Movie Poster Collecting: Joe Besser

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Hand of Death (1962) - (John Agar) US one-sheet

This is a 27" x 41" US one-sheet for the 1962 Gene Nelson film Hand of Death written and produced by Eugene Ling and starring John Agar as Alex Marsh. Plot summary: In his desert laboratory, research scientist Alex Marsh develops a potent form of nerve gas he hopes will keep its victims in a hypnotic state after they recover from the initial paralysis. When he is accidentally exposed to it himself he slowly turns into a grotesque toxic monster and kills anyone he touches, beginning with his own lab assistant Carlos [John Alonzo].

Cast and crew: Gene Nelson, Eugene Ling, John Agar, Paula Raymond, Stephen Dunne, Roy Gordon, John A. Alonzo, Jack Younger, Joe Besser, Butch Patrick, Norman Burton, Fred Krone, Kevin Enright, Jack Donner, Chuck Niles, Ruth Terry, Bob Whitney

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

Africa Screams (1949) - (Abbott and Costello) US #4 Lobby Card

Africa Screams (1949) - (Abbot and Costello) US #4 Lobby Card

This the 11" x 14" #4 lobby card for the 1949 Charles Barton film Africa Screams starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello based on story and screenplay by Earl Baldwin. Plot summary: Bookseller Buzz Johnson [Bud Abbott] tells Diana Emerson that another bookseller named Stanley Livington [Lou Costello] knows a lot about Africa. This false bragging causes the two of them to be abducted to Africa because Diana and her gang need help locating an African tribe. While in Africa they encounter lions, apes and a raging river, but Stanley also finds some diamonds.

Cast and crew: Charles Barton, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck, Max Baer, Buddy Baer, Earl Baldwin, Hillary Brooke, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser, Burt Wenland