This thread is to showcase the advertising that went into promoting that lost movie art: the double feature. Ads for double-bills of the classic era(and sometimes triple-bills) will appear here. :)
First up:
CURSE OF THE FLY/DEVILS OF DARKNESS(1965)
(http://themovierat.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/curse-of-the-fly-the-devils-of-darkness-movie-poster-1965-1020231824.jpg)
IT CONQUERED THE WORLD/THE SHE-CREATURE(1956)
(https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6071/6137777080_b7d2cc713e_z.jpg)
IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE/CURSE OF THE FACELESS MAN(1958)
(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/e7/cc/95/e7cc95c381b6a0af7fc95dda26b652dc.jpg)
EARTH VS THE SPIDER/THE BRAIN EATERS(1958)
(https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=JN.Z1VR6epnmyYqZ1XSqaLpww&pid=15.1&P=0)
HORROR OF DRACULA/THE THING THAT COULDNT DIE(1958)
(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/9d/cf/9c/9dcf9c87bd68341e2318bf3c4383704b.jpg)
THE BLOODY PIT OF HORROR/TERROR CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE(1967)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/bloody-pit-of-horror-movie-poster-1967-1020486514.jpg)
SCARS OF DRACULA/HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN(1970)
(http://www.liveforfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Double-Bill-Hammer-Poster.jpeg)
HORROR OF PARTY BEACH/CURSE OF THE LIVING CORPSE(1964)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yz4tMJRnP1A/UYdTJmDUqdI/AAAAAAAAN6I/Mn6LU4uKQnk/s1600/combo_horror_of_party_beach_poster_01.jpg)
DRACULA/FRANKENSTEIN(1931)
(http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d9/13/86/d913867fee9d52aeaf1283f8dc789a85.jpg)
BILLY THE KID VS DRACULA/JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER(1966)
(http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/replicate/EXID36158/images/resized_Billy_the_kid_vs_dracula.jpg)
WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS/MONSTER ZERO(1970 bill)
(https://thatfighterguy.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/poster-war-of-the-gargantuas-monster-zero.jpg)
THE BLOB/DINOSAURUS!(1960)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NPC3lGb6wzs/UYdL2ek1TII/AAAAAAAAN34/RJL61pRNFNI/s1600/the_blob_poster.jpg)
THE GORGON/CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB(1964)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/THE-GORGON-and-CURSE-OF-THE-MUMMYS-TOMB-double-bill.jpg)
EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN/NIGHTMARE(1964)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/THE-EVIL-OF-FRANKENSTEIN-and-NIGHTMARE-abc-double-bill.jpg)
ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS/NOT OF THIS EARTH(1957)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rAwZ-fVZBMs/Tf34zdFgU3I/AAAAAAAADNU/aB7ucBYH0Vo/s1600/combo_attack_of_crab_monster_poster_01.jpg)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA/CAPTAIN CLEGG(1962)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/THE-PHANTOM-OF-THE-OPERA-and-CAPTAIN-CLEGG-double-bill.jpg)
FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER/CURSE OF THE VOODOO(1965)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--r64Odo36o4/UYcNZ7K-hKI/AAAAAAAANwc/gVnJA8_1KpY/s1600/CF_Frank_Space_1S.JPG)
DEMENTIA 13/THE CRAWLING HAND(1963)
(http://wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/double-feature/combo_dementia_13_poster_01.jpg)
RASPUTIN THE MAD MONK/THE REPTILE(1966)
(https://wendylovesjesus.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/double-feature-rasputin-and-the-reptile.jpg?w=529&h=394)
EYES WITHOUT A FACE/THE MANSTER(1962)
(http://wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/double-feature/combo_eyes_without_face_poster_02.jpg)
THE MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND/TORTURE CHAMBER OF DR.SADISM(1968)
(http://wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/double-feature/combo_mad_doctor_poster_01.jpg)
