Collectibles: Comics, Sports, Tobacciana
Lot 131:
Description
This is a vintage Mexican lobby card for the theatrical release of the film El Hombre Invisible, known in English as The Invisible Man. The card features lead actors Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart. The graphic design includes a black and white photographic still from the film on the left depicting a laboratory scene with several characters. To the right is a stylized graphic colorized in green and orange, portraying the protagonist in his iconic bandages, goggles, and hat. The Universal International globe logo is present near the bottom center, indicating this card was produced for a mid-20th-century theatrical re-release of the 1933 classic. Text on the card identifies the director as James Whale and notes the story is based on the work of H. G. Wells. Supporting cast members Henry Travers, William Harrigan, and Una O’Connor are listed in orange text boxes. The bottom margin contains the distributor information: DIST. POR: UNIVERSAL PICTURES CORP. DE MEXICO, IGNACIO MARISCAL 59.
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