Universal Horror: Original Releases Vs Later/Realart Re-releases

[erik1925]

US one sheets for MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932) & the Realart 1948 RR.

   

[cabmangray]

Nice condition 1-sheet on the RUE MORGUE reissue but the graphics suck! Did Universal think so little of Bela that they didn't bother to put even a small picture of him on the poster? At least it's got belly dancers! 

[erik1925]

Nice condition 1-sheet on the RUE MORGUE reissue but the graphics suck! Did Universal think so little of Bela that they didn't bother to put even a small picture of him on the poster? At least it's got belly dancers! 

I noticed that same, missing Bela, too, cabman. I dont get it.

But maybe because it was Realart doing the re-release and not UNI, they must have thought that a poster with the gorilla and belly dancers alone would be enough of a draw,even with the main man himself left out. 

But even a smaller pic somewhere on the poster of BL should have been used... Im so with you on that, too.

[okiehawker]

Hard to beat the original Rue one sheet.  I do like the reissue three sheet, even without Lugosi.  Okie

[MoviePosterBid.com]

I don't have many Unihorror pieces, because it wasn't entirely my collecting wheelhouse, I do however have the House of Dracula 1950R and it is definitely better than the original.

[erik1925]

Hard to beat the original Rue one sheet.  I do like the reissue three sheet, even without Lugosi.  Okie

Ive not seen the RR 3 sheet for RUE MORGUE, Okie. Is the artwork the same (or similar) to that of the OS posted above?

[crowzilla]

Ive not seen the RR 3 sheet for RUE MORGUE, Okie. Is the artwork the same (or similar) to that of the OS posted above?

Looks very nearly the same except the title is placed over Sidney and the dancing girls at the bottom

[okiehawker]

Ive not seen the RR 3 sheet for RUE MORGUE, Okie. Is the artwork the same (or similar) to that of the OS posted above?

Here is the Rue 3 sheet rerelease from 1948. I think it looks better than the '48 one sheet, even with the similar image. The 3 sheet color scheme, lettering/title design,  and position of the simian all work better in my eye. Okie

[erik1925]

Im with you on the better looking arrangement of the imagery on the 3sh, too, Okie.

[erik1925]

FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN (1943)



And the re-drawn 1949 Realart RR, featuring Bela's stunt double, Eddie Parker, lower front and center-ish, carrying Ilona Massey.

[okiehawker]

The out of proportion arms etc. on the paper for Frank meets Wolf always bugged me.  Though, are monsters really out of proportion ever?  Okie

[okiehawker]

Realart 1/2 sht Son/Bride of Frankenstein.  I have this poster and like the Monster's image, though the bright yellows do not scream ominous enough to me.  Okie

[erik1925]

Agree with you on the yellow background, Okie - it's a color that hardly conveys horror or terror. 

[okiehawker]

Agree with you on the yellow background, Okie - it's a color that hardly conveys horror or terror.

Jeff, Do you think it's supposed to be "pee your pants" yellow?  Okie