~ BATCH OF WILD 'N' WEIRD POSTERS FROM THE PAST ~

Here's my last post for May, so, lets take a look at a few cool posters I've compiled to get your juices flowing, here at The Dungeon!..

There were a number of great posters created for FRANKENSTEIN in 1931, I like this one especially because of the wild contortions of Frankie's body!

This is an interesting foreign poster from 1941's THE WOLF MAN with Lon Chaney as the man.

Love this poster showing Rondo with hypnotic electric eyes in HOUSE OF HORRORS from 1946. I'll be reviewing this movie next month, it also stars Martin (THE FLESH EATERS) Kosleck.

Here's an interesting poster for the silent serial THE HOUSE OF TERROR from 1928, remember, there was no Motion Picture Production Code until 1934, which lasted until 1954. Boobs were popularly exploited items before that.

This is a nice RKO poster for MEXICAN SPITFIRE SEES A GHOST from 1942, it starred Tarzan's real wife, the very wild gal, Lupe Valez.

We also love those bad girls at the Dungeon, this poster for PICKUP in 1951 sez it all!

I mean, like, is this the coolest poster for TARGET EARTH in 1954 or what?! Those pinchers look absolutely terrifying, but, thing is, the pinchers on the robots in the movie were small and goofy looking! Also, there was only one robot made for the production. Looks like a lot of bait and switch going on here...

Here's a really nice poster for Universal's THE MOLE PEOPLE from 1956 with good old Dungeon Hero John (HAND OF DEATH) Agar.

This Japanese poster for THEM! in 1954 looks great, the monsters are very creepy looking.

Check out this awesome foreign poster for 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH from 1957. What's interesting to me is that the poster says... 30 MILLION KILOMETERS TO EARTH!

HORRORS OF SPIDER ISLAND from 1960 had a number of eye catching posters, like this one! I used to have the 1-sheet from this fun flick.

Honestly, this 1-sheet from THE CREEPING TERROR in 1957 has got to be one of the worst, kitschiest posters in the history of posters, unbelievable!! But, better be ready to pay big bucks if you'd like to collect one of these suckers!

Look at this odd poster for DR. TERROR'S HOUSE OF HORRORS in 1965, has a comic book feel.

Here's a nice 2-color foreign poster for the very creepy ISLAND OF TERROR from 1966.

We'll end with this very classy Mexican poster for EL MEDICO DE LAS LOCAS in 1956. Tune in tomorrow for our last post in May!

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DOGGONE TIRED - Tex Avery/Scott Bradley (1949)

I couldn't think of a better title to describe the way I feel  right now, so with feets and ass a draggin', here's this week's Wacko Wednesday installment of Dwrayger Dungeon, a cartoon from the brilliant comic mind of Mr. Tex Avery, "Doggone Tired!!!"

As a kid, I probably actually watched more cartoons than I did movies, maybe it had something to do with that short attention span I have! I always love to show the credits on cartoons just to show how lazy people are today! Try and do anything with only this many participants, I dare you, but back in 1949, this was all it took to make a really awesome cartoon! One of those participants was the always entertaining Mr. Scott Bradley (Not to be confused with Scott Bradlee, leader of the phenomenal group Post-Modern Jukebox!) Be sure and check out this one minute sample of musical genius from his amazing madcap comic mind!

I'm not into hunting, but it makes for a good storyline!

Here he is, our nameless hero, the hunting dog, and he's raring to go!

But the hunter is not ready yet, so it's back to the cabin to get a good night's rest, so they can take off fresh, first thing in the morning!

 

Since this is what he lives for, the hunting dog is not happy about this situation at all!

Peeking through the keyhole on this whole scene is the poor defenseless little bunny rabbit!

The poor rabbit is worried as Hell! What can he do? Then he gets an idea, he'll try and prevent the hunting dog from getting a good night's sleep, and then he'll be worthless!

First off, he tries the olde leaking faucet trick!

And when the dog tries to stop the leak? Well, let me just say that this is how my whole day has gone so far!

Sometimes I don't sleep so well myself, so it's pretty easy to identify with this dog!!  You just finally get comfortable, get settled in, and...............

It seems like there's always something to ruin it!

This record would be a number one hit in drought sticken California these days!

The rabbit will not give up! He's really taken it up a notch or two!

You can't go wrong with the olde "substitute a firecracker for a candle" routine!

Kind of painful, but at least he can finally get some sleep!

This dog is indeed Gone!!

By the time this whole ordeal is over, both of them are too tuckered out to care anymore, and so am I!
"Doggone Tired" was one of 10 cartoons on a DVD I got years ago titled "The Top 10 Forgotten Cartoons Of All Time!" Hopefully it's still available somewhere!

WOMAN IN THE MOON / Fritz Lang-Film, Universum Film - 1929

It's time for a trip to the Moon, 1929 style, here's Fritz Lang's epic silent film that thrilled the audiences way back when. An interesting note... Hitler banned this film because the spaceship was nearly identical to V-2s that were constructed in secrecy by the Third Reich at the time. And, the film shows a countdown to launch of a rocket, it was not just the first countdown used in a movie but the first one ever!

We have a sound clip of the theme for your approval, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button located there by our lunar pod, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula!.. Here's... WOMAN IN THE MOON!

The first half of the movie before the launch is a little boring, but is full of odd characters like this super frau here, smoking a cigarette!

Our hero has located a gold deposit on the Moon and plans on retrieving it, but how?..

Well, by building an awesome rocket ship to get him and his crew there, what else?

And... Away they go!!

The young boy has brought along a sci-fi pulp magazine to show everyone what could happen to them if the Moon was inhabited by monsters!!.. Love it!

Is this a cool shot or what, there were four great cinema photographers on the project.

The landing is going to be a little rough, so, you'd better hold on for dear life!

The old professor grabs a spacesuit and runs off, he just can't wait to find that there gold!

Our hero and the kid take a little walk after they discover there is air on the Moon and that they don't really need a spacesuit to burden them.

There are lots of natural wonders to be discovered as they explore the lunar surface and some of the subterranean caves.

It's not long before the crew starts fighting among themselves which could very well doom the expedition.

Weight is a problem now for the return trip back to Earth and some of the crew will have to remain on the Moon in order for the others to make it back.

So, the boy and a few others launch the ship back to Earth, leaving...

Our hero there, alone, to live out the rest of his life in loneliness.

But, the woman decides to remain on the Moon with our hero, making for a bittersweet ending... We'll be back here on Wednesday with more just for you!