The picture shows a view of the (7) Unused 1955 Conquest of Space Science Fiction Movie Ad Mat Molds in this lot. The ad mats are not dated but they are from 1955 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 a wooden block for printing. Advertising is no longer being made or printed like this. The ad mats are like a miniature 3-D posters and would look nice framed, or you could still use them to make print blocks from. 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. The two top admats pictured have an image of space station. A few of the others have an image of a planet. In the order pictured, these are marked as follows: (#1) SEE HOW IT WILL HAPPEN ... WITHIN YOUR LIFETIME! ''CONQUEST OF SPACE'' COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR PRODUCED BY GEORGE PAL DIRECTED BY BYRON HASKIN SCREENPLAY BY JAMES O'HANLON ADAPTATION BY PHILIP YORDAN, BARRE LYNDON AND GEORGE WORTHINGTON YATES BASED ON THE BOOK BY CHESLEY BONESTELL AND WILLY LEV A PARAMOUNT PICTURE PARAMOUNT PICTURES (logo) (#2) SEE HOW IT WILL HAPPEN SOON! ''CONQUEST OF SPACE'' COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR PRODUCED BY GEORGE PAL DIRECTED BY BYRON HASKIN SCREENPLAY BY JAMES O'HANLON ADAPTATION BY PHILIP YORDAN, BARRE LYNDON AND GEORGE WORTHINGTON YATES BASED ON THE BOOK BY CHESLEY BONESTELL AND WILLY LEV A PARAMOUNT PICTURE PARAMOUNT PICTURES (logo) (#3) PARAMOUNT PRESENTS ''CONQUEST OF SPACE'' COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR (#4) ''CONQUEST OF SPACE'' COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR (#5) ''CONQUEST OF SPACE'' COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR A PARAMOUNT PICTURE (#6) PARAMOUNT PRESENTS ''CONQUEST OF SPACE'' COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR (#7) ''CONQUEST OF SPACE'' COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR To judge the sizes, the largest ad mat here measure about 4-7/8'' x 2-3/4''. They appear to be in mint unused condition as pictured. Below here, for reference, is a cast list from this 1956 movie: CONQUEST OF SPACE Cast Walter Brooke - Gen. Samuel T. Merritt Eric Fleming - Capt. Barney Merritt Mickey Shaughnessy - Sgt. Mahoney Phil Foster - Jackie Siegle William Redfield - Roy Cooper William Hopper - Dr. George Fenton Benson Fong - Imoto Ross Martin - Andre Fodor Vito Scotti - Sanella John Dennis - Donkersgoed Michael Fox - Elsbach Joan Shawlee - Rosie McCann Iphigenie Castiglioni - Mrs. Heinz Fodor Dan Barton - Crewman (uncredited) Kei Thin Chung - Japanese replacement (uncredited) Rosemary Clooney - Musical Number (uncredited) (archive footage) Don Dunning - Replacement soldier (uncredited) Fred Essler - Assistant station announcer (uncredited) Rand Harper - Rocket pilot (uncredited) Maurice Hart - Radio announcer (uncredited) Jack Iversen - American soldier (uncredited) Mike Mahoney - Operator (uncredited) John Mansfield - Turkish soldier (uncredited) George Marshall Jr. - Soldier (uncredited) Neyle Morrow - Crewman (uncredited) Harvey Parry - Crewman (uncredited) Tom Selden - Officer (uncredited) Richard Shannon - Crewman (uncredited) Bob Templeton - Crewman (uncredited) David Vaile - Announcer (uncredited) Jamieson Ward - Crewman (uncredited) |