Spanish title: Flama de Traicion (Flame of Treason)Stars: Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature, Louis CalhernDirected by: Gottfried ReinhardtDistributor: MGM Mexico
"Is he the betrayed one?"
Lana Turner plays
Carla Van Oven, who, despite being suspected of working with the Nazis, turns into an allied spy during World War II.
Another war movie in which American stars play folks [...]
Spanish title: Caceria en los MaresStars: John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, Tab HunterDirected by: John FarrowDistributor: Warner Bros
"The elusive Sea Captain and his blonde woman in an explosive, suspense-packed story of high daring on the high seas!"
Usually, you’ll find the great American heroes playing great American heroes in war movies. In this [...]
Spanish title: Alas de AguilaStars: John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O’Hara, Ward BondDirected by: John FordDistributor: MGM Mexico
"John Ford takes to the sky in this exciting plethora of historic adventures inspired by a driven and romantic man."
Sinking destroyers and diving bombers set off the lobby card of this John Ford wartime romantic drama, but John [...]
Spanish title: Jim de la Selva vs Hombres Gorillas (Jim of the Jungle vs the Gorilla People)Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Trudy Marshall, ChitaDirected by: William A. BerkeDistributor: Columbia Pictures, via Peliculas Agrasanches
"Ferocious gorilla men seed terror in the African forest!"
Nazis dress up as monkeys so they can steal African treasure, and only Jungle Jim (AKA [...]
Spanish title: El Barco mas Loco del EjercitoStars: Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully, Joby Baker, Warren Berlinger, Patricia DriscollDirected by: Richard MuprhyDistributor: Columbia Pictures
Another of the 1960’s Columbia Mexico lobby cards, which are notable due to their slightly smaller size, slightly thicker cardboard, and lack of original art (see Requiem [...]
Spanish title: Nido de Ratas (Nest of Rats) Stars: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod SteigerDirected by: Elia KazanDistributor: Columbia Pictures
"Winner of eight prizes of the Academy!"
Of all the lobby cards in the Cineartista collection, few are printed on card as thick as this one, and few feature less colors.
Designed to promote [...]
Spanish title: Requiem para um LuchadorStars: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie HarrisDirected by: Ralph NelsonDistributor: Columbia Pictures
"The violent, loveless world of ‘Mountain Rivera’!"
Call it serendipity if you will, but over all my years of tracking down Mexican lobby cards of American feature film releases, I usually take my pick of what I can [...]
Spanish title: Vuelve… i Amor Mio!Stars: Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Edia Adams, Jack Oakie, Jack KruschenDirected by: Delbert MannDistributor: Universal Mexico
"They see my little nest… me a turtle dove, him a sparrowhawk…"
Lord knows what the slugline means, but this is a great kitschy lobby card if you can ignore the hokey text written [...]
Spanish title: Juego de PijamasStars: Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Eddie Foy JrDirected by: George Abbott, Stanley DonenDistributor: Warner Bros
"Cheers, suggestion, incitement… and howls of enthusiasm
as you die of laughter"
This is a great piece of Mexican lobby card art, from the beautiful colors right on down to the pantless depiction of Doris Day [...]
Spanish title: El Fruto DoradoStars: Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert, Hedy LamarrDirected by: Jack ConwayDistributor: MGM Mexico
"Romance and action in this exciting history of two adventurers looking for the coveted black gold."
Though this lobby card features perhaps some of the most amateur-looking original art that I’ve seen on a major release, it’s definitely [...]
