Spanish title: Tarzan el Temerario (Tarzan the Reckless One)Stars: Johnny Weismuller, Brenda JoyceDirected by: William ThieleDistributor: Distribuidora Sotomayor (for RKO Radio Pictures)
"Tarzan defies enemy agents… in a hot-bed of intrigue and danger!"
This story involves Tarzan having to get his ‘jungle fever’ remedy
(trust me, white boy, there ain’t no cure for jungle fever) from a lost
jungle, [...]
Spanish title: Tenías que ser túStars: Ginger Rogers, Cornel Wilde, Percy Waram, Spring Byington, Ron RandellDirected by: Don Hartman and Rudolph Mate Distributor: Columbia Pictures
"I love you, I love you much… very, very much."
If you ever needed an example that demonstrated the importance of using proper accents in written Spanish text, this film title does [...]
Spanish title: Hombres de PresaStars: John Wayne, Laraine Day, Anthony Quinn, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Judith Anderson, James GleasonDirected by: Richard WallaceDistributor: RKO Radio Pictures (US – Mexican distributor unknown)
"An iron man in a world of violence!"
Every time I look at this lobby card, the first thing that jumps into my head is, "Oooh! A rollercoaster [...]
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: 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 [...]
