Category: Silver Screen
Movies, Movie Posters, and the stars that propelled them into the spotlight.
Tom Tyler (August 9, 1903 – May 1, 1954)
Tom Tyler, known for his b-rate western career, made some notable appearances as Captain Marvel in the 12 chapter serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941), The Phantom in the 15 chapter serial of the same name (1943), and the mummy Kharis in the 1940 film The Mummy’s Hand.
Shanghai Express, 1932
Shanghai Express is a 1932 film about a group of train passengers held hostage by a warlord during the Chinese Civil War. Marlene Dietrich, plays the part of the notorious Shanghai Lily.
KONG
2 page promotional trade magazine advertisement for King Kong, 1933
The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron is about three World War I pilots who find jobs after the war as Hollywood stunt fliers.
What? No Fly-Swatter?
Art by Joe Grant for the Los Angeles Evening Post Record, 1933
CONGORILLA
The first sound movie made entirely in Africa, CONGORILLA chronicles Mr. and Mrs. Johnson’s 3rd trip between 1930 and 1931. Premiering in 1932, the movie permitted audiences to hear what they had only been able to see during the Johnson’s earlier work.
Study In Scarlet, 1933
A secret society collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members.
Sherlock Holmes is called in when the remaining members become victims of murder.
Magic Carpet of Movietone
Advertisement for Movietone magazine, 1932
Zombies on Broadway
Zombies on Broadway, 1945. When former gangster Ace Miller tried to go legit by opening a night club, he hires two inept promoters (Jerry & Mike) who promise that a real zombie will be there at the grand opening… of course it wasn’t that easy (Comedy, Horror)