Small blurb in the Motion Picture Herald about Republic releasing a Superman serial (June 1, 1940)
Month: June 2020
Hat Check Girl, 1932
Gerry Marsh is a hat-check girl in a nightclub surrounded by bootleggers, blackmailers and others before she falls in love with millionaire playboy Buster Collins.
The movie was made without any of the people listed in this advertisement…
The Land Unknown, 1957
Three men and a woman crash-land in a deep crater in Antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. (IMDb.com)
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The Many Faces of Perry Mason
Since 1934, there have been six people to portray Earl Stanley Gardner’s famous defense attorney.
Warren Williams 1934-1936, The Case of the Howling Dog (1934), The Case of the Curious Bride (1935), The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935), and The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
Diez Minutos
Wende Wagner adorns the cover of this 1972 issue of Diez Minutos
Ultra-Short Waves to Mars, 1934
By using ultra-short waves, science expects to penetrate the heavyside layer, or gaseous medium surrounding the earth, and establish radio communication with Mars and other distant planets.
A Perfect 10
Marian Marsh on the beach in a 1931 publicity shot (get a load of those heels!)
Green Hornet Coloring Books
The first three Green Hornet coloring books shown were published by Watkins Stathmore Co. in 1966. The last one pictured was published by Whitman publishing, also in 1966.
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Alright, Who Played With the Bat-Signal?
An image of an eye is projected onto a building at New York by a skyjector. February 1960.
Blue Beetle is Back!
I’m a little late in posting this, as I just found out about it…
“Scientists of the world unite! When Simon Stagg sabotages Mr. Terrific’s latest world-changing invention, reinforcements are needed. Enter the Terrific Council: Blue Beetle! The Atom! Man-Bat! Shay Veritas! Dhalua Strong! (Just hum a theme song in your head, it’ll be more exciting that way.) Looks like Michael Holt has been building a real path to progress behind the backs of his Terrific comrades-but the real question is, what else is he planning?” – (DC Comics)
