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SUPERMAN 1948 SERIAL TRAILER KIRK ALYN
Theatrical trailer for the 1948 SUPERMAN serial starring Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill and Tommy Bond. Alyn would again don the the cape and tights of the "Man of Steel" in the sequel, ATOM MAN VS. SUPERMAN (1950), reported be the most finacially successful serial of all-time. In addition to three other non-comic book hero cliffhangers, 1953, he would play BLACKHAWK in the 1952 chapterplay and was announced by Republic Pictures to star as COMMANDO CODY, a role which eventually went to Judd Holdren. He is aptly remembered as "The Last of the Serial Kings." To buy this serial, classic movies, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
A montage of tv commercials for various 1980s cars. The majority are boxy and unattractive, but boast of gas mileage as high as 50 mpg. And how about that 12.8% financing??!! To buy classic movies, westerns, serials and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
Theatrical trailer for the 1957 science-fiction programmer, INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN, starring Steven Terrell, Gloria Castillo and Frank Gorshin. With tongue planteed firmly in cheek, this American-International programmer told the how -- once again -- teenagers and their hot rods save the world from invading alien creatures. Released on a double bill with the much better I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, those of us in the audience who had paid our 60 cents groaned at its silliness, Today, it's a cult classic!! But then, if you go to see a double feature of INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN and I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, what else should you expect?? To buy classic movies, westerns, science-fiction and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
Theatrical trailer for one of the cliffhanger genre's best entries of the 1950s, BLACKHAWK, starring Kirk Alyn, Carol Forman and John Crawford. Comcdom's "Fearless Champion of Freedom" and his cadre of courageous pilots battle the evill Communist agent, Laska (Carol Forman) who replaces one of the Blackhawks with his look-alike brother in order to obtain our nation's top secrets. This was the final serial outing for former screen Superman, Kirk Alyn. Theatrical trailer for the 1957 science-fiction programmer, INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN, starring Steven Terrell, Gloria Castillo and Frank Gorshin. With tongue planteed firmly in cheek, this American-International programmer told the how -- once again -- teenagers and their hot rods save the world from invading alien creatures. Released on a double bill with the much better I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, those of us in the audience who had paid our 60 cents groaned at its silliness, Today, it's a cult classic!! But then, if you go to see a double feature of INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN and I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, what else should you expect?? To buy classic movies, westerns, science-fiction and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
This is a trailer for the Captain Marvel serial.
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FLIGHT TO MARS 1951 SCI-FI TRAILER
Original Cinecolor theatrical trailer fro the 1951 Monogram Pictures' space adventure, FLIGHT TO MARS, starring Cameron Mitchell, Marguerite Chapman and Arthur Franz. Following the lead of the Oscar-winning DESTINATION MOON and ROCKETSHIP X-M, producer Walter Mirisch offered this "B" grade science-fcition pulp adventure about an expedition to Mars that encounters a dying, advanced civilization living underground on the red planet. Not to be taken too seriously, buy fun with a competent,cast of familiar faces. To buy classic movies, westerns, serials and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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TRAIL GUIDE 1952 TIM HOLT TRAILER
Theatrical trailer for the 1952 western, TRAIL GUIDE, starring Tim Holt and Richard Martin. The son of screen of legend, Jack Holt, and often underracted as an actor, Tim Holt starred in such screen classics as THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, HITLER'S CHILREN and TREASURE OF THE SEIRRA MADRE, but may be best remembered for his excellent series of B-westerns made by RKO from 1947-1952 with Richard Martin as his perennial saddle pal, "Chito Jose Gonzales Bustamente Rafferty." To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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MARSHAL OF CEDAR ROCK 1953 TRAILER ALLAN "ROCKY" LANE
Theatrical trailer for the 1953 Allan "Rocky" Lane western, MARSHAL OF CEDAR ROCK. In a lengthy, five decade career, ruggedly handsome, former footballer Allan Lane (real name Harry Leonard Albershaft found his greatest on-screen success as the star of westerns and serials at Republic Pictures. For the little San Fernando independent he replaced Don "Red" Barry for six westerns, took over for "Wild Bill" Elliott in seven "Red Ryder" westerns, made 38 of his own "Rocky" Lane westers and starred in four cliffhangers for the studio between 1940 and 1944. Interestingly, MARSHAL OF CEDAR ROCK features three regulasr from the popular ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN television series: Phyllis Coates, John Hamilton and Robert Shayne, all of whom were freelancing after completing the first season. The show wasn't picked up nationally by Kellogg's until 1953. To buy classic movies, westerns, science-fiction and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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BELLS OF CORONADO 1950 ROY ROGERS TRAILER
Theatrical trailer for the 1950 Trucolor western, BELLS OF CORONADO, starring "The King of the Cowboys," Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady and Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage. Between 1947 and 1950, Roy starred in 19 westerns for Republic Pictures that were lensed in Trucolor, a two-strip color process developed by its affiliate, Consolidated Film Labs. Sadly, only thirteen of the films are known to exist today in their original color versions. To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
Re-release theatrical trailer for the 1949 Republic serial, KING OF THE ROCKETMEN, starring Tris Coffin, Mae Clarke and House Peters Jr. The eye-dfedying flying sequences were accomplished by Republc's ace special effects team of Howard and Theodore Lydecker, who used a a life-sized dummy against natural backgrounds with the camera undercranking at the appropriate speed. Combined with stuntman David Sharpe's spectacular leaps and effective sound effects, the scene of Rocketman in flight still awe today. So popular was the serial, that two additional serials -- RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON (1952) and ZOMBIES OF THE STARTOSPHERE (1952) were built around the Lydecker footage as was the the COMMANDO CODY (1953) series of featurettes, which later sold to television. To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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