This is Russia (1958) Pressbook
Remember when Sputnik was the least of our worries with Russia? If you do, here's a nostalgic trip down memory lane for you.
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The Scarlet Spear (1954) Pressbook
Lots of sell and promotion fills this pressbook for The Scarlet Spear, a jungle movie "actually filmed in the jungle." From a chimp delivering the film reels, to street bally and product tie-ups, they covered all the bases; and tossed in a coloring page for good measure.
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She (1965) Pressbook
H. Rider Haggard's novel did get a lot of movie versions. According to Wikipedia, Ursula Andress's accent irritated the studio enough to do a re-dubbing by Nikki van der Zyl. Financed through MGM, the budget for this Hammer film was "triple" the usual for a Hammer movie. Not one of my Hammer favorites, but with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee along for the ride, it's definitely worthwhile viewing.
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The Blob (1958)
Mexican Lobby Card
One of the most frightening monsters in horror cinema. And there's Steve McQueen tossed in for good measure (he'd go on to do television's Wanted: Dead or Alive). The movie playing in the theater when the Blob spills out of the projector booth is Daughter of Horror (a re-cut of Dementia, 1955). If you haven't caught this movie, do so: it's held up and still delivers the goosebumps.
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo (1966)
Mexican Lobby Card
What more to say than this was done by Ray Dennis Steckler. The story goes the title was a typo (should have been Rat Pfink and Boo Boo) but Steckler's budget couldn't cough up the extra money to fix it. Great movie for a midnight matinee showing. Toss in a Three Stooges short and some early cartoons and even I'd stay awake.
Rear Window (1954) Re-Release Pressbook
This is the re-release pressbook for 1962. I'm willing to bet you never knew there was an Alfred Hitchcock Coloring Book to promote the movie! Well, only four pages, sure, but the "This is a seat in a movie theatre" page should be colored and framed. And you thought Roger Corman and William Castle were the only ones with a barker-bone in their bodies, didn't you?
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Congo Bill (1948)
Mexican Lobby Card
There's something fascinating about the girls and gorillas thematic that was a Hollywood bad habit that hit its zenith in the 1940s, along with mad scientists and gorillas. Of course, the most notable is King Kong (1933), but there were many movies plotting along this theme. Here's the Mexican lobby card for the Congo Bill Columbia Pictures 15 chapter serial. While it may all appear rather silly now to watch an actor in a gorilla suit carrying an unconscious woman in his arms, try to imagine as if you were sitting in a grand, single screen, theater in the 1940s. (Here's the Congo Bill pressbook.)
Tension at Table Rock (1956) Pressbook
Here's a nice dry and dusty Western for you on a cold snowy day. Tension at Table Rock sports an eye-grabbing illustration in the poster art, daring you to blink twice. Not only is there a song tie-in to go along with the movie's action, there's also Hollywood Bread; no casting call needed, just butter.
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Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Mexican Lobby Card
What's old is new again. Here's the Mexican lobby card for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
The Gorilla (1939) Mexican Lobby Card
Even though Bela Lugosi appears in this small effort with the Ritz Brothers, he's nowhere to be seen on this Mexican lobby card for The Gorilla. Not even Lionel Atwill, who also appears, shows up here.
The House of Hammer Issue 10, 1978
Brian Lewis's cover art and John Bolton's Curse of the Werewolf highlight this issue.
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