Archive: Kookie Mexican Lobby Cards Today, we're letting our hair down and having some fun...

I just posted a bunch of fascinatingly crazy Mexican lobby cards from science fiction, horror and adventure movies from the late fifties and early sixties...



Media: More Fun Mexican Lobby Cards

It's clear that the artists who designed these cards had a specific set of techniques to entice moviegoers to want to see the film- even when it was clearly a stinkeroo of a movie!

So I'm asking all you visually literate folks out there to take a look at the cards and see if you can discern some common themes and visual communication devices these artists are using to sell the film they are advertising. Post your observations in the comments section at the bottom of the post.

I'd like to remind those of you in the Los Angeles area that the Archive currently has a jaw droppingly great Mexican Lobby Card Exhibit at the Archive office in Burbank. Stop by during office hours and check it out!

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Thanks
Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive  ¶ 12:52 AM