Let's All Go To The Movies - The Humanoid

Occasionally the search for old photographs finds your LOST GALLERY curator in the darkest corner of a junk shop, elbow deep in a hat-box of ephemera. It's rare, but occasionally we see a familiar face ...

Well, here we go. I know her! It's Barbara Bach!

Here is a synopsis for this 1979 movie:

Hoping to overthrow his brother as ruler of the planet Metropolis, the evil Graal enlists the help of the insane Dr. Kraspin, who has invented a chemical capable of turning an ordinary person into a perfect soldier. They test this chemical on the pilot Golob, turning the unsuspecting victim into a mindless but indestructable automaton possessing superhuman strength. The people of Metropolis must somehow outwit Graal before he can create an army of these soldiers, or their planet will be destroyed.
- Written by Jean-Marc Rocher

The costuming as a bit of a rip off from a very famous series of movies.

You know this guy too! Richard Keil.

(You know, the "teeth" guy in that James Bond movie.)

Well, we spotted the same spaceship background as in the first picture above.

So this must be from the same movie.

And this is the same gal as in the picture just above. Isn't rescuing old photographs interesting?

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THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

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Christmas in Lost Gallery - 2014

Last Christmas LOST GALLERY had not added anything new to the Christmas page. This year we have something new!

I'll bet mom is a blonde.

Here are a couple sets of those photo-Christmas cards popular in the sixties.

Can't get enough? Here are the pages of CHRISTMAS PAST!

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The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

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THE DAILY POSTCARD.
POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

"What are they doing?"

Let's All Go To The Movies - The Bear

Occasionally the search for old photographs finds your LOST GALLERY curator in the darkest corner of a junk shop, elbow deep in a hat-box of ephemera. It's rare, but occasionally we see a familiar face ...

Not a chance here.

This one is a puzzle. I looked for a 1963 film released by Embassy Films. There was a 1984 movie called "The Bear" staring Gary Bussy which oddly enough, was also distributed by Embassy Pictures. There was also a wild life movie called "The Bear" in 1988 released by Tri-Star.

However it took some looking to find "The Bear" (1963) directed by Edmond Sechan. I finally found this synopsis on the TCM web site:

Lucien Ménard, a newly hired zoo keeper, is assigned to take care of a bear named Gôcha. At first he is afraid of the bear and Chappuis, the tyrannical boss at the zoo, but Ménard's fears evaporate when he discovers that Gôcha can speak. He learns that the fearsome attitude of the bear is merely a result of his loneliness. Ménard teaches Gôcha to read and to play cards, and he arranges for him to spend a night with his true love, a polar bear in the next cage. Chappuis finds out about the talking bear, but no one believes him, and he is fired for drunkenness. Ménard replaces him as head zoo keeper and arranges for Gôcha to be returned to the wild.

Can't get enough?
Try some of these other pages that feature found movie stills or "lobby cards" found in LOST GALLERY.
Ben Turpin
Destination Moon
Flight To Mars
Rocketman
The Flying Saucer
When Worlds Collide

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There are now more than 10,000 photographs in the Lost Gallery.
Or try out the NEW BACK PAGE INDEX

The most popular photographs An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't miss
Cabinet Card Gallery
One Man's Treasure
Penny Tales
Square America
Tattered and Lost
Vernacular Photography
The best
FOUND PHOTOGRAPH
sites on the web.

And for postcards try
THE DAILY POSTCARD.
POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

"What are they doing?"

AAF in Bassingbourn - The Christmas Party

In the basement of an "antique store" these two books of 35mm negatives were found. They were destined for the dumpster no doubt, but rescued for LOST GALLERY and the enthusiasts who treasure the history and memorabilia of the second world war.

The first book of contains 327 negatives. The photographs were scanned and uploaded to a set on Flickr in 2007 and then grouped generally by subject for the pages of LOST GALLERY. Most of the photographs in this set are of aircraft in world war two. Nothing was known for sure about the photographs but slowly over the years some information has accumulated. It was established that the date for most of the photographs is late 1944.

Most of the negatives had notations on the accompanying index pages. Mostly the photographer was concerned about the lighting and exposure of each frame but occasionally also made notes on the subject matter. Where possible these notations will be included under each picture on this page.

The 205 negatives in the other file were taken postwar, about half in England and the rest in Texas, USA. The photographs apparently show a bit of touring before leaving the England based AAF unit and the first photographs after arriving in Texas.

This page will review all of the negatives in the set that feature photographs labeled "X-mas Party" and information that has accumulated since 2007.

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Lost Gallery
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xmas party

xmas party

Xmas Office Party 1 75w bulb over f2 25sec

The end of World War Two is near. The last bombing runs from this AAF base in Southern England are happening now. It has been a long and difficult ordeal. Men and women worked tirelessly together. There were sacrifices. There were bonds.

The notes on the negative indicates this was taken at a Christmas Party, probably 1944.

The war on the European front would be over in just nine months: September 2, 1945.

From Hawk914 on Flickr: Both of these fellas are Captains... the one on the right is a Flight Surgeon, I believe. He wears two ribbons... on the right is the European-African-Middle Eastern campaign ribbon ( I think), and on the left... I dunno. He also has a Distinguished Unit Citation over his right breast pocket, and a glass full of what is undoubtedly an intoxicating beverage in his left hand. LOL

I find it interesting that there are photos of US Navy aircraft on the wall behind them... perhaps one of these AAF fellas had a brother in the Navy?

xmas party

Fisher's girl

Fisher's girl

xmas party f2 at eighth second

xmas party f2 at eighth second

Steve Birdsall on Flickr: Any Christmas spirit in 1944 was tempered by the fact that most of these people had probably hoped to be home. After the rapid advances following D-Day there was the stalemate of the Battle of the Bulge. The weather was appalling - the ground was frozen and the airbases were blanketed by dense fog. The 8th Air Force flew a maximum effort on Christmas Eve, but the weather made for a hazardous takeoff and the fog caused the 91st Bomb Group's B-17s to land away from home in Norfolk.

When I look at these photos I can almost hear the song "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas".

xmas party

xmas party f2 1 75 watt overhead

xmas party f2 1 75 watt overhead

xmas party f2 1 75 watt overhead

CLICK HERE to view the
POSTWAR PHOTOGRAPHY
from the other negative file from this same photographer.

Look at the bazookas on that little honey!

Click here for the whole story!

Here are more stories about the 91st Bomber Group and some of the missions flown on a fine website by
Sam Halpert

For others in the AAF Bassingbourn series see also
The P-61 Black Widow
B-17 Bomber
The Lancaster Bomber
P-51 Mustang
The Avro York
The Short Stirling Bomber
The Piper Cub with the Bazookas
The B - 26
The Aerial Shots
The Personnel
The Christmas Party (This One)
The Photographer Tours England
And Miscellaneous clouds, landscapes and snow
Bassingbourn from a Window on the base.

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Bassingbourn 1944 Discovered! Long lost negatives taken during the winter of 1944-45 at Bassingbourn AAF base in England.

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't miss
Cabinet Card Gallery
Square America
Tattered and Lost
Vernacular Photography
The best
FOUND PHOTOGRAPH
sites on the web.

And for postcards try
POSTCARDY
And see what's going on over at
Sepia Saturday!

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS
It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

"What are they doing?"