The picture below shows a larger view of this Unused ©1955 Creature From The Black Lagoon Revenge of the Creature Movie Advertising Ad Mat Mold. The ad mat is not dated but it is from 1955 when this movie was made. This is a mold in which lead is poured into create a thin metal negative image that is then mounted on a wooden block for printing. Advertising is no longer being made or printed like this. The ad mat is like miniature 3-D poster and would look nice framed, or you could still use it and make print blocks from it. The print block would have been used to print on movie pages in newspapers, in magazines, or in the movie theater programs. It is made of a thick compressed paper board. This admat has the title, actors names, and an image of the Creature in chains and people. It is marked as follows: NEW THRILL WONDER 3-D HORRORSCOPE! MONSTER ESCAPES! CITY IN TERROR! REVENGE OF THE CREATURE ALL NEW THRILLS! STARRING JOHN AGAR - LORI NELSON - JOHN BROMFIELD A UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL PICTURE (UI logo) THEATRE MAT NO.106 AD MAT NO. 202 - 2 COL. x 339;39; - 84 LINES MAT NO. 202 The ad mat measures about 4-9/1639;39; x 4-1/439;39;. It appears to be in good unused condition with a water mark in the upper right corner as pictured.Below here, for reference, is a cast list from this 1955 movie: John Agar - Professor Clete Ferguson Lori Nelson - Helen Dobson John Bromfield - Joe Hayes Nestor Paiva - Captain Lucas Grandon Rhodes - Jackson Foster Dave Willock - Lou Gibson Robert Williams - George Johnson (as Robert B. Williams) Charles Cane - Police Captain (as Charles R. Cane) Loretta Agar - Woman on Boat (uncredited) Ricou Browning - The Gill Man (in water) (uncredited) Diane DeLaire - Miss Abbott, chimp trainer (uncredited) Mike Doyle - Cop (uncredited) Clint Eastwood - Jennings - Lab Technician (uncredited) Jack Gargan - Mac - Reporter (uncredited) Charles Gibb - Cop (uncredited) Brett Halsey - Pete, teen killed by Gill Man (uncredited) Don C. Harvey - Skipper - Joe39;s Searchlight Partner (uncredited) Tom Hennesy - The Gill Man (on land) / Marineland Diver (uncredited) Don House - Minor Role (uncredited) Robert F. Hoy - Charlie (uncredited) Ned Le Fevre - Institute Worker (uncredited) Sydney Mason - Police Announcer (uncredited) Robert Nelson - Dr. McCuller (uncredited) Bert Stevens - Man in Search Party (uncredited) Charles Victor - Cop (uncredited) Bob Wehling - Joe, man with searchlight (uncredited) |