The picture below shows a larger view of all(8) Unused ©1956 The Girl Can’t Help It Comedy Musical Movie Ad Mat Molds in this lot. The ad mats are not dated but they are from 1956 when this movie was made. These are molds in which lead is poured to create a thin metal negative image that is then mounted on wooden blocks for printing. Advertising is no longer being made or printed like this. The ad mats are like miniature 3-D posters and would look nice framed, or you could still use them to make print blocks. The print blocks would have been used to print on movie pages in newspapers, in magazines, or in the movie theater programs. They are made of a thick compressed paper board. The admats all have images of scenes with Jayne Mansfield and other movie actors. Some of these are still connected. These are marked as follows: (movie scene admat with Jane Mansfield and another actor) MAT 2A (movie scene admat with Jane Mansfield alone) MAT 2B IT’S GOT THE HEAT – AND THE BEAT! 20th CENTURY – FOX PRESENTS TOM EWELL – JAYNE MANSFIELD – EDMOND O’BRIEN THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT CINEMASCOPE COLOR BY DE LUXE JULIE LONDON - RAY ANTHONY PLUS 15 ROCK ‘n’ ROLL STARS PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY FRANK TASHLIN SCREENPLAY BY FRANK TASHLIN AND HERBERT BAKER SIG 70 LINES x 1 COL. 11 COL. X 5 INCHES – MAT 105 20th CENTURY – FOX PRESENTS TOM EWELL – JAYNE MANSFIELD – EDMOND O’BRIEN THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT COLOR BY DE LUXE CINEMASCOPE 14 LINES x (2 COLS. X 1 INCH) MAT – 201 COMING THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT CINEMASCOPE COLOR BY DE LUXE (2 COLS. x ½ INCH) MAT - 206 20th CENTURY – FOX PRESENTS TOM EWELL – JAYNE MANSFIELD – EDMOND O’BRIEN JULIE LONDON - RAY ANTHONY – HENRY JONES THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT COLOR BY DE LUXE CINEMASCOPE 28 LINES x 2 COLS. 56 LINES. (2 COLS. x 2 INCHES) MAT – 202 20th CENTURY – FOX PRESENTS TOM EWELL – JAYNE MANSFIELD – EDMOND O’BRIEN THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT COLOR BY DE LUXE CINEMASCOPE 21 LINES x 3 COL. (1 COL. x 1-1/2 INCHES) MAT – 104 COMING! 20th CENTURY – FOX THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT COLOR BY DE LUXE CINEMASCOPE 7 LINES x 1 COL. (1 COL. x ½ INCH) All eight of these for one price! To judge the sizes, the largest admat included here measures about 4-5/8'' x 3-5/8''. These appears to be in mint unused condition, except one has water spotting as pictured. The water spotting will not affect the use as a mold. Below here, for reference, is a cast list from this ©1956 “The Girl Can't Help It” movie: Tom Ewell - Tom Miller Jayne Mansfield - Jerri Jordan Edmond O'Brien - Marty ‘Fats’ Murdock Julie London - Herself Ray Anthony - Himself Barry Gordon - Barry the Paperboy Henry Jones - Mousie John Emery - Wheeler Juanita Moore - Hilda Fats Domino - Himself The Platters - Themselves Little Richard and His Band - Themselves Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps - Themselves The Treniers - Themselves Eddie Fontaine - Himself The Chuckles - Themselves at the Hi Hat Club Abbey Lincoln - Herself Johnny Olenn - Himself Nino Tempo - Himself Eddie Cochran - Himself Sue Carlton - Teenager (uncredited) Fred Catania - Wheeler’s Bodyguard (uncredited) Les Clark - Recording Engineer (uncredited) Richard Collier - Milkman (uncredited) Alex Frazer - Rogers (uncredited) Milton Frome - Nick (uncredited) Gene Gilbeaux - Himself (uncredited) Russ Gilberto - Himself as a Member of The Chuckles (uncredited) George Givot - Lucas (uncredited) Barbara Gould - Secretary (uncredited) Johnny Grant - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) Ron Greenwood - Baby (uncredited) Don Hill - Himself (uncredited) Henry Kulky - Iceman (uncredited) Fiorello LaGuardia - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Little Richard - Himself (uncredited) David Lynch - Himself (uncredited) George Meader - Elderly Man (uncredited) Pamela Ann Murray - Girl (uncredited) Milton Parsons - Broadcasting Manager (uncredited) Peter Potter - Himself (uncredited) Teddy Randazzo - Himself (uncredited) Herb Reed - Himself (uncredited) Paul Robi - Himself (uncredited) Tommy Romano - Himself as a Member of The Chuckles (uncredited) Michael Ross - Wheeler’s Bodyguard (uncredited) Frank J. Scannell - Samuels (uncredited) Garry Stewart - Teenager (uncredited) Norman Sturgis - Ticket Taker (uncredited) Zola Taylor - Herself (uncredited) Emerson Treacy - Lawyer (uncredited) Claude Trenier - Himself (uncredited) Cliff Trenier - Himself (uncredited) Milt Trenier - Himself (uncredited) Herb Vigran - Bartender (uncredited) Gene Vincent - Himself (uncredited) Billy Wayne - Bartender (uncredited) Sandra White - Cigarette Girl (uncredited) Tony Williams - Himself (uncredited) |