The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake Mexican lobby card combines creepy illustration with a hint of female in danger and a touch of witchcraft. Great greenish, yellowish colors and strong font lettering complete the "sell."
Cold War tension and military might make The Lost Missile a child of the past and today, ironically.
The Magnetic Monster (1953), c0-scripted by Curt Siodmak, who also directed.
The Mexican lobby card for Bela Lugosi's horror-comedy, One Body Too Many (1944).
A simple Mexican lobby card design you see for 1970s and 1980s movies like Without Warning (1980): photographic elements and basic text layouts.
I simply love this Mexican lobby card for The Naked Jungle (1954). For one thing, how can you go wrong with an unstoppable army of man-eating ants ruining your day. Sure, there's romance and a manly Charlton Heston to save the day, but did I mention MAN-EATING ANTS? The card is eye-catching, and the illustration sophisticated yet vibrant.
The Mexican lobby card for It! (1967) pushes the Norman Bates motherly love angle a bit. All the key elements are here from the movie: the amulet, the statue, the unconscious victim, etc
The Mexican lobby card for I Was a Teenage Caveman (1958). Funny how this movie had a 1960s social unrest vibe to it, and the surprise ending is similar to those later seen in movies like The Village and Planet of the Apes.
This Mexican lobby card for The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) uses what I refer to as the scrapbook approach: the illustrations are ripped off from other sources and pasted together, creating a melange of exciting events that never happen in the movie. It's beautiful to look at, but ultimately disappointing. Astute pop culture fans will note the Seaview submarine from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and cover art from Eerie magazine (or was it Creepy?).
Watari, Ninja Boy (1966) looks like a movie I’d want to see. A little boy with a big axe to grind; let the action begin.
An odd amalgam of elements roughly illustrated, but they do fit the title for this Mexican lobby card for Terror Sexo Y Brujeria.