A rare double page advertisement for the Green Archer serial (rare for being a serial)
Month: June 2020
Spring-Heeled Jack, Final Issue (1886)
Robot on the Run!
In what was a failed attempt to save their jobs, musicians lobbied for real music to be played at theaters, instead of pre-recorded music.
A Martian, 1909
Martians Tall, Thin, Furry and Have Big Heads
ITS REAL COLD UP THERE
(That is one reason the people there are so profound)
A Martian According to Dr. Mitchell’s Description.
The Columbian, Bloomsburg, Pa. May 13th, 1909
The Other Lord of the Jungle
Bomba the jungle boy is a character found in a series of books by Roy Rockwood.
The Lost City, 1935
Stop Hoarding
Three years into the great depression and MGM is trying to figure out how to get people to spend money on motion pictures…
Motion Picture Herald, July 23, 1932
Rocketing to the Moon, 1930
Artists conception of Professor Goddard’s rocket ship to the moon. It was estimated the rocket would have an average speed of 4650 MPH and would make the trip to the moon in 48 hours.
Man with a Camera
SETS LENS AND FOCUSES ON ADVENTURE….. Charles Bronson stars as Mike Kovac, ex-combat photographer now freelancing in ABC-TV’s “Man With a Camera,”
adventure-mystery series premiering Monday, October 19 (10:30-11PM, PST).
Kovac, a warm hearted but tough New Yorker, is as expert with his camera as his fists, and his freelance assignments give him plenty of practice in both fields. (ABC promotional copy)
Continue reading “Man with a Camera”
The Big News of 1930-1931
Pre-release industry promotional advertisement for MGMs upcoming talkie, Trader Horn.
