Blue Demon y Las Invasoras (1969)
Mexican Lobby Card
It's on YouTube, but in Spanish. Lo siento. See beautiful female aliens handling 1960s "futuristic" set design on a minuscule budget.
The Batwoman (1968)
Mexican Lobby Card
Yes, in the movie, she does fight crime in her bikini outfit. Some crazy scientist is grabbing wrestlers for their spinal fluid to make a gill man. Every villain needs a gill man. Now that I know about her, I'm sorry she never hooked up with Adam West's Batman. You can see a trailer on YouTube and grab a 27×40 poster on Amazon. Not that I ordered it or anything like that, of course.
Curse of the Demon (1957)
Mexican Lobby Card
Of course the original title, Night of the Demon, wasn't sensational enough for American distribution, so they went and spiced it up with the change to Curse of the Demon, while splicing out some minutes of the original running time, too, unwisely. This is an excellent supernatural horror that is brought home by the appearance of the demon (a hotly contested point to be sure), another Americanization, over the objections of director and writer Jacques Tourneur and Charles Bennett. For an engrossing read on the movie's production trials and tribulations, get Tony Earnshaw's book, Beating the Devil: The Making of the Night of the Demon.
Dark Intruder (1965) Pressbook
I found out about this movie after reading Night Gallery: An After Hours Tour (which I highly recommend). Dark Intruder was the pilot for a potential series for television called The Black Cloak, produced by Jack Laird. Dailymotion is currently offering a slightly blurry copy for view, and it's well worth the time spent.
Here's the pressbook to whet your appetite. Bon appetite.
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Forbidden Women (1948) Pressbook
The colorful and provocative cover for this 1948 movie pressbook caught my eye. I'm sure Forbidden Women was a spliced together cheapie set for drive-in consumption. Lloyd Friedgen also released the "throbbing drama of shackled youth" Child Bride (1938). He also edited some episodes of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968). Go figure.
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Mexican Lobby Card
While the key movie in the Abbot and Costello monster series is Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, this one is still fun and my second favorite.
Crime and Noir Mexican Lobby Cards
Tuck that gun nice and snug under your belt and spit out the chewing gum. Knot up that worn overcoat and tilt your brim a little bit more to the left. Good. Now you're ready to eyeball some nifty Mexican lobby cards with a bent for crime that hits square into a dark corner pocket.
Nightmare 1956
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Marihuana (1936) Mexican Lobby Card
How times and attitudes have changed. This is one of the more desired Mexican lobby cards, as it has a universal appeal for some reason. This is a great midnight movie for theaters, by the way. Is anyone doing midnight movie shows anymore?
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Mexican Lobby Card
I have yet to see this horror musical movie directed by Brian De Palma, with music by Paul Williams.
The Deadly Trap (1971)
Mexican Lobby Card
A bit busy, but this Mexican lobby card for The Deadly Trap gives you everything you need to know: kids in danger, mayhem and disruption, and an ominous abode beckoning (although the house can also imply a criminal conspiracy, lunatic family, or mysterious organization ;). Usually the lobby cards from the 1970s aren't as thoughtfully executed, so this one is a pleasant surprise.
The Werewolf (1956) Mexican Lobby Card
An interesting and under-appreciated horror movie, with a noirish opening and its ostensibly homosexual relationship undertones, The Werewolf plays as low-budget, but Fred F. Sears (The Giant Claw, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers) does a competent job for Sam Katzman. Here's the pressbook.
Pigmy Island (1950) Mexican Lobby Card
Jungle Jim deals with a missing Woman's Army Corps captain (Ann Savage) and a pigmy chief (Billy Curtis). And that's only half the story. The rest is the usual tangle with natives, animals, overgrown jungle scenery, and foreign agents after a mysterious plant. This Mexican lobby card is eye-catching and well executed: note how the captain is looking at Jungle Jim but Jungle Jim is busy listening to his monkey pal. And boy, those chimps can chatter. That pretty sums up the romantic heat in this one. Considered camp today, with the stock footage, fake animals, and gorilla-suited stuntmen, nonetheless it's still fun for a matinee showing.