By the late 1930s, Ethel Moses was a celebrity in the Black movie world and received top billing in all her films. The movie industry was in its golden age, and many studios wanted to give audiences a glimpse of its legendary glamour—even if it came at the expense of sexually exploiting its leading ladies. Because it is a lost film, little is known about Gone Harlem beyond a brief surviving description of its story of an artist’s model who becomes a movie star. The lobby cards feature actual stills from the film, offering viewers the only glimpse of key scenes.