From Zombos' Closet

Swamp Women (1956) Mexican Lobby Card

Not to be confused with Swamp Woman, Swamp Women was directed by Roger Corman and ridiculed on Mystery Science Theater 3000. I bet it still made money for the drive-ins that played it. Filmed on location in Louisiana, I'm not sure what was worse: the swamp the actors had to act in or the abandoned motel accommodations they had to endure. There's a future horror movie in that scenario I'd wager. This one's in the public domain, so you can probably watch it on YouTube. If you dare. Here's the pressbook to help you make up your mind.

Jungle Book (1942) Mexican Lobby Card

Sabu (Sabu Dastigir), truly unforgettable in The Thief of Baghdad, stars in this 1942 version of the Jungle Book.

The Loves of Hercules (1960) Mexican Lobby Card

Interesting title switch for this Mexican lobby card for The Loves of Hercules. La Venganza de Hercules implies the Mark Forest vehicle (although he plays Goliath, not Hercules), Goliath and the Dragon. Mickey Hargitay battles against the glamorous Queen Hippolyta who wants to turn him into a tree, and a three-headed dragon in the Underworld that just wants to eat him. I'll leave it up to you to decide which one is more dangerous. All I can say is Steve Reeves will always be MY Hercules. This is an enjoyably bad movie to be enjoyed in the company of fellow bad movie lovers. 

The Mark of Zorror (1940) Mexican Lobby Card

An action-packed movie with lots of swordplay. A young Bruce Wayne attends a showing of it with his parents during that fateful night.

Mission Stardust (1967) Mexican Lobby Card

Another 1960s space opera. It's interesting to note the cowboy approach here (guns drawn or blazing), which is used on many Mexican lobby cards for Westerns. I recommend reading Gary Westfahl's The Spacesuit Film: A History, 1918-1969 if you're into "spacesuit" movies.

Jungle Raiders (1945) Mexican Lobby Card

Here are four Mexican lobby cards for Jungle Raiders, a Columbia 15 episode serial movie. 

The Castle of the Mummies of Guanajuato (1973) Mexican Lobby Card

Midget minions, mad doctor, mummies, masked wrestlers? Must be a Mexican lucha libre movie!

The Time Machine (1960) Mexican Lobby Card

Here's the Mexican lobby card for The Time Machine. One of my favorite episodes of the Big Bang Theory, The Nerdvana Annihilation, shows the wonderful prop (not the Bob Burns one but a replica). The Precious Fragmentation, where the boys find a movie-used Lord of the Rings ring, is another nerdy classic.

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Degollador de Mujeres (?) Mexican Lobby Card

I don't know which movie (or television series) this lobby card is for but it packs a wallop with just two illustrations that let your mind's eye sum to a terror-sell for seeing it. 

 

Sharon's Baby (1975) Mexican Lobby Card

One of the more out-there illustrations for a horror movie. Mother gives birth to baby possessed by dwarf she once spurned. That's pretty out-there too.

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 27x40 poster on Amazon. Not that I ordered it or anything like that, of course.