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Samuel Z. Arkoff Papers. Series 1: Press Books

Collection 080

Series 1: Press books

 

Series size: 11 oversize archival document boxes
Series dates: 1956-1979

 

This series consists mostly of pressbooks for films released and distributed by American International Pictures and its affiliates. About a quarter of the materials in the series include poster illustrations and correspondence, as noted in the container list. Notable materials include pressbooks for AIP's Edgar Allen Poe horror films, such as "The Masque of the Red Death." Also found are biker films, such as "Hell's Angels" and "Wheels"; blaxploitation films, such as "Blacula," "Black Caesar," and "Coffy"; and beach party films, such as "Beach Party" and "Muscle Beach Party." The series also includes pressbooks for international films released or re-released by AIP, most notably Federico Fellini’s "La Dolce Vita." The numbers preceding the movies, eg, "603. Konga," indicates the numbering of the original filing system. Note that some materials in the series are damaged and are unavailable to researchers.

Box  

 Folder         Contents  Dates
1ov 1 603. Konga; 604. House of Fright approximately 1961
1ov 2 605. Operation Camel; 606. Beware of Children approximately 1960-1961
1ov 3 607. Master of the World NOTE: includes screening program approximately 1961
1ov 4 608. Alakazam the Great approximately 1961
1ov 5 609. The Pit and the Pendulum approximately 1961
1ov 6 610. Guns of the Black Witch; 611. Lost Battalion approximately 1961-1962
1ov 7 613. Journey to the Seventh Planet; 614. Prisoner of the Iron Mask approximately 1961-1962
1ov 8 702. The Premature Burial; 703. Twist All Night approximately 1961-1962
1ov 9 704. Burn Witch Burn; 705. The Brain that Wouldn't Die; 706. Invasion of the Star Creatures approximately 1962
1ov 10 707. Warriors Five; 708. Panic in the Year Zero approximately 1962
1ov 11 709. Marco Polo approximately 1962
1ov 12 710. Tales of Terror; 713. White Slave Ship NOTE: includes poster illustrations approximately 1962
1ov 13 714. Sampson and the 7 Miracles of the World; 715. Reptilicus approximately 1962
1ov 14 716. Battle Beyond the Sun; 717. The Raven approximately 1962-1963
1ov 15 718. Night Tide; 801. Dementia 13 approximately 1963
1ov 16 802. The Mind Benders NOTE: includes poster illustration; 803. Operation Bikini approximately 1963
1ov 17 804. The Terror; 805. The Young Racers approximately 1963
1ov 18 809. The Man with the X-Ray Eyes; 806. California approximately 1963
1ov 19 807. Free, White and 21; 808. Erik the Conqueror NOTE: includes poster illustrations approximately 1963
2ov 1 815. Black Sabbath; 810. Beach Party; 812. Haunted Palace approximately 1963-1964
2ov 2 813. Summer Holiday; 814. The Evil Eye approximately 1963-1964
2ov 3 816. Pyro; 817. Goliath and the Sins of Babylon approximately 1963-1964
2ov 4 818. Some People; 819. The Comedy of Terrors approximately 1964
2ov 5 820. Under Age; 822. Commando; 823. Torpedo Bay 1964
2ov 6 6401. Muscle Beach Party; 6402. Goliath and the Vampires 1964
2ov 7 6403. The Last Man on Earth; 6404. Unearthly Stranger 1964
2ov 8 6405. The Masque of the Red Death; 6406. Bikini Beach 1964
2ov 9 6407. The Time Travelers; 6408. Voyage to the End of the Universe 1964
