Arguably Burt I. Gordon's best movie, The Magic Sword delivered an effective fantasy that certainly left an impression on me when I first saw it in the 1960s. Worth a crusade or two, the lobby standee, and that awesome giveaway flashlight sword, are two treasures I'd love to cast a spell on for my collection.
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A nice little gem of wartime movie-making written by Curt Siodmak. The special effects are well done and there's Peter Lorre and Ilona Massey. What else could you ask for?
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Here's the Spanish movie herald for Sherlock Holmes in The Scarlet Claw (La Garra Escarlata). Some idiot trimmed it slightly, but the illustration is still vibrant and exciting.
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Being an amateur magician, it's only natural I'd take a strong liking to Houdini and his exploits. Among his many accomplishments as a showman was his interest in early cinema. Unfortunately, while he excelled in the exciting escapes, he did have a problem with showing romance and kissing on camera. So as a leading man he fell short in that department. Here's a reproduction of the pressbook for Houdini in The Man From Beyond. Of particular interest is the testimonial by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on page 7 and the music cues on page 19. Since this was a silent picture, music accompaniment would have been essential.
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I have not seen these movies. The poster art is pretty good, though. The full movie for The Velvet Vampire (1971) is on YouTube. So is Scream of the Demon Lover (1970), I see. Enjoy.
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The Velvet Vampire
and Scream of the Demon Lover
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Movies with spiders always creep me out. Originally titled Earth vs. the Spider, after The Fly successfully buzzed theaters, AIP honchos decided to shorten the title to The Spider. Now that would have made a nice midnight double bill showing, don’t you think? The poster art shows more verve than the movie, but it’s still enjoyable: big spiders and small towns always work well together.
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Superman and the Mole Men is tagged as "the first full-length feature" for Superman. But let's not forget Kirk Alyn's 1948 and 1950 movie serials. Those seem like full-length features to me. George Reeves was the cat's meow in the 1950s and 60s to every kid (boys mostly) growing up and watching The Adventures of Superman on television. I'd fly around the block with a pillow case pinned to my jacket like a cape and swoosh down on evil-doers, but only after school let out, of course.
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Otherwise known as Angkor (1935), you would't guess from the Savoy movie herald that it's a travelogue, and with additional studio footage to boot. Topless women abound. I bet the Savoy Theatre in Clarksdale did well with this one.
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Conrad Veidt in a perfect role; adventure, fantasy, pissed-off genie, romance, all with a memorable score–and Sabu: What more could you want? Here's the movie herald for Thief of Bagdad.
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Gordon Scott was one of my idols as I grew up, a scrawny kid, in Brooklyn. Here's the color movie herald for Tarzan and the Lost Safari.
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Of course, the poster art is more thrilling and chilling, but hey…how can you beat that tagline "Beyond the black mouth of the cursed cave lurk the unfleshed."
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Tomb of Torture and
Cave of the Living Dead
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