Spanish title: El Samurai AsesinoStars: Toshiro Mifune, Michiyo AratamaDirected by: Kihachi OkamotoDistributor: Films de Mexico
"Friends and enemies, looking for glory but never obtaining it!"
When our lobby card dealer mentioned he had an inexpensive one in stock for a samurai movie with "some guy called Mifute… Mifube… Mifune maybe?" – we kind of jumped at it. [...]
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: 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: Aventuras de los Comandos (Adventures of the Commandos)Stars: Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Arthur Kennedy Directed by: Raoul WalshDistributor: Warner Bros
"Boldness, morals, and intrepidity as never seen before, in a chilling
adventure…"
While this card isn’t exactly an awe-inspiring piece of original art (a lot of WB film lobby cards of this period followed a similar [...]