2ov 10 6409. The Day the Earth Froze; 6410. Conquered City 1964
2ov 11 6411. Operation Snafu; 6412. Godzilla vs. The Thing 1964
2ov 12 6413. Diary of a Bachelor; 6414. Pajama Party 1964
2ov 13 6415. Navajo Run; 6416. Taboos of the World 1964-1965
2ov 14 6417. Atragon 1964
2ov 15 6418. T.A.M.I. Show; 6419. Tomb of Ligeia 1964
2ov 16 6501. The Lost World of Sinbad; 6502. War of the Zombies; 6503. Beach Blanket Bingo 1965
2ov 17 6504. War-Gods of the Deep; 6505. Swingers' Paradise NOTE: Includes 1 still of poster illustration. 1965
2ov 18 6506. Go Go Mania; 6507. La Dance A Go Go; 6508. Ski Party; 6509. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 1965
2ov 19 6510. Sergeant Deadhead the Astronut; 6511. Ecco NOTE: includes telegram from Frank McCabe Independent Theatres Inc. approximately 1965
2ov 20 6512. Die Monster Die; 6513. Planet of the Vampires; 6514. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine approximately 1965
2ov 21 6515. Spy in Your Eye; 6516. Secret Agent Fireball; 6517. The Big TNT Show 1965
2ov 22 6518. The Pawnbroker; 6519. The Servant 1964-1966
2ov 23 6520. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg; 6521. Queen of Blood; 6522. Blood Bath 1964-1966
2ov 24 6524. King and Country; 6601. The Dirty Game NOTE: includes 2 mini-posters. 1966
2ov 25 6602. What's Up Tiger Lily?; 6603. The Great Spy Chase 1966
2ov 26 6604. Ghost in the Invisible Bikini; 6605. Fireball 500 1966
2ov 27 6607. Tarzan and the Valley of Gold; 6608. Frankenstein Conquers the World 1966
2ov 28 6609. The Girl-Getters; 6611. The Wild Angels 1966
3ov 1 6949. Tiger by the Tail; 7001. Bloody Mama 1968-1970 (dates broken)
3ov 2 7002. Horror House NOTE: includes information on The Crimson Cult (6814); 7003. The Cycle Savages 1970
3ov 3 7004. Witchcraft '70; 7006. Wedding Night 1970
3ov 4 7007. Cry of the Banshee; 7009. The Swappers 1970
3ov 5 7010. A Bullet for Pretty Boy; 7011. Vinus in Furs 1970
3ov 6 7012. Up in the Cellar; 7015. Count Yorga, Vampire 1970
3ov 7 7029. Angel Unchained; 7020. Julius Caesar NOTE: includes mock newspaper 1970
3ov 8 7021. Dorian Gray; 7022. Kama Sutra NOTE: pressbook mockup 1970-1971
3ov 9 7023. I am a Groupie; 7025. Tam Lin NOTE: poster illustrations only 1970-1971
3ov 10 7026. Wuthering Heights NOTE: includes 4 stills and press information 1971
3ov 11 7101. Blood and Lace; 7102. The House that Screamed 1971
3ov 12 7103. Lola; 7104. The Incredible Two Headed Transplant 1971
3ov 13 7105. The Hard Ride; 7106. Pacific Vibrations 1971
3ov 14 7107. The Year of the Cannibals; 7108. Bunny O'Hare 1971
3ov 15 7109. Yog - Monster from Space; 7110. The Abominable Dr. Phibes 1971
3ov 16 7111. The Return of Count Yorga; 7112. Murder in the Rue Morgue 1971
3ov 17 7113. Dirty Dolls NOTE: poster illustrations only; 7114. Chrom and Hot Leather 1971
3ov 18 7115. Some of my Best Friends are… NOTE: poster illustrations only; 7118. Dagmar's Hot Pants Inc.; 7119. Carry on Camping 1971
3ov 19 7121. Lizard in a Woman's Skin NOTE: poster illustrations only; 7125. Black Jack NOTE: includes memorandum from Spence Steinhurst to Samuel Z. Arkoff et al.; 7202. Frogs NOTE: includes mock newspaper 1971-1973 (dates broken)