THE BLOOD BEAST TERROR/SLAUGHTER OF THE VAMPIRES(1968)
(http://www.johnreid.helpinghost.com/CURSEOFTHEBLOODGHOULSHALFSH.jpg)
GODZILLA'S REVENGE/ISLAND OF THE BURNING DAMNED(1969)
(http://wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/double-feature/combo_godzillas_revenge_poster_01.jpg)
BRAIN OF BLOOD/THE BLOOD DRINKERS(1971)
(http://wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/double-feature/combo_brain_of_blood_poster_01.jpg)
THE PROJECTED MAN/ISLAND OF TERROR(1966)
(http://wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/double-feature/combo_projected_man_poster_02.jpg)
ONE MILLION YEARS B.C./SHE(1967)
(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/d8/7d/aa/d87daa48535c8d08e4e1684a107e953b.jpg)
Quote from: Memphremagog on May 17, 2015, 01:37:10 PM
WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS/MONSTER ZERO(1970 bill)
(https://thatfighterguy.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/poster-war-of-the-gargantuas-monster-zero.jpg)
My Dad took me to see this double feature in Chattanooga. I remember I had a bad cold and we stopped at Shoney's Big Boy on the way home and got chili. Wow, that was awesome. :)
DIE MONSTER DIE!/PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES(1965)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SML2GRJLDZA/UYdQSeOf6eI/AAAAAAAAN5I/di-8IB23Is4/s1600/KGrHqQOKj4E00U3F9qjBNf5KNuS6w_3.jpg)
HOMICIDAL/TERROR OF THE TONGS(1961)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/THE-TERROR-OF-THE-TONGS-and-HOMICIDAL-double-bill.jpg)
FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN/THE MUMMY'S SHROUD(1967)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/FRANKENSTEIN-CREATED-WOMAN-and-THE-MUMMYS-SHROUD-double-bill.jpg)
MONSTER FROM GREEN HELL/HALF-HUMAN(1958)
(http://wrongsideoftheart.com/wp-content/gallery/double-feature/combo_monster_from_green_hell_poster_01.jpg)
LEGEND OF THE WEREWOLF/VAMPIRE CIRCUS(1975)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/LEGEND-OF-THE-WEREWOLF-and-VAMPIRE-CIRCUS-double-bill.jpg)
THE DEVIL RIDES OUT/SLAVE GIRLS(1968)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/THE-DEVIL-RIDES-OUT-and-SLAVE-GIRLS-double-bill.jpg)
KISS OF THE VAMPIRE/PARANOIAC(1963)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/KISS-OF-THE-VAMPIRE-and-PARANOIAC-double-bill.jpg)
CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF/SHADOW OF THE CAT(1961)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/THE-CURSE-OF-THE-WEREWOLF-and-THE-SHADOW-OF-THE-CAT-double-bill.jpg)
TOWER OF EVIL/DEMONS OF THE MIND(1972)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/TOWER-OF-EVIL-and-DEMONS-OF-THE-MIND-double-bill.jpg)
DRACULA AD 1972/TROG(1972)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/DRACULA-AD-1972-and-trogg-double-bill.jpg)
FROM HELL IT CAME/THE DISEMBODIED(1957)
(http://www.zomboscloset.com/.a/6a00d83451d04569e201a73def9587970d-500wi)
HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN/THE MUMMY'S CURSE(1944)
(http://exchangeblock.com/ebay/mummy.jpg)
DRACULA PRINCE OF DARKNESS/PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES(1966)
(http://www.britposters.com/wishimages/Dracula%20Prince%20of%20Darkness%20Plague%20Zombies.jpg)
BEAST OF THE YELLOW NIGHT/CREATURE WITH THE BLUE HAND(1971)
(http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/92010/beastmay10.jpg)
THE SHE BEAST/THE EMBALMER(1965)
(http://images.moviepostershop.com/revenge-of-the-blood-beast-movie-poster-1964-1020462893.jpg)
WITCHCRAFT/HORROR OF IT ALL(1964)
(http://originalvintagemovieposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Screen-shot-2010-01-01-at-4.51.33-PM.png)
QUATERMASS & THE PIT/CIRCUS OF FEAR(1968)
(http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/b_movie_posters/hammer_horror/QUATERMASS-AND-THE-PIT-and-CIRCUS-OF-FEAR-abc-double-bill.jpg)
THE HORROR OF IT ALL. Terence Fisher's worst horror movie!
