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This is one of many lots that I will be listing over the coming days! Here is a description based on the information I had that AI generated:
Up for sale is a rare, highly unique lot of 14 vintage 35mm film cell slides from the classic 1963 black-and-white science fiction film, The Day Mars Invaded Earth. [1]
These are authentic theatrical film cells cut directly from an original 1963 35mm movie print of the film's promotional trailer. This is verified by the beautiful, vintage black-and-white variable-area optical audio soundtrack clearly visible along the edges of the frames.
A dedicated film collector or projectionist meticulously selected, cut, and mounted these shots in chronological order, numbering the cardboard slide mounts by hand in pencil.
Key Features & Details:
• Movie: The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963) - Directed by Maury Dexter, Released by 20th Century Fox.
• Quantity: 14 slides total in this sequence lot.
• Content: Features highly striking promotional graphics and scenes from the original trailer campaign, including the main title card, text graphics for "FIRST LANDING ON MARS!", and actor title cards introducing stars Kent Taylor, Marie Windsor, and William Mims, along with eerie black-and-white narrative scenes.
• Technical Specs: The film strip itself is standard 35mm gauge, mounted in standard 2" x 2" white cardboard slider frames. The inner projection image aperture width is approximately 23mm to accommodate the widescreen aspect ratio and the optical soundtrack strip.
• Condition: Excellent vintage condition. Because these were printed on classic black-and-white safety film stock rather than color stock, they have not suffered from any color fading or magenta shifting. The imagery remains beautifully crisp, high-contrast, and clear. Cardboard mounts show typical light age handling with clean hand-written pencil sequencing numbers.
This is an exceptionally tough-to-find piece of 1960s sci-fi cinema history, offering an unbroken visual blueprint of the movie’s original theatrical trailer rollout. Perfect for sci-fi memorabilia collectors, mid-century cinema archives, or film history enthusiasts.
Ships securely packaged to preserve the slides. Please look closely at the photos for exact scenes included, and feel free to reach out with any questions!