3ov 20 7203. Carry on Henry; 7204. Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster; 7205. Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde NOTE: original folder numbers the film 7204, but 7205 is written on the pressbook itself 1972
3ov 21 7206. Blood from the Mummy's Tomb; 7208. Night of the Blood Monster; 7207. Pick Up on 101; 7209. Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met NOTE: pressbook mockup 1972
3ov 22 7210. Boxcar Bertha NOTE: includes notice of duplicated mat numbers; 7211. Blacula 1972
3ov 23 7212. Dr. Phibes Rises Again NOTE: includes pop-up card; 7214. The Wild Pack 1972
4ov 1 7216. The Deathmaster; 7217. Slaughter 1972
4ov 2 7220. The Thing with Two Heads; 7221 The Dirt Gang 1972
4ov 3 7224. Baron Blood; 7226. Unholy Rollers 1972
4ov 4 7228. Carry on Doctor; 7229. Black Mama White Mama 1972-1973
4ov 5 7230. Black Caesar; 7231. The Female Response 1973
4ov 6 7301. Africa Uncensored; 7303. Cannibal Girls 1972-1973
4ov 7 7304. Coffy; 7305. The Little Cigars Mob 1973
4ov 8 7307. Raw Meat; 7309. Scream Blacula Scream 1973
4ov 9 7310. Slaughter's Big Ripoff NOTE: poster illustrations only; 7311. Heavy Traffic NOTE: advertisement only; 7315. Deep Thrust-The Hand of Death 1973
4ov 10 7312. Sisters; 7313. Manson 1973
4ov 11 7321. The Italian Connection; 7322. Don't Look in the Basement 1973
4ov 12 7325. Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem; 7327. The Bat People; 7409. Macon County Line 1973-1974
4ov 13 7328. The Amazons; 7511. Cornbread, Earl and Me NOTE: includes correspondence, clippings, screening programs, poster illustrations and combo poster illustrations with "Cooley High" 1973-1975
4ov 14 7510. Fritz the Cat NOTE: includes poster illustrations only; 7330. The Screaming Tiger NOTE: illustration only; 7331. Battle of the Amazons and War Goddess 1973-1975
4ov 15 7332. Bamboo Gods and Iron Men; 7333. Deranged approximately 1974
4ov 16 7401. Sugar Hill NOTE: screening program only; 7403. Love Life of a Cop 1973-1974
4ov 17 7404. Mad House; 7405. Foxy Brown NOTE: screening program only 1974
4ov 18 7406. Mark of the Devil; 7408. Act of Vengeance NOTE: includes pressbook for "Rape Squad" ("Act of Vengeance" under an alternate title) 1972-1974 (dates broken)
4ov 19 7410. The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat NOTE: poster illustrations only; 7411. Truck Turner NOTE: includes mock newspaper article 1974
4ov 20 7412. Savage Sisters; 7413. The Chase for the Golden Needles NOTE: includes correspondence 1974
4ov 21 7414. The Destructors; 7417. Super Stooges vs. The Wonder Woman 1974
4ov 22 7418. House of Whipcord; 7422. Abby 1974
5ov 1 7509. The McCullochs NOTE: includes poster illustrations, correspondence and poster illustrations for "Murph the Surf" 1975
5ov 2 7507. Return to Macon County NOTE: includes poster illustrations 1975
5ov 3 7506. Cooley High NOTE: includes correspondence, poster illustrations and mock newspaper article 1975
5ov 4 7504. Live a Little, Steal a Lot NOTE: includes poster illustrations 1975
5ov 5 7503. Land That Time Forgot NOTE: includes combo poster illustrations with "At the Earth's Core," combo poster illustrations for "Cooley High" and J.D.'s Revenge" and two one-sheet posters (found in Map Case, folder 10) 1975-1976
5ov 6 7501. Wild Party 1975
5ov 7 7502. Sheba, Baby NOTE: damaged

