Spanish title: Aventuras del Capitan KidStars: Richard Crane, David Bruce, John Crawford, George WallaceDirected by: Derwin Abbe, Charles S. GouldDistributor: Columbia Pictures
"The king of the pirates! 15 sensational episodes!"
The age of the serials was well and truly over by the time this pedestrian matinee ‘thriller’ series hit the screens, and it has all the hallmarks [...]
Spanish title: La Sirena Del CaribeStars: Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Richard EganDirected by: John SturgesDistributor: RKO Radio Pictures
"Between thousands of pirates and killer sharks, she looks for of a
lost treasure – the most fabulous adventure under the sea!"
Jane Russell was said to have been ‘two of the biggest stars in show business’, and as a [...]
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: Moby DickStars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, Orson Welles, Herman MelvilleDirected by: John HustonDistributor: Warner Bros (for 20th Century Fox and United Artists)
"The White Whale had almost destroyed him…"
The second of our two lobby cards for John Huston’s Moby Dick, this design is by far the superior of the two.
The first relies [...]
Spanish title: Sanson Contra Los Piratas (Samson Against The Pirates)Stars: Kirk Morris, Margaret Lee, Daniele VargasDirected by: Amerigo AntonDistributor: Peliculas Agrasanchez
"The Fury of the Seven Seas, dominated by one man – the greatest conquest of the screen!"
Eh, not quite. This is a terrible film, typical of the cardboard sets/spaghetti action genre of Italian filmmaking of [...]
Spanish title: La Laguna AzulStars: Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins, Leo McKern, William DanielsDirected by: Randal KleiserDistributor: Columbia Pictures
"The sensational story of a natural romance."
We really don’t have much to add here. It’s a cheap, cheesy lobby card that illustrates perfectly what was lost when the distributors switched from original art to photo art.
In [...]
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: Moby DickStars: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, Orson WellesDirected by: John HustonDistributor: Warner Bros (for 20th Century Fox and United Artists)
"Before the shark… there was the whale!"
This is one of two different lobby card releases for this film, and this is definitely the inferior one. The odd choice of circling Gregory Peck’s [...]
