Spanish title: Jose Vendido en Egipto (Joseph Sold in Egypt)Stars: Geoffrey Horne, Belinda Lee, Robert Morley, Carlo Giustini, Arturo Dominici, Finlay Currie, Mario GirottiDirected by: Irving Rapper, Luciano RicciDistributor: Colorama Features (US)
"Extraordinary! Spectacular! Grandiose!"
The tagline doesn’t quite describe the film correctly, but we can let that slide for now; this was one of the ongoing [...]
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: 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 [...]
Spanish title: El Zorro y Los Tres MosqueterosStars: Gordon Scott, Jose Greci, Maria Grazia Spina, Gianni Rizzo, Giacomo RossiDirected by: Luigi CapuanoDistributor: United Producers de Mexico
"Thousands of emotions in this great adventure film! Athos, Portos,
Aramis, D’Artagnan, and Zorro fighting for their honor – and a lady!"
Luigi Capuano wasn’t exactly the king of serious drama; a [...]
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: 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: 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 [...]
