H.G. WELLS The FOOD OF GODS Horror PRESSBOOK Pamela Franklin IDA LUPINO 1976 HG

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From AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES, This is an ORIGINAL 8-1/2" x 14”  Uncut 20 page PRESSBOOK. It has great photos, biographies, synopsis ad slicks for newspapers and promotional tie-ins to promote the
1976 Sci-Fi Horror Midnight type movie,
The Food of the Gods
Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.
Director:
Bert I. Gordon
Writers:
H.G. Wells
(portion of novel),
Bert I. Gordon
(screenplay)
Stars:
Marjoe Gortner
,
Pamela Franklin
,
Ralph Meeker
Cast
Marjoe Gortner
...
Morgan
Pamela Franklin
...
Lorna
Ralph Meeker
...
Bensington
Jon Cypher
...
Brian
Ida Lupino
...
Mrs. Skinner
John McLiam
...
Mr. Skinner
Belinda Balaski
...
Rita
Tom Stovall
...
Thomas
Chuck Courtney
...
Davis
Reg Tunnicliffe
...
Ferry Attendant
Pressbook is in good shape for its age with slight wear. Great for fans of this classic film!
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MORE INFO ON H.G. WELLS:  H.G. Wells, born in the London suburb of Bromley in 1866, began his literary career in earnest in 1895 with the publication of his first novel, "The Time Machine." Until this first success his life had been a patchwork of unsatisfactory drapery and chemist apprenticeships that were interrupted by stints as a teacher's assistant, and eventually acceptance into London's Normal School of Science where he studied biology under Darwin's "bull dog," the great T.H. Huxley. The 1890's saw the publication of the "scientific romances" that were to make him the most successful author of his time. Following "The Time Machine" was "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (1896), "The Invisible Man" (1897), "The War of the Worlds" (1898), "When the Sleeper Wakes" (1899), and "The First Men in the Moon" (1901). After this point he turned his prolific pen to social topics, history, and even a bit of hopeful prophecy with books like "Anticipations" (1901), "The Discovery of the Future" (1902), "Mankind in the Making" (1903), "The Future in America" (1906), "The War in the Air" and "New Worlds for Old" (1908), "What is Coming" (1916), "War and the Future" (1917), "The Salvaging of Civilisation" (1921), "The Open Conspiracy" (1928), "The Shape of Things to Come" (1933), and "The New World Order" (1939). A revolutionary in thought and deed, Wells was often the subject of public controversy owing to his attitude on so-called "free love" and women's rights. He was also a life-long believer in Socialism as the means to mankind's ultimate social salvation. His particular brand had nothing to do with the retrogressive Marxist strain and also helped bring him in conflict with other leading Socialist thinkers of his day during his brief stint with The Fabian Society. The outbreak of the First World War found a heretofore pacifist Wells changing his mind to support of this Great War against the Hohenzollern "Blood and Iron" Imperial aggression. He reacted by writing a pamphlet in 1914 addressing the anti-war and pacifist elements in Britain entitled "The War That Will End War." Its title became proverbial almost instantly and is used to refer to the First World War even today. After spending time with the British government's War Office in the Propaganda Department and helping to define a clear set of war aims, he resigned and returned to writing propaganda his way. Even before the Great War began he published "The World Set Free" early in 1914. It was a prophetic novel about a world war against Imperial Germany and her "Central European Allies" which included a remarkably accurate forecast of atomic warfare and even coined the term "atomic bomb." He was among the first to call for a post war League of Nations but was bitterly disappointed with and critical of the actual League that developed. He spent the early part of the 1920's writing "The Outline of History," which like so many of his previous works was also enormously successful on both sides of the Atlantic. The 1930's found H.G. profoundly disturbed by the rising din of Nietzschean nationalism from Nazi Germany and Fascism in Italy. His critical writings on the aggressive "Krupp cum Kaiser" Imperial Germany coupled with his outright vicious attacks on Adolf Hitler and his accomplices earned H.G. Wells the distinction of having his "anti-German" books burned by Goebbels during the infamous book bonfires at German universities. The name "H.G. Wells" also appeared very near the top of a list compiled by the SS/SD command staff of those intellectuals and politicians slated for immediate liquidation upon the invasion of Britain by the Nazis. Winston Churchill was also named. He remained at his London flat off Regent's Park throughout the war and walked his own fire watch, even as his equally wealthy neighbors fled the Luftwaffe's Blitz to their comfortable country estates. He died quietly at home on 13 August 1946. In any appraisal the 20th century, H.G. Wells must be considered among its very most important and influential thinkers and authors. Evidence of his influence can be found in Hollywood to this day in recent films such as "The Island of Dr. Moreau," the Dreamworks version of "The Time Machine;" and also the unspoken but obvious (and rather clumsy) copying of his original ideas and themes in films like "Independence Day" and "Hollow Man."
