I wrote previously about my recent discovery of Spanish heralds. Here’s 3 more recently acquired fun items from the 50s, these all with a loose nautical theme. Take your pick from Gregory Peck in Captain Horatio Hornblower, Rock Hudson in Sea Devils or the one and only Esther Williams in Million Dollar Mermaid. I don’t…
Summer Storm / Magnificent Obsession
Here are two very old posters for movies directed by Douglas Sirk. Now, I must admit I am not particularly familiar with Sirk, beyond him being name-checked in the 50s-style diner scene in Pulp Fiction (where a “Douglas Sirk Steak, bloody as hell” is on the menu). Sirk was active predominantly in the 50s and…