Thursday, August 6, 2015

The Incredible Petrified World (1957) - (John Carradine) Argentine one-sheet

The Incredible Petrified World (1957) - (John Carradine) Argentine one-sheet

This is a 29" x 43" Argentine one-sheet poster for the 1959 Jerry Warren public domain film The Incredible Petrified World written by John W. Steiner and starring John Carradine as Professor Millard Wyman. Plot summary: Professor Millard Wyman sends a crew of four to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in a diving bell to explore unknown territory. Because of a technical mishap the diving bell loses contact with the surface team, whereupon its crew puts on scuba gear and leaves the bell. They soon find themselves in an underwater cavern inhabited among other things by a living man, a survivor of a shipwreck that has taken place 14 years earlier. Meanwhile, the surface team launches a second diving bell to see what happened to the first crew.

Cast and crew: Robert Clarke, John Carradine, Phyllis Coates, John W. Steiner, Jerry Warren, Sheila Noonan, Allen Windsor, George Skaff, Maurice Bernard, Joe Maierhouser, Lloyd Nelson, Harry Raven, Milt Collion, Robert Carroll, Lowell Hopkins, Jack Haffner



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In Search of Noah's Ark (1976) - (Vern Adix) US one-sheet

In Search of Noah's Ark (1976) - (Vern Adix) US one-sheet

This is a 27" x 41" US one-sheet poster for the Sunn Classic Pictures documentary In Search of Noah's Ark based on the book by David Balsiger and Charles E. Sellier Jr. with screenplay by James L. Conway and Charles E. Sellier Jr. and starring Vern Adix as Noah. Plot summary: The film, narrated by Brad Crandall, begins with a 20-minute reenactment of the Biblical story of Noah and then presents a somewhat biased examination, with drawings, interviews with researchers and ancient and recent eyewitness accounts, of the assertion that the original Noah's Ark exists on the slopes of Mount Ararat in Turkey. The film was a runaway success at the box office as the sixth highest-grossing film in the US in 1976.

Cast and crew: James L. Conway, David Balsiger, Charles E. Sellier Jr., Vern Adix, Brad Crandall, Eryl Cummings, Philip Hammond, Elfred Lee, John Warwick Montgomery, John Morris, Frank Moss, Fernand Navarra, Roger Rusk, Fred A. Waltz, Lee Sollenberger

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

In Old California (R1944) - (John Wayne) US one-sheet

In Old California (R1944) - (John Wayne) US one-sheet

This is a 27" x 41" US one-sheet poster for a 1944 Republic rerelease of the 1942 William C. McGann film In Old California based on a story by J. Robert Bren and Gladys Atwater, screenplay by Gertrude Purcell and Frances Hyland and starring John Wayne as Tom Craig. Plot summary: During the California Gold Rush Boston pharmacist Tom Craig moves to Sacramento and gets into a clash with Britt Dawson [Albert Dekker], a political boss who demands protection money from the population. When Dawson tells property owners not to rent to Craig for his new shop, he forms a partnership with Dawson's fiancee Lacey Miller [Binnie Barnes], who rents her property to him in exchange for a sales percentage.

Cast and crew: John Wayne, William C. McGann, Gertrude Purcell, Frances Hyland, J. Robert Bren, Gladys Atwater, Binnie Barnes, Albert Dekker, Helen Parrish, Patsy Kelly, Edgar Kennedy, Dick Purcell, Harry Shannon, Charles Halton, Emmett Lynn, Robert McKenzie, Milton Kibbee, Paul Sutton, Anne O'Neal



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In Love and War (1958) - (Robert Wagner) US one-sheet

In Love and War (1958) - (Robert Wagner) US one-sheet

This is a 27" x 41" US one-sheet poster for the 1958 Philip Dunne film In Love and War based on the 1957 Anton Myrer novel The Big War, screenplay by Edward Anhalt and starring Robert Wagner as Frankie. Plot summary: During World War II three marines with contrasting personalities are shown on shore leave, during a San Francisco furlough and in fighting on the Pacific Front. Their various relationships with family and with military and civilian women are also developed.

Cast and crew: Anton Myrer, Edward Anhalt, Robert Wagner, Dana Wynter, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lange, Bradford Dillman, Sheree North, France Nuyen, Mort Sahl, Steven Gant, Harvey Stephens, Paul Comi, Joe Di Reda, Buck Class, Sebastian Cabot



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Human Cargo (1954) - (Micheline Presle) Argentine one-sheet

Human Cargo (1954) - (Micheline Presle) Argentine one-sheet

This is a 29" x 43" Argentine one-sheet poster for the 1954 Pierre Chevalier film Human Cargo original French title Les Impures, a film noir thriller written by Juliette Sainte-Giniez and starring Micheline Presle as Michele. Plot summary: Mario [Raymond Pellegin] has been released from prison and resolves to make a new beginning with his wife, but then discovers she has not waited for him. In his bitter disappointment he abandons thoughts of trying to build an honorable life and starts working for a white slave operation. His first job is to seduce Michele, a Montmarte singer and hostess, and trick her into taking work as a prostitute in Tangier. The plan breaks down when Mario falls is love with Michele and realizes he cannot go through with the deception. However the gang steps in and forces her to go to Tangiers anyway. For more on this film see Les Impures by James Travers at Films de France.

Cast and crew: Juliette Sainte-Giniez, Micheline Presle, Raymond Pellegrin, Pierre Chevalier, Dora Doll, Rene Sarvil, Lila Kedrova, Bill Marshall, Jacques Duby, Daniel Cauchy, Guy Mairesse, Collette Castel, Laurence Badie, Teddy Bilis, PaulDemange, Jo Dest, Charles Dechamps, Pierre Leproux





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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

I Go Pogo (1980) - (Walt Kelly) US one-sheet

I Go Pogo (1980) - (Walt Kelly) US one-sheet

This is a US 27" x 41" one-sheet poster for the 1980 Marc Paul Chinoy stop motion animation film I Go Pogo based on Walt Kelly's comic strip and featuring Jonathan Winters and Vincent Price as voice actors. Plot summary: Pogo has unwittingly become a candidate for president under coercion from his animal friends in Okefenokee Swamp.

Cast and crew: Marc Paul Chinoy, Walt Kelly, Jonathan Winters, Vincent Price, Ruth Buzzi, Stan Freberg, Jimmy Breslin, Arnold Stang, Bob McFadden, Len Maxwell, Bob Kaliban, Marcia Savella, Mike Schultz, Skip Hinnant



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Hysteria (1964) - (Robert Webber) US one-sheet

Hysteria (1965) - (Robert Webber) US one-sheet

This is a 27" x 41" US one-sheet poster for a 1964 Hammer Productions murder mystery directed by Freddie Francis called Hysteria, written by Jimmy Sangster and starring Robert Webber as Chris Smith. Plot summary: Chris Smith has been in an automobile accident and emerged with amnesia. He has an anonymous benefactor covering his medical and living expenses. After moving into the new penthouse apartment provided by this benefactor, he is confronted with a bizarre murder mystery he must solve with the aid of a small number of clues.

Cast and crew: Freddie Francis, Jimmy Sangster, Robert Webber, Anthony Newlands, Jennifer Jayne, Maurice Denham, Lelia Goldoni, Peter Woodthorpe, Sandra Boize, Sue Lloyd, John Arnatt, Marianne Stone, Irene Richmond, Kiwi Kingston



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