Quote from: Mike Scott on May 19, 2015, 09:44:26 AM
THE HORROR OF IT ALL. Terence Fisher's worst horror movie!
Without a doubt!
THE VULTURE/THE DEADLY BEES(1967)
(http://www.iphotoscrap.com/Image/527/1287553847-m.jpg)
COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE/CRY OF THE BANSHEE(1970)
(http://hammerhorrorposters.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/3/8/12386162/4547687_orig.jpg)
THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA/BLACULA(1973)
(http://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/the-satanic-rites-of-dracula-blacula-double-bill-poster.jpg)
I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF/INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN(1957)
(https://sp.yimg.com/ib/th?id=JN.SaXnz8hfbsV6Ln0BEC21pQ&pid=15.1&P=0)
THE BRAIN THAT WOULDNT DIE/INVASION OF THE STAR CREATURES(1962)
(http://www.zomboscloset.com/.a/6a00d83451d04569e201676140d96b970b-500wi)
I like that one! With the big AIP logo on it and two memorable poster designs.
THE DEAD ONE(aka Blood Of the Zombie)/MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS
(http://ebid.s3.amazonaws.com/upload_big/6/6/7/1293465955-1604-0.jpg)
BLOODY PIT OF HORROR/TERROR CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE(1966)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/stephan73/56102011003o.jpg)
TALES OF TERROR/PANIC IN YEAR ZERO!(1962)
(http://www.chantrellposter.com/images/products/large/2bd506df-eaf6-414f-9151-e07d168bc70c.jpg)
AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN/CAT-GIRL(1957)
(http://ebid.s3.amazonaws.com/upload_big/2/1/6/1294753481-28532-0.jpg)
Guess the Brits didn't think COLOSSAL MAN scary enough for the "X"?
I saw this double bill with a buddy of mine at either the Capitol or the Loews theatre in downtown London a few weeks or months after the two films were released:
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/double-bill-4_zpss0bgi2uc.jpg)
My buddy was so overwhelmed with fear that he couldn't watch the Dracula graveyard scene and slumped down below the seat in front of us! Those two movies left a lifelong impression on me, particularly the Dracula one, and I've been a monster and Hammer Horror fan ever since!
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Lucky you! I can't even imagine what it would be like to see these two undeniable classics back when they were brand new. I only saw the late sixties/early seventies ones in the theater. Even that was enough to turn me into a Hammer fan for life.
Best of all there was really nothing to prepare us for the experience. We didn't know that we were going to view movies that would soon be regarded as all-time classics. In fact we didn't have a TV yet in our household and the only horror movie I'd seen to that point was The Monolith Monsters at the drive-in which was in B & W. But these two Hammer features were on an old-fashioned full size movie screen right in front of our very eyes in living colour! Oh no, we'd seen nothing like these movies and we weren't prepared for the experience at all!
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/c7c16cb3-1486-4762-9a6a-2a78d4a79457_zpshuaygywn.png)
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I would have loved seeing "Monolith Monsters" in it's original run. The drive-in is a perfect venue for it. I didn't realize there were drive-in theaters in England (you know, due to the weather and all).
Quote from: Mord on June 23, 2015, 01:28:08 PMI didn't realize there were drive-in theaters in England (you know, due to the weather and all).
While that may be the case, the London of my formative years that I mention on occasion happens to be London, Ontario whose current population is 375,000:
(http://www.execulink.com/~impact/id/london-map.gif)
London circa 1960 had seven movie theatres - Capitol, Loews, Odeon, Victoria, Centre, Park and Hyland - plus three drive-ins - 401, Twilite and Sunset.
;)
Oops.
A classic double-feature: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man/Captive Wild Woman(1943)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wmOr7NNA0XA/Tpc_DeLQX1I/AAAAAAAAAEE/xDpi5zhPiGo/s1600/6a00d8341c630a53ef0115712445d2970c.jpeg)