Billy Gets an Unexpected Invitation!
No one inviting you to their parties? Then here you go. Of course, any party patrons that can hear you playing in your home from across the street may not be as lively as you'd like. As a backup plan, just in case no one continues to invite you to their parties even after all that Harmonica practice, I suggest you take up whittling Gaspard the Sailor, too. It will help make all that idle time pass quickly. (Hohner Harmonicas Ad from Popular Science, December, 1936)
Movie Pressbook:
Super Stooges vs. The Wonder Women (1974)
I miss the 1970s trashy zaniness, don't you?
Movie Pressbook: The Maniac (1963)
Believe it or not, Hammer did do quite a few movies without Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
Gorgo (1961) Mexican Lobby Card
As a monsterkid in the 1960s, this was one of my favorite monster movies. It's a simple mom goes looking for lost child storyline, which is very heartwarming once you get past the destruction and death toll.
The Radio Trained Man
Travel back in time with me…To yesterday's tomorrows: Opportunities for the Radio Trained Man advertisment in Popular Science, November, 1936…and don't forget, "Television is sure to come as a commercial industry. Whether this year or later…"
British Pressbook: Jack Palance’s Dracula (1873)
Here's the British pressbook for Jack Palance's Dracula (1973), directed by Dan Curtis (a television production). Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula has more to do with Curtis' movie version than Bram Stoker's novel. Curtis explored the romantic past of Dracula and his lost love.
Mexican Lobby Card: Isle of the Dead
Even though this Mexican lobby card for Isle of the Dead with Boris Karloff shows heavy tanning, the colors are still exciting. Even more striking is how the words suspense, terror, and horror aren't captured in the artwork; there's a more sedate, almost serene composure to it.