Spanish title: Paris en AbrilStars: Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude DauphinDirected by: David ButlerDistributor: Warner Bros
"Nights in Paris! Romantic encounters! Endless pleasures! You’ll cheer for this spring-time celebration!"
This lobby card is a great example of how cinema art designers often mixed original art with cut’n’paste images and illustration to create something that looks all hand-painted. [...]
Spanish title: El Hijo de Ali BabaStars: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot, William Reynolds, Hugh O’Brian, Victor JoryDirected by: Kurt NeumannDistributor: Universal Pictures
"Soul of a Prince, heart of a poet… with steel in his hand and a kiss on the lips, the sensational stars of "The Prince Who Was a Thief", together again! And… [...]
Spanish title: Tarzan en la Sela Encantada (Tarzan and the Enchanted Jungle)Stars: UnknownDirected by: UnknownDistributor: Operadora de Peliculas
"The exciting adventure of the brave king of the jungle"
Can’t tell you much about this lobby card, mostly because it’s completely devoid of anything that relates to the actual film. No stars are mentioned, no director either, and [...]
Spanish title: Dos Seductores (Two Seducers)Stars: Marlon Brando, David Niven, Shirley JonesDirected by: Ralph LevyDistributor: Universal Pictures
"The Blue Coast shines with the gallant adventures of two gigolos."
Better known these days by the name of its remake, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, this bedrooms and hallways Euro-comedy pit two most definitely unlikely actors together in Marlon Brando [...]
Spanish title: Rasputin y la Zarina (Rasputin and the Czarina)Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Ralph Morgan, Diana WynaraDirected by: Richard BoleslavskyDistributor: MGM
"King of crime, hatred and evil… bringing about the fall of an empire"
You know how, when you watch the end credits on a film, it’ll say "the characters and story in this [...]
Spanish title: La Dama y el VagabundoStars: Barbara Luddy, Larry Roberts, Peggy LeeDirected by: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred JacksonDistributor: MGM (for Disney)
"She’s from the leash and license set… he’s footloose and collar free!"
With the Walt Disney company not running an office in Mexico, it was left to MGM to distribute this undeniable animation classic south [...]
Spanish title: Tarzan el Indomable (Tarzan the Indomitable One)Stars: Herman Brix (AKA Bruce Bennett)Directed by: Edward A. KrullDistributor: Guaranted Pictures de Mexico
"Dangers and adventures in the tropical forest"
Herman Brix could have been Johnny Weismuller, but for a shoulder injury he suffered in his first film – Touchdown. he was due to play Tarzan, the studio [...]
Spanish title: Jesse James vs la Hija de FrankensteinStars: John Lupton, Cal Bolder, Nada OnyxDirected by: William BeaudineDistributor: Cinematografica Azteca (for Embassy Pictures Corporation)
"Shocking assassins… a gunman and the daughter of a monster…!"
Shot in just eight days, back to back with the also cheap-and-nasty Billy The Kid vs Dracula, this film is a long way [...]
Spanish title: El Satiro de la Playa (The Satyr of the Beach)Stars: Dwan (or is it Dawn?) Marlow, Anton van Stralen, Doug LeithDirected by: Bethel BuckalewDistributor: Peliculas Agrasanchez
"Hours of ecstasy…! And hours of terror that you’ll never forget…!"
Bethel Buckalew (AKA Peter Porter, AKA Peter Perry, AKA A.P. Stootsberry, AKA Seymour Tuchus) made a lot of [...]
Spanish title: La Mujer Murcielago (The Bat Woman)Stars: Maura Monti, Roberto Cañedo, Héctor Godoy, David Silva, Crox AlvaradoDirected by: René CardonaDistributor: Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.
"Invincible! Valiant! Audacious! Powerful! Daring! Seductive!"
Cinematografica Calderon made films in Mexico from 1943 all the way through to the early 90’s before disappearing from the film business altogether, but in the 50’s and [...]
