skull (1922)
- Country / studio
- United States · Norman Film Manufacturing Company
- Format
- Other
- Poster published
- U.S. herald, 1922
- Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian (2013.118.242)
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.