MORE INFO ON PAMELA FRANKLIN: British actress Pamela Franklin has worked with many notable actors and directors throughout her career. A somewhat underrated actress, she had a wide range of emotions that she brought to her many versatile characters. Franklin was born in Yokohama, Japan, and her father was an importer/exporter. She initially studied dance at the Elmhurst School of Ballet in England (now the Elmhurst School for Dance). She made her film debut at age 11 as "Flora" in
The Innocents
(1961) alongside
Deborah Kerr
and a year later appeared as "Tina" in
The Lion
(1962) with
William Holden
and
Trevor Howard
. She has worked with many directors including
Ronald Neame
,
Jack Clayton
, and
John Huston
. Franklin is most remembered for her performance as the rebellious "Sandy" in the
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
(1969) which starred
Maggie Smith
and also as the hapless kidnap victim in
The Night of the Following Day
(1968) in which she appeared with
Marlon Brando
and
Rita Moreno
.
Franklin later carved out a niche as a "scream queen" in a handful of 1970s horror features. She portrayed the psychic medium in
The Legend of Hell House
(1973) which also featured
Roddy McDowall
. For many years, Franklin made several guest appearances on hit TV shows. In the early 1970s, she married actor
Harvey Jason
whom she met on the set of
Necromancy
(1972) and had two children. Franklin retired from acting in the early 1980s.
MORE INFO ON IDA LUPINO:  Ida was born in London to a show business family. In 1933, her mother brought Ida with her to an audition and Ida got the part her mother wanted. The picture was
Her First Affaire
(1932). Ida, a bleached blonde, came to Hollywood in 1934 and played small and insignificant parts.
Peter Ibbetson
(1935) was one of her few noteworthy movies and it was not until
The Light That Failed
(1939) that she got a chance to get better parts. In most of her movies, she was cast as the hard, but sympathetic woman from the wrong side of the tracks. In
The Sea Wolf
(1941) and
High Sierra
(1941), she played the part magnificently. It has been said that no one could do hard-luck dames the way Lupino could do them. She played tough, knowing characters who held their own against some of the biggest leading men of the day -
Humphrey Bogart
,
Ronald Colman
,
John Garfield
and
Edward G. Robinson
. She made a handful of films during the forties playing different characters ranging from
Pillow to Post
(1945), where she played a traveling saleswoman to the tough nightclub singer in
The Man I Love
(1947). But good roles for women were hard to get and there were many young actresses and established stars competing for those roles. She left Warner Brothers in 1947 and became a freelance actress. When better roles did not materialize, Ida stepped behind the camera as a director, writer and producer. Her first directing job came when director
Elmer Clifton
fell ill on a script that she co-wrote
Not Wanted
(1949). Ida had joked that as an actress, she was the poor man's
Bette Davis
. Now, she said that as a director, she became the poor man's
Don Siegel
. The films that she wrote, or directed, or appeared in during the fifties were mostly inexpensive melodramas. She later turned to Television where she directed episodes in shows such as
The Untouchables
(1959) and
The Fugitive
(1963). In the seventies, she did guest appearances on various television shows, including Charlie's Angels, and small parts in a few movies.
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