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: La Bailarina (The Ballerina)Stars: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Fred Astaire, Franchot Tone, May Robson, Winnie Lightner, Robert BenchleyDirected by Robert Z. LeonardDistributor: MGM Mexico
"The case of a man who loved another… a huge musical romance… a splendid spectacle of wealth in the theater world, with
beautiful women shining in magnificent clothes. A worldwide smash" [...]
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: 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: 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 [...]
Spanish title: MogamboStars: Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace KellyDirected by: John FordDistributor: MGM Mexico
"A battle of the sexes… and a battle against the gorillas!"
This lobby card for the Sam Zimbalist-produced multi-Oscar nominated jungle feature is in incredible shape. No pinholes, no tears, nice thick cardboard; in fact, if not for a couple of slightly dinged [...]
Spanish title: Mi Amor Brasileno (My Brazilian Love)Stars: Lana Turner, Ricardo Montalban, John Lund, Louis CalhernDirected by: Mervyn LeRoyDistributor: MGM Mexico
"A great, ardent, all-consuming passion, living in the land of tropical heat."
This is a beautiful lobby card, rich in color with tremendous paintwork that really sells the Turner/Montalban on-screen chemistry well.
This particular card is [...]
Spanish title: RapsodiaStars: Elizabeth Taylor, Vittorio Gassman, John Ericson, Louis CalhernDirector: Charles VidorDistributor: MGM Mexico
"A rhapsody of love, with music from the grand maestros!"
This lobby card is light on original art, due to the use of several cut’n’paste photos, but what original paintwork there is sure didn’t miss Elizabeth Taylor’s cleavage.
Well done, sir.
