I can't fully explain why I like the 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, but I do. The fantasy elements are fun to watch (especially the classic special effects), as is Tony Randall's enthusiastic performance, although the story overall is a little weak. I would love to see this movie remade and perhaps updated to present day. Lord knows we could all use a little magic in 2013.
Roger Corman's fourth movie, The Day the World Ended. Note the card shows "Jorge Corman" as director, and there's a misspelling in "trmendo;" should be "tremendo." I also don't recall a woman running around in a skimpy outfit, especially with all the radioactivity outside. Pay particular attention to the positioning of the two men: one is fighting the monster, the other is holding a gun but facing away from the monster. In the middle is the woman. In this primitive and colorful illustration the artist has told us there's a villain, there's a monster, and there's a hero. Oh, and a beautiful woman caught in the middle. Sadly, this card holds more drama than the movie itself, and it also shows the plot quite well.
Tony Rivers, from the Classic Horror Film Board, guides us through the jungle one more time with Tarzan’s Fight for Life pressbook……Tony says: “Here’s the last of my Tarzan pressbooks (for now; still looking to get TARZAN’S HIDDEN JUNGLE again to replace the one I had), a 12 page MGM pressbook celebrating the 40th anniversary of Tarzan back in 1958. [The movie] has Jane (Eve Brent) and “Tartu” (shortened version of Tarzan2 or a new version of Boy) and native tribes causing unrest in the jungle. Tarzan to the rescue. Jil Jarmyn, who plays Ann Sturdy, lost out for the role of Jane to Eve Brent as they were the two finalists for the role. They made the right choice!”
Note: Due to a scanning faux pas, a line of text is repeated in the middle column on page 4. Oops.
Courtesy of Carbon from the Classic Horror Film Board comes this PDF of The Giant Behemoth pressbook.
At 12 x 18 inches it's quite a monster itself.
The Undead is one of my favorite AIP movies. According to Wikipedia "The movie was filmed in a converted supermarket, and was completed in only six days. Its original title was The Trance of Diana Love. The bats that the imp and witch continually change into were left over from another Corman movie, It Conquered the World." This Mexican artist's version of the poster art adds more bats and less nightgown.