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Welcome back to the ol' Arcana for another round of Grab Bag Goodies!
As outlined in previous installments, I purchased a few hundred promotional stills that have had their title captions trimmed off. Some I recognize, most I don't. It's up to my faithful readership to help me decipher what they're promoting. Hell, solve enough of 'em and maybe I'll send you some of the duplicates I received!
For those not familiar with promo stills, they occasionally carry a helpful hint or two. Some are branded with a cataloging code of letters and numbers which usually signify an abbreviation of the title (sometimes a retitling) and, if you're especially lucky, maybe the year of release (not to be confused with year of production). And that's pretty much all we have to go on...
The sixth batch is below; let's see what you've got!
#26: FSW-9
Thanks to Eric Hoffman for figuring out which Mexploitation monstrosity this photo is from! According to him, "#26-FSW-9 looks like a shot from the first of the 'Aztec Mummy' films, Rafael Portillo's
La momia azteca (1957) with the film's heroine Rosa Arenas on the slab about to be sacrificed by the mummy." The entire trilogy was released to DVD by BCI Eclipse, and even though the set is currently out of print,
copies can be found on Amazon pretty cheaply.
#27: OK-3
#28: TDOF-52
#29: ZEX-35
The Hoff-man scores another! Thanks, Eric! "#29-ZEX-35, is from what got released here as
The Electronic Monster (1958). Its original title in England was
Escapement and was based on a novel by Charles Eric Maine. Before its final release, the film was going to be distributed over here as
Zex, The Electronic Fiend or
Zex, The Electronic Monster by Columbia. Hence the ZEX in the still number." Directed by Montgomery Tully and David Paltenghi, there's no DVD to my knowledge, but the old
VHS from VCI can be found on Amazon.
#30: No Markings!
Like what you see? Be sure and check out our previous Grab Bag Photos, some of which are still unidentified. Speaking of which, Name that Movie Monday Challenges #27 and #24 are still open; I've since added a few worthless hints for frustration's sake.
And don't forget, our Upcoming Releases List (the best on the 'net) is updated, um... not as often as it should be lately (damn you, Amazon vs. CA!), but stop by and pre-order some cool stuff anyway!
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