Category: Silver Screen
Movies, Movie Posters, and the stars that propelled them into the spotlight.
Dr. No, 1962
US Poster, Art by Michael Hooks
Fay Wray, Easter, 1929
April Showers…
Promotional Photograph of Joan Blondell, Warner Brothers, 1933
Cop Spotter
Anita Page is shown utilizing her combination “cop spotter” and make up mirror. She claimed it “saved tickets as well as shiny noses.” She is sitting in her 1929 Isotta Fraschini Roadster. (March 19, 1929)
Hays code approved
90 years ago on March 31st, 1930, the Hays code was adopted by the MPPDA. The code set up strict guidelines about what couldn’t be shown on film, however it was not enforced until 1934. The purpose of the code was to thwart government intervention in the censorship of movies.
Boy’s Cinema, April 2, 1938
The Transformation of Dr. Jekyll
Promotional shot showing the transformation of Dr Jekyll into Mr Hyde.
Cult of the Cobra, 1955
American G.I.s who trespass on a Hindu ceremony are hunted down by a beautiful woman who has the power to transform herself into a cobra. (IMDb.com) Continue reading “Cult of the Cobra, 1955”
Zane & Swanson
Promotional Sheet of Billy Zane and Kristy Swanson for The Phantom