Forbidden Planet (1956) Spanish Pressbook
Here’s the Spanish pressbook for Forbidden Planet. Download Forbidden Planet Spanish Pressbook (comic reader version).
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Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy)
The Time Machine (1960) Pressbook
A large pressbook for a classic movie, The Time Machine, is packed with promotional material. From the Coppertone suntanning lotion tie-up, the coloring contest mat, a 40×60 display poster on heavy board, Dell comic book, record tie-in, and Yvette Mimieux's fasion. Whew.
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The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)
Danish Program
The Danish Programs can be pretty small: 4.5 x 6 inches, but wonderfully collectible because of that, along with their often eye-catching covers. Here's the one for The Beast with Five Fingers starring Peter Lorre.
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Terror of the Tongs (1961) Belgian Pressbook
Here's the Belgian pressbook for Terror of the Tongs. The striking cover, with its perfect use of white highlights, caught my eye. Christopher Lee didn't play Fu Manchu here, that would follow in 1965 with The Face of Fu Manchu.
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13 Ghosts (1960) Belgian Pressbook
Here is the Belgian pressbook for 13 Ghosts (1960). Foreign pressbooks are always so concise (although I've not see any Bollywood ones in-depth, yet, so I may be overstating here). this pressbook is one sheet, folded to create four letter-sized pages. Nice and concise, like I said.
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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 Christmas That Almost Wasn’t (1966) Pressbook
If only this cheerless movie could have been a "wasn't" we'd be all the better for it. No magic, no wonder, and no fun whatsoever. Dreary sums it up. Fruitcake has more going for it.
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City Under the Sea (1965) British Pressbook
Also known as War-Gods of the Deep (for the US release) and directed by Jacques Tourneur. Oddly enough, this was double-billed with Beach Blanket Bingo. Go figure.
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Pressbook
I've always wanted a Baby Jane doll. She would make a nice display along with Chucky and Billy the puppet from Saw. I've been hankering to grab this pressbook for some time, as I'm a huge fan of the movie. Each time it came up for auction, the price would reach triple digits, which is crazy. Sure, it has the cool Charles Adams cartoon, and it is a creepy movie, but at those prices, I'd rather wait and hope to get lucky. And I did. I found a dealer/collector, in the Netherlands of all places, selling it for 40 bucks plus 20 for postage. I ordered it, got it in less than two weeks (from the Netherlands, no less), and the copy arrived in fine condition. Sometimes, waiting pays off.
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War of the Worlds (1953) Pressbook
Another George Pal movie that inspired genre-lovers everywhere. And still the most visually impressive, with its Martian spaceship and creature designs. And those sound effects! You can feel the searing heat of those death rays by just hearing them shoot forth from those serpentine, metallic stalks sweeping in all directions. I bet you didn't know the key Martian words mentioned in this pressbook (page 19). Or that Paramount cartoons were part of the complete theater package (page 17). And maybe it's just me, but that Outer Space Background Paper is to die for. So are the impressive theater promotional items to dress up the marquee and the lobby.
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When Worlds Collide (1951) Pressbook
This planetary-sized pressbook for When Worlds Collide (1951) is by special request of ZC reader, pressbook nut, and George Pal fan, Terry Michitsch. His other request, the pressbook for War of the Worlds (1953), will land tomorrow. (And whoever the bozo who made the small clipping on the color page, a pox on you.)
2024 update: Terry provided new images for some pages, now included. One of these days I’ll rescan the pressbook for better images overall. Thanks Terry!
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