1975
5ov 8 7505. Hennessy 1975
5ov 9 7604. Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday NOTE: damaged; 7603. Shout at the Devil NOTE: damaged 1976
5ov 10 7606. Small Town in Texas NOTE: damaged; 7605. At the Earth's Core NOTE: damaged 1976
5ov 11 7608. Food of the Gods NOTE: damaged; 7607. J.D.'s Revenge NOTE: damaged 1976
5ov 12 7610. Annie (formerly "End of Innocence") NOTE: damaged; 7609. Special Delivery NOTE: damaged

1976
5ov 13 7611. Monkey Hustle NOTE: includes poster illustrations, poster illustrations for Madam Kitty and correspondence 1976
5ov 14 7613. Squirm; 7612. Futureworld NOTE: includes poster illustrations, "Breaker! Breaker!" poster illustrations, clippings and one-sheet poster (found in Map Case drawer 2 folder 10) 1976-1977
5ov 15 7614. Day That Shook the World NOTE: damaged

1977
5ov 16 7615. A Matter of Time 1 of 2 NOTE: both folders include correspondence, press kits, advertisements, clippings and poster illustrations 1976
5ov 17 7615. A Matter of Time 2 of 2 NOTE: stills in press kit water damaged, stuck together, damaged! 1976
6ov 1 7616. Blazing Magnums NOTE: advertisement only 1976
6ov 2 7618. Street People; 7617. Madam Kitty NOTE: includes correspondence, screening programs and poster illustrations 1976
6ov 3 7621. Death Weekend a.k.a. House By the Lake; 7620. Scorchy a.k.a. Race with Death NOTE: includes correspondence. "Scorchy" movie poster in map case drawer 1 1976-1977
6ov 4 7623. The Town That Dreaded Sundown NOTE: includes poster illustrations and correspondence only; 7622. The Little Girl who Lives Down the Lane NOTE: includes correspondence and illustrations for combination posters with "Island of the Damned" 1976-1977
6ov 5 7703. Chatterbox NOTE: includes poster illustrations 1977
6ov 6 7707. People That Time Forgot NOTE: includes press kit; 7705. Cracking Up NOTE: includes poster illustrations 1977
6ov 7 7709. Empire of the Ants NOTE: includes poster illustrations and mockups only; 7708. Island of Dr. Moreau NOTE: includes correspondence, poster illustrations and advertisements 1977
6ov 8 7711. Mean Dog Blues NOTE: includes poster illustrations and correspondence 1978
6ov 9 7713. Rolling Thunder NOTE: includes advance press proofs only; 7712. Joy Ride NOTE: includes correspondence and poster illustrations 1977
6ov 10 7714. Record City NOTE: includes stills and advance press proof 1977
6ov 11 7715. Incredible Melting Man NOTE: includes correspondence, clippings, advertisements and poster illustrations 1977
6ov 12 7802. Youngblood NOTE: includes film summery, poster illustrations and poster illustrations of "The Chosen"; 7716. Grayeagle 1977-1978
6ov 13 7804. Our Wedding Season NOTE: includes film summery and poster illustrations only; 7803. Holocaust 2000 (The Chosen) NOTE: includes advertisement only 1978
6ov 14 7806. Star Crash NOTE: film summery only; 7805. California Dreamin' NOTE: includes film summery, poster illustrations and correspondence only 1978
6ov 15 7808. High Ballin' NOTE: includes correspondence; 7807. Jennifer 1978
6ov 16 7809. Meteor NOTE: includes correspondence and advertisements only 1978
6ov 17 7810. Norsemen of the Dark Sea NOTE: includes poster illustrations and correspondence only 1978
6ov 18 7812. Force Ten from Navarone NOTE: includes correspondence, advertisements, poster illustrations and poster illustrations of "The Evictors" and "Love at First Bite" 1978
