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Vintage original 11x14 in. US lobby card from the 1960's horror/sci-fi thriller, UNEARTHLY STRANGER, released in 1963 by American International Pictures (AIP) and directed by John Krish. Dr. Mark Davidson (John Neville), government scientist, meets a mysterious woman and is married quickly. He knows little of her past. His government superiors want to know more about his wife, especially certain strange attributes that suggest she may be more than she appears. When it turns out she actually does love her husband, they both become targets. The cast includes John Neville, Gabriella Licudi, Philip Stone, Patrick Newell, Jean Marsh, and Warren Mitchell.
As indicated in the center of the bottom border, this is lobby card #8 from the set of 8 cards. The image features a dramatic close shot of the film's star, John Neville, as he reacts in anguish to something happening to him. It is unrestored in very fine- condition with light signs of wear on the corners. There are no pinholes, tears, stains, writing, or other flaws and the color tints are fresh and vibrant without any signs of fading.
Unearthly Stranger was selected by the film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane as one of the 15 most meritorious British B films made between World War II and 1970. "Although Unearthly Stranger appears to draw attention to the performance of femininity, it is male society that is the real object of scrutiny," they say, describing it as "a highly effective fable" and praising its "unsettling atmosphere of dislocation and tension which disturbs our taken-for-granted assumptions about the worlds of office and home".
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