Movie Pressbook: Primitive Paradise (1961)
There was an allure and air of mystery to be found in travelogue-styled movies that documented the unknown regions of our globe. Before the Internet, of course. Now we know and see too much.
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Movie Pressbook: The Innocents (1961)
When was the last time you watched a really good ghost story?
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Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
Mexican Lobby Card
Hey, just finding a son saved a lot of time and explanation, didn't it? Here are two variations on the Mexican lobby card for Tarzan Finds a Son!
Mexican Lobby Card: Jungle Mystery
Jungle Mystery (1932), "con el nuevo Tarzan, Noah Beery, Jr." Say, what?
Movie Herald: The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
Although somewhat yellow peril inspired, this series with Christopher Lee is still one of my favorites, as are the books by Sax Rohmer. And let's not forget that Boris Karloff played the arch criminal in 1932's The Mask of Fu Manchu.
Frank Buck in Jungle Terror (1946) Pressbook
Before the Internet and social media, jungles were darkly mysterious, foreboding, and adventure laden, fraught with wild beasts and dangers unknown. Now the wild beasts and adventures are on YouTube. Bummer.
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Movie Pressbook: The Mummy (1959)
Here’s the movie pressbook for Terence Fisher’s neatly scripted The Mummy; greatly enhanced by Peter Cushing’s energetic performance and Christopher Lee’s looming presence.
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Jungle Jim in Mark of the Gorilla (1950) Pressbook
Nazis dress up as apes and go looking for gold. Jungle Jim (Johnny Weismuller) has other plans for them.