6ov 19 7813. Here Come the Tigers NOTE: includes film summery and poster illustrations only 1978
6ov 20 7814. Matilda NOTE: includes poster illustrations, correspondence, film summery and an advertisement of "Island of the Damned" only 1978
6ov 21 7904. The Amityville Horror NOTE: includes promotional materials, poster illustrations, publicity, correspondence and one-sheet poster (found in Map Case drawer 2 folder 10) only 1979
6ov 22 7905. Love at First Bite NOTE: revised poster illustrations and correspondence only 1979
7ov 1 6612. Bang! Bang! You're Dead!; 6613. Macabro 1966
7ov 2 6614. The Fool Killer; 6615. La Dolce Vita approximately 1966
7ov 3 6616. Mondo Teeno; 6617. Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs 1966-1967
7ov 4 6618. Gill Women (Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women) NOTE: advertisement only; 6619. War Italian Style; 6620. Trunk to Cairo 1966-approximately 1968
7ov 5 6621. Psycho-Circus; 6622. Nashville Rebel 1966-1967
7ov 6 6623. Hallucination Generation NOTE: includes poster illustrations and mockups; 6624. Door-To-Door Maniac NOTE: a.k.a. Five Minutes to Live approximately 1961-1966 (dates broken)
7ov 7 6691. Dangerous Love Affairs; 6692. Sallah; 6693. Life Upside Down approximately 1961-1964 (dates broken)
7ov 8 6701. The Million Eyes of Sumuru; 6702. Thunder Alley 1967
7ov 9 6703. Tom Thumb; 6704. Riot on Sunset Strip approximately 1964-1967 (dates broken)
7ov 10 6705. Devil's Angels; 6706. Those Fantastic Flying Fools 1967
7ov 11 6708. Sadismo; 6709. The Trip 1967
7ov 12 6710. The Cobra; 6711. Born Losers 1967
7ov 13 6712. House of 1000 Dolls; 6713. The Glass Sphinx approximately 1967
7ov 14 6714. Spree; 6722. Adam and Eve; 6715. Hells Angels on Wheels; 6716. The Glory Stompers approximately 1967
7ov 15 6717. Mary Jane NOTE: includes poster illustrations 1967
7ov 16 6718. The Desperate Ones; 6719. Psych-Out approximately 1968
7ov 17 6720. Fortuna; 6801. The Wild Racers approximately 1966-1968 (dates broken)
7ov 18 6802. The Road Hustlers; 6803. The Wild Eye approximately 1968
7ov 19 6804. Cervantes; 6805. Wild in the Streets NOTE: includes advertisement 1968
7ov 20 6806. The Conqueror Worm; 6807. Helga 1968
7ov 21 6808. The Mini-Skirt Mob; 6809. Angels from Hell 1968
7ov 22 6810. Three in the Attic NOTE: includes advertisement 1968
7ov 23 6811. The Young, the Evil and the Savage NOTE: includes combo poster illustrations with "The Wild Eye"; 6812. Killers Three 1968
7ov 24 6813. The Savage Seven; 6814. The Crimson Altar 1968-approximately 1970 (dates broken)
7ov 25 6815. The Young Animals; 6816. The Brute and the Beast 1968
8ov 1 6825. Trans-Europ-Express; 6826. The Vampire's Coffin NOTE: includes advertisement only; 6827. The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy NOTE: includes advertisement only approximately 1968
8ov 2 6828. Helga NOTE: includes order form and questionnaire 1968
8ov 3 6830. Succubus; 6901. The Devil's Eight NOTE: includes advertisements and an advertisement for "Three in the Attic" 1969
8ov 4 6902. Michael and Helga; 6903. Hell's Belles 1969
8ov 5 6904. God Forgives - I Don't!; 6905. Destroy All Monsters 1969
8ov 6 6907. Mafia; 6909. The Obling Box 1969
8ov 7 6910. Angel, Angel Down We Go; 6911. The Dunwich Horror 1969-1970
8ov 8 6912. de Sade 1969
8ov 9 6915. Chastity; 6916. Hell's Angels '69 1969
