THE NEXT MAN, etc.

Here's a killer Proctor's ad from January, 1977. First up is a Sean Connery double-feature: the political thriller THE NEXT MAN (1976) and John Huston's THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING (1975); then a special late show screening of Neil Young's rare and bizarre stoner fest JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST (1974), which has only ever been available through bootleggers; the kiddie matinee rounds out the ad with Ishirô Honda's YOG MONSTER FROM SPACE, the US release of Gezora, Ganime, Kameba: Kessen! Nankai no daikaijû (1970), on DVD as SPACE AMOEBA.

FANNY HILL / ANYONE CAN PLAY

These days, Proctor's in Schenectady hosts family-friendly Broadway touring shows (and even censored The Full Monty, the only theater on the tour to do so), but back in January, 1970 they screened fare of a more adult nature. This FANNY HILL was the Swedish 1968 version, with Diana Kjær in the title role; ANYONE CAN PLAY (1968) was the Paramount release of the French/Italian comeday Le Dolci signore (1968). Neither title has made it to DVD.

THE VAMPIRE LOVERS / THE CRIMSON CULT

Proctor's screened this British horror double-feature in January, 1971. THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970) was a Hammer lesbian vampire tale with Ingrid Pitt. THE CRIMSON CULT was AIP's release of the Lovecraftian Tigon production CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR (1968); no R1 DVD yet.

ROSEMARY'S BABY

Here's the eye-catching ad for ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968), which screened at Proctor's in July, 1968.

WILD IN THE STREETS, etc.

Here are a couple of ads for the caustic counterculture satire WILD IN THE STREETS (1968), both from July, 1968. The Super 50 paired it logically with its trippy AIP peer PSYCH-OUT (1968), while Proctor's teamed it with THE COBRA, AIP's release of the Italian/Spanish spy thriller Il Cobra (1967); no official video release known, but it is available on the gray market.

CORRUPTION / PAYMENT IN BLOOD

Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady screened this double-feature in January, 1969. CORRUPTION was a 1968 UK horror flick with Peter Cushing. PAYMENT IN BLOOD was Columbia Pictures' US title for the Italian western Sette winchester per un massacro (1968) with Edd Byrnes (!). Neither film has made the transition to legit DVD.

SERGEANTS 3 / THE TWO LITTLE BEARS

Proctor's screened this double-feature in February, 1963. The Rat Pack western comedy SERGEANTS 3 (1962) has yet to make its DVD debut. Neither has the family fantasy THE TWO LITTLE BEARS (1961). Not sure if either even made it to VHS.

THE ARISTOCATS / NIOK, THE ORPHAN ELEPHANT

Disney showing at Proctor's in Schenectady, NY (still going strong) from January, 1971. THE ARISTOCATS (1970) is out on DVD. NIOK, THE ORPHAN ELEPHANT is a retitling of the French short Niok l'élépha (1957), shot in Cambodia, which doesn't seem to have ever been released to video or DVD.

FREAKS, etc.

Wild triple-feature from January, 1971, which screened at Proctor's in Schenectady and the Oxford in North Troy. One for the heads, I guess. Wonder how the print for FREAKS (1932) looked? NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) is available on about a million labels, but I think the Elite version is the one to go with. Funny misprint for Buñuel's Un chien andalou (1929).

GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS

Awesome ad for the screening of GOLIATH AND THE BARBARIANS at Proctor's in Schenectady from January, 1960. It was AIP's US release of the Italian peplum Il Terrore dei barbari (1959), with the great Steve Reeves. No US DVD release, though it is on Region 2 DVD from Warner.

THE LIQUIDATOR / THE SECRET 7

A Euro spy double-feature at Proctor's in Schenectady, from January, 1967. THE LIQUIDATOR (1965) was a British flick directed by Jack Cardiff; THE SECRET 7 was MGM's US release of the Spanish/Italian Gli Invincibili sette (1964), with Tony Russel and Helga Liné; no DVD release, and doesn't seem to be available even from bootleg dealers.

5 Big Happenings of Horror!

Amazing ad for a matinee spook show at Proctor's, from January, 1969...a "freakout of fright" featuring Dracula, the Frankenstein monster, the House of the Living Dead (whatever that is), and four "horror stories" on the screen. Wonder what they were?

SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR / MAN ON THE PROWL

Awesome ad for a double-bill at Proctor's, from December, 1959. SIGN OF THE GLADIATOR was AIP's dubbed version of Nel segno di Roma (1959), a French/Italian/West German/Yugoslavian co-production starring Anita Ekberg and Georges Marchal; no DVD release known. MAN ON THE PROWL (1957) was a United Artists thriller with James Best and Mala Powers; doesn't seem to have gotten even a VHS release.

THE ONE AND ONLY, GENUINE, ORIGINAL FAMILY BAND / BAMBI

Proctor's screened this Disney double-feature in July, 1968; THE ONE AND ONLY, GENUINE, ORIGINAL FAMILY BAND (1968) had an interesting cast, which included Richard Deacon, Goldie Hawn, and Butch Patrick; this was one of the many revivals for BAMBI (1942). Looks like the Schenectady theater closed for a day in respect to Fabian Theatres co-owner Samuel Rosen.