The Haunted Strangler (1958)
Mexican Lobby Card
Talk about keeping a stiff upper lip, Boris Karloff does that and more in this Mexican lobby card for The Haunted Strangler.
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
Mexican Lobby Card
With villains dressed in spookshow-styled skeleton costumes, a stubby T-Rex (hey, that's what it looks like!), a nasty looking monkey, and a sarong-dressed native (more or less), I'd go out on a limb and see this Jungle Jim entry from Columbia Pictures. There's even an evil scientist and a missing football player crammed into the plotline. Wow.
Forbidden Jungle (1950)
Mexican Lobby Card
Lots of stock footage and a Mexican lobby card that tosses in a gratuitous bosom make Forbidden Jungle more like Avoid This Jungle. The only saving grace is a man-in-gorilla-suit fighting a tiger. Well, okay, a saving grace for those of us who are into man-in-ape-suit kinds of stuff.
Six Gun Justice (1935) Pressbook
Here's a nice Western action drama to brighten your Saturday matinee.
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Destination Moon (1950) Pressbook
The Destination Moon pressbook is big. At 13.5 by 20.25 inches, and 31 pages, it is an impressive promotional campaign for the movie. It is interesting to note that this movie presaged the notion of private enterprise spearheading space exploration, not the government. Of course, NASA did the heavy lifting in the beginning, but now it seems private enterprise is taking the lead (for better or worse). Woody Woodpecker has the honor of explaining the scientific principles behind space travel. For the story behind that, see Wikipedia’s entry on Destination Moon.
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Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (1966)
Mexican Lobby Card
This movie has more titles than monsters, but the Mexican lobby card sums it up pretty well.
El Hombre Sin Rostro (1950)
Mexican Lobby Card
Hard to find, El Hombre sin Rostro looks to be a very interesting horror movie. Bloody Pit of Horror has a review.
Vampiros Nocturnos?
Mexican Lobby Card
I'm not sure what movie this Mexican lobby card is for, but I wager it's Big Town After Dark (1947). Although Robert Lowery (Batman and Robin), who is listed on the card, doesn't show as being in this movie (according to IMDb). The card itself sports a superbly dark and scary illustration, one which I doubt depicts anything in the movie, though.
Door to Door Maniac (1966)
Mexican Lobby Card
Five Minutes to Live (1961), also known as Door to Door Maniac (AIP's re-release in 1966), stars Johnny Cash. I'm not familiar with the movie but Wikipedia states it's a cult classic. I see it is also available on YouTube. What drew my attention to the movie was this Mexican lobby card 5 Minutos de Vida, which combines primitive but strikingly stylish images with an action inset scene. The colors used also gripped my attention.
Untamed Women (1952)
Mexican Lobby Card
Ah, the good old days, when a big club meant something. And those rock and roll parties were awesome. Although this Mexican lobby card says The Valley of the Dinosaurs, they actually meant to say Untamed Women.
Western Action Mexican Lobby Cards
Here's a handful of colorful Mexican lobby cards for dusty Wild West vaquero action.
El Hijo Del Diablo (1966)
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