8ov 10 6917. Spirits of the Dead; 6918. Two Gentlemen Sharing 1969
8ov 11 6919. Explosion; 6921. Fearless Frank; 6914. Madigan's Millions 1969-1970
8ov 12 6922. Scream and Scream Again; 6923. The Savage Wild 1970
8ov 13 6930. 99 Women; 6931. That Cold Day in the Park approximately 1968-1969
8ov 14 6932. Paranoia; 6938. The Monitors approximately 1969
8ov 15 6947. Viva Max; 6948. The Magic Christian; Empire of the Ants approximately 1969-1970, 1977
9ov 1 Jailbreakers, campaign manual 1960
9ov 2 Tank Commandos; Operation Dame 1959
9ov 3 Jailbreakers, campaign manual 1960
9ov 4 Jet Attack; Suicide Battalion 1958
9ov 5 The Spider 1958
9ov 6 Thunder Over Hawaii, campaign manual 1957
9ov 7 Motorcycle Gang; Sorority Girl 1957
9ov 8 7508. The Reincarnation of Peter Proud 1975
9ov 9 7512. Bucktown 1975
9ov 10 7513. Walking Tall, No. 2 1975
9ov 11 7514. Sixpack Annie, campaign manual 1975
9ov 12 7515. Old Dracula (formerly "Vampira") 1974
9ov 13 7516. They Came From Within (aka: Parasite Murders) 1975
9ov 14 7517. The Devil Within Her (aka: I Don't Want To Be Born) 1975
9ov 15 7518. Killer Force (formerly "Diamond Mercenaries") 1976
9ov 16 7519. Friday Foster 1975
9ov 17 7520. Winterhawk 1975
9ov 18 7522. Bobbie Joe and the Outlaws (sic) 1976
9ov 19 7523. One Summer Love (formerly "Dragonfly") 1976
9ov 20 7524. Crime and Passion (formerly "Ace up My Sleeve") 1976
10ov 1 Jennifer (note: includes memo about film credits) 1978
10ov 2 Youngblood (note: includes memo about film credits) 1978
10ov 3 The Chosen (note: includes memo about film credits) 1978
10ov 4 Here Come the Tigers, campaign manual (note: includes memo about film credits) 1978
10ov 5 The Last Survivor, campaign manual (note: includes memo about film credits) 1978
10ov 6 High Ballin' (note: photocopy of pressbook sheet) 1978
10ov 7 Motorcycle Gang; Sorority Girl 1957
10ov 8 Shake, Rattle and Rock!; Runaway Daughters, campaign manuals 1956
11ov 1 103. Operation Malaya 1953
11ov 2 Five Guns West 1955
11ov 3 105. Outlaw Treasure. The Fast and the Furious (flyers) 1955
11ov 4 106. The Beast with a Million Eyes. 1955
11ov 5 112. Gunslinger 1956
11ov 6 120. Flesh and the Spur 1957
11ov 7 207. Naked Africa. 208. White Huntress 1954, 1957
11ov 8 209. The Amazing Colossal Man. 210. The Cat Girl 1957
11ov 9 206. Motorcycle Gang. 212. Sorority Girl 1957
11ov 10 211. Rock Around the World: plot synopsis only 1957
11ov 11 216. Terror in the Year 5000. 313. Screaming Skull 1958
11ov 12 305/306 Hot Rod Gang. High School Hell Cats 1958
11ov 13 311. She Gods of Shark Reef. 312. Night of the Blood Beast 1958
11ov 14 403. Sign of the Gladiator. 1959
11ov 15 404. Diary of a High School Bride. 405. Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow 1959
11ov 16 06. Goliath and the Barbarians 1959
11ov 17 410. The Killer Shrews. 411. The Giant Gila Monster 1959
11ov 18 407. Bucket of Blood. 409. Attack of the Giant Leeches 1959
11ov 19 501. The Angry Red Planet 1959
11ov 20 503. Circus of Horrors 1960
11ov 21 502. House of Usher 1960
11ov 22 504. Why Must I Die? 1960
11ov 23 505. Beyond the Time Barrier 1960
11ov 24 506. The Amazing Transparent Man 1960
11ov 25 507. Portrait of A Sinner 1960
11ov 26 508. Journey to the Lost City 1960
11ov 27 509. Goliath and the Dragon 1960
11ov 28 602. Black Sunday. Night Tide 1960
11ov 29 601. The Hand 1960

 

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