Month: August 2020
1936 Luxtorpeda
Luxtorpeda (luxury torpedo) at Zakopane station, Poland, 1936
A Luxtorpeda consisted of a single, first-class only railcar
Devil’s Saddle, 1927
Happy 90th Birthday, Sir Sean Connery
Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God. – Sean Connery
Weird Tales, Dec, 1927
Darkman, 1990
When Sam Raimi was unable to acquire the rights to produce a film of the pulp character The Shadow, he created a hero based on a short story he wrote that was an homage classic universal monsters.
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You Can Leave Your Hat On
Lilian Bond and a very large hat in a 1934 studio glamour shot.
Dick Tracy Vs Cueball
The second Dick Tracy Movie by RKO and the last with Morgan Conway in the lead
Shadows
SHADOWS. (Below) Mystery emphasized by pictoral contrasts, and the ominous symbolism of the spider. A dramatization of the theme of the “shocker” melodrama, “The Limping Man,” a Powers production, with Percy Parsons in the title role. The story is by Will Scott.
Green Hornet, Volume 1 and 2
Cover art for Cassette compilation of Green Hornet Radio Shows by Radio Spirits. Artwork by Joel Bogart