Spanish title: Moral Y Deseo (Moral and Desire)Stars: Rosanna Schiaffino, Jacques Perrin, Alain Cuny, Isa MirandaDirected by: Mauro BologniniDistributor: Cinematografica Anahuac
"…and it was dragged out by human passion!"
Originally called La Zorruzione in its native Italian, this film involves a young man who wants to be a Priest, only for his controlling father to disapprove and [...]
Spanish title: Rayos Al Valante (Lightning to the Steering Wheel)Stars: Harry Millard, Judy LewisDirected by: William T. NaudDistributor: Peliculas Agrasanchez
"The gamble of the race! The love of life! From the first second, you will be caught in a web of emotion, intrigue and suspense!"
William T. Naud had never directed a film before when the [...]
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: Maciste Contra Los Monstruos (Maciste vs the Monsters)Stars: Reg Lewis, Margaret LeeDirected by: Guido MalestestaDistributor: Embassy Pictures Corporation (US), Telexport (Italy)
"A mysterious world in the prehistoric apocalyptic era, millon of years before Christ!"
In the world of Italian swords and sandals pulp film ‘epics’, Maciste is a fairly regularly-seen character. In fact, he first [...]
Spanish title: Cleopatra la Serpiente Del Nilo
Stars: Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Raymond Burr, Julie NewmarDirected by: William CastleDistributor: Columbia Pictures
"From my bed of silk, I dominate the world with my burning lips… Sin and savagery in matchless spectacle!"
This low-budget version of the Cleopatra story, which is often considered to be as good as the big [...]
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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
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