Promotional shot for the movie The Black Cat, staring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi
Category: Silver Screen
Movies, Movie Posters, and the stars that propelled them into the spotlight.
Trader Horn, 1931
Two white traders in the darkest Africa of the 1870s find a missionary’s daughter, who was captured as a child by a savage tribe and now worshiped as a goddess. (IMDb.com)
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What do you know about vampires? 1922
A vampire contest which ran in conjunction with the showing the motion picture “A Fool There Was,” Rock Island, IL, 1922
Frankenstein Poster, 1931
Poster for the 1931 horror film Frankenstein, featuring a then unknown actor, Boris Karloff
Valley of the Zombies, 1946
Ormand Murks, thought dead but survives via means of a voodoo potion, has an insatiable need for blood. Murks kills Dr. Maynard, the doctor responsible for committing him to an insane asylum. Meanwhile two young lovers are suspected of the murders and are out to prove their innocence. Though this doesn’t have much in the way of valleys or zombies, it is a fun little flick with pretty good acting and dialog.
“You might need my help, and I’m good at screaming.” – Susan
Paulette Goddard, 1939
Publicity shot of Paulette Goddard in The Cat And The Canary, 1939
Journey to Mars, 1926
A Journey to Mars poster, art by Prusakov and Borisov
She-gods of Shark Reef, 1958
Two brothers, one wanted for murder, are shipwrecked on an island inhabited by nubile young women who have amassed a valuable cache of pearls. (IMDb.com)
One Million Years B.C., 1966
Promo piece for One Million Years B.C., a 1966 Hammer Film Productions and Seven Arts film. It is a remake of the 1940 film One Million B.C. staring Raquel Welch and John Richardson.
Murder At Midnight, 1931
A game of charades turns to murder when the blanks in the pistol used are replaced with real ammunition. initially it is thought to be a murder suicide, until the bodies start to pile up. Murder at Midnight features a cast of quirky suspects, fun dialog, and an interesting plot with a surprise ending. The picture quality of the copy we watched seemed washed out, but the sound quality was quite passable, though there was a bit of persistent background “noise”