Samson and the Sea Beast (1963)
Mexican Lobby Card
Peplum and pirates. And a beast. And Kirk Morris keeps his shirt off a lot. Interesting to note that the woman in distress here has less "coverage" than the original poster art.
Phantom from Space (1953) Mexican Lobby Card
Alien invader runs around while government types talk a lot. Not much happens.
House of Wax (1953) Mexican Lobby Card
Here are the 3D and 2D Mexican lobby cards for House of Wax. I saw it on the big screen when it was re-released in 1971. The moment when Charles Bronson appears to jump from a theater seat and onto the screen is one I'll always remember.
“It’s one of the great Hollywood stories,” Vincent Price recalled. “When they wanted a director for [a 3-D] film, they hired a man who couldn’t see 3-D at all! André de Toth was a very good director, but he really was the wrong director for 3-D. He’d go to the rushes and say, ‘Why is everybody so excited about this?’ It didn’t mean anything to him. But he made a good picture, a good thriller. He was largely responsible for the success of the picture. The 3-D tricks just happened—there weren’t a lot of them. Later on, they threw everything at everybody.” (Film Retrospective: House of Wax 1953)
Lake Placid: Legacy (2018)
Arrives September 4th, 2018
Lake Placid: Legacy, the 6th (!) entry in the franchise, is poised to hit home video on September 4th, 2018. Here's the neatly pressed information for you chomp-monster lovers.
CULVER CITY, Calif. (July 30, 2018) – LAKE PLACID: LEGACY, the sixth installment of the wildly popular franchise, finds a team of young explorers who set out to reveal the secrets of an abandoned scientific facility. They discover its horrific legacy: the island is home to a deadly predator eager to feast on those who ignore the warnings. However, before they can turn back, they are dragged into a battle for their lives — and will need to work together if they hope to survive. Directed by Darrell Roodt (Dracula 3000), LAKE PLACID: LEGACY stars Katherine Barrell (Wynonna Earp), Tim Rozon (Wynonna Earp), Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix), and Sai Bennett (Close to the Enemy). LAKE PLACID: LEGACY debuts on digital and DVD September 4 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The story:
When a group of young explorers venture to a mysterious lake, they discover an island harboring an abandoned lab facility with a horrific legacy: the island is home to a deadly predator. Before they can turn back the crew gets dragged into a battle for their lives – former enemies will quickly need to put their egos aside and work together if there is any hope for survival.
Directed by Darrell Roodt and written by Jonathan Lloyd Walker from a story by Walker, Jeremy Smith and Matt Venables, LAKE PLACID: LEGACY was produced by Lance Samuels and co-produced by Adam Friedlander and Daniel Iron. LAKE PLACID: LEGACY has a run time of approximately 90 minutes and is rated R for creature violence and related gore.
Here are some scenes, but oddly enough, none with THE MONSTER.
Crime Pays, Just Not Much
Mexican Lobby Cards
Here's a mix of it's-a-crime Mexican lobby cards to keep you on the straight and narrow.
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Opio (1949) Mexican Lobby Card
The movie is listed as a crime drama, and the Opio, La Droga Maldita Mexican lobby cards hint at something sinister and unsavory.
The Man from Laramie (1955) Pressbook
The ballyhoo suggested in this pressbook for The Man from Laramie goes from the typical to the…soap models. Very interesting. We lost a lot of fun marketing when the Internet made pushing a movie too easy.
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The Ghost (1963) Pressbook
Atmospheric and it has Barbara Steele. Comic reader version: Download The Ghost Pressbook
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
Mexican Lobby Card
A thrilling lobby card to be sure. Peter Cushing makes an energetic Holmes, although they should have kept the glowing paint on the hound, instead of the mask.
Mark of the Gorilla (1950) Mexican Lobby Card
Apes menacing under-dressed women is a B-movie staple. Here's your example of the day courtesy of Mark of the Gorilla. Here's the pressbook.
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Jungle Stampede (1950)
Mexican Lobby Card
Released by Republic Pictures, Jungle Stampede was condemned by the National Legion of Decency; which, not to be confused with the Legion of Doom, was a more sinister legion. I also wonder if the NLoD was actually a bonafide legion or more like a bunch of let's-meet-on-Sunday-over-coffee and condemn some movies we don't want anyone to see people with little else to do.
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Spooks Run Wild (1941) Pressbook
A fun romp pairing the Monogram studio's popular Bela Lugosi and the East Side Kids. Available prints are very murky today, but you can still appreciate the gags and spook house setting. This was originally released around Halloween, so I'm sure it had a good run in the theaters.
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