Adventures of a Ghoul From Out West
Cult Movies No. 10, 1994
Jan Alan Henderson goes beyond the horror and writes about Zacherley's musical adventure in Cult Movies No. 10.
The Man From Beyond (1922) Pressbook
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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The Velvet Vampire
and Scream of the Demon Lover
Double Bill Pressbook
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
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The Spider (1958) Pressbook
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 (1951) Pressbook
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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Forbidden Adventure (1938) Movie Herald
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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The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Movie Herald
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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Charlie Chan
and the Feathered Serpent (1948)
Pressbook
Once you get past the stereotypes these actors were locked into by the script writers, they're still damn good actors. Here's the pressbook for Charlie Chan and the Feathered Serpent. Mantan Moreland expertly provided the comic relief for many movies, including King of the Zombies. Playing the servant role at a time when Hollywood accepted such limitations for audience consumption, he transcended his chauffeur and butler characters to make otherwise lacklustre movies worth seeing just for him alone. He became a key draw for the Charlie Chan series from Monogram. At one point, Moe and Shemp Howard seriously considered him for a role as one of the Three Stooges. He was that good.
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Charlie Chan
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Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957) Movie Herald
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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Tomb of Torture and
Cave of the Living Dead
Double Bill Pressbook
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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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Pressbook
Although meeting Frankenstein and Dracula was more fun, the boys still manage to get sand in their shoes in this outing with the mummy. Klaris takes over for Kharis, and Eddie Parker gets all wrapped up as the mummy. This movie also wrapped up the duo's Universal movie run (28 films!). I guess that's a wrap. Wikipedia notes that the look of this mummy was used for the Imperial Toys figure in the Classic Movie Monster series that hit shelves in 1986.
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Frogs (1972) Movie Herald
Here’s the newspaper-styled movie herald for Frogs. (See more pressbooks and heralds From Zombos’ Closet)
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