From Zombos Closet

June 14, 2025

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
Pressbook

William Armstrong (add an All American after his name and that sounds like a movie serial!) contacted me, asking about the Tarzan and the Leopard Woman pressbook. He recalled I’d snagged it sometime back in an auction on Emovieposter. I didn’t recall it. Now, that’s a glaring example of the difference between a hoarder and a collector, but nevermind that. Anyway, I recently started cleaning up the mess that is Zombos’ Closet and, lo and behold, I found a stack of great pressbooks lost behind some boxes. And there it was! Along with a ton of other pressbooks I had forgotten I had. Oops. Need to get that hoarder/collector balance in shape, I know. Of course, as I rediscovered them, I thought, what a monkey’s uncle I am (sorry, no refunds on puns or idioms). I clearly have no advantage over Cheetah. So, you can thank William Armstrong (All American!) for reminding me about Tarzan and the Leopard Woman. Here’s the cool pressbook. Add a mental Tarzan jungle cry as you drool over its pages.

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman 1946 pressbook

Underground (1941) Pressbook

The poster art and unusual size (9 inches x 20 inches folded, 18 inches x 20 inches unfolded) grabbed my attention for this Underground (1941) pressbook. The story concerns two brothers on opposing sides of a really bad situation. Although the storyline concerns Word War II, not so surprisingly, it is still relevant today. What’s old is new again, and what’s new is old again. That lobby floor set piece is pretty cool. These days, while we get standees in the theater lobby, they’re usually so standard and uninspired. Theater movie promotion way back when was so much more exciting to experience.

ComicRack reader version: Download Underground pressbook

 

Underground movie pressbook cover

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