Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards
The Leopard Men Mexican Lobby Card
I'm not sure what movie this may be from, but the lobby card design indicates it could be anywhere from the 1930s to 50s. Dorothy Short did Call of the Savage in 1935, but I don't see a credit for Paul Gifford on IMDb; and the inset scene with Amazonian women looks more like a 1950s movie than earlier. Anyway, the card illustration is what drew me to these cards. That, and the Amazonian women, of course.
Swamp Women (1956)
Mexican Lobby Card
Not to be confused with Swamp Woman, Swamp Women was directed by Roger Corman and ridiculed on Mystery Science Theater 3000. I bet it still made money for the drive-ins that played it. Filmed on location in Louisiana, I'm not sure what was worse: the swamp the actors had to act in or the abandoned motel accommodations they had to endure. There's a future horror movie in that scenario I'd wager. This one's in the public domain, so you can probably watch it on YouTube. If you dare. Here's the pressbook to help you make up your mind.
The Loves of Hercules (1960)
Mexican Lobby Card
Interesting title switch for this Mexican lobby card for The Loves of Hercules. La Venganza de Hercules implies the Mark Forest vehicle (although he plays Goliath, not Hercules), Goliath and the Dragon. Mickey Hargitay battles against the glamorous Queen Hippolyta who wants to turn him into a tree, and a three-headed dragon in the Underworld that just wants to eat him. I'll leave it up to you to decide which one is more dangerous. All I can say is Steve Reeves will always be MY Hercules. This is an enjoyably bad movie to be enjoyed in the company of fellow bad movie lovers.
Jungle Raiders (1945)
Mexican Lobby Card
Here are four Mexican lobby cards for Jungle Raiders, a Columbia 15 episode serial movie.
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The Time Machine (1960)
Mexican Lobby Card
Here's the Mexican lobby card for The Time Machine. One of my favorite episodes of the Big Bang Theory, The Nerdvana Annihilation, shows the wonderful prop (not the Bob Burns one but a replica). The Precious Fragmentation, where the boys find a movie-used Lord of the Rings ring, is another nerdy classic.
