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Publicity and Set Stills of the 1755th MGM's Release
We never stop seeking new pictures or info related
to The Time Machine movie. Here are our latest discoveries.
Of all the films in which Frank Shugrue participated that we were able to watch, Soldier Blue (1970), directed by Ralf Nelson and produced at the end of 1969, is the only one where his name is mentioned in the credits.
Another promotional photo of Yvette Mimieux by Virgil Apger, this time in black and white. The black info banner on the left bears The Time Machine's production number 1755.
In July 2023, “George Pal: Man of Tomorrow” by Justin Humphreys was published by BearManor Media.
In this book dedicated to the career of the director-producer, we can see more than ten photographs, almost all previously unpublished, taken during the filming of The Time Machine. These pictures, from the personal collection of George Pal's son, David, are all behind-the-scenes photos which can be now found in our Off-Camera section.
Found in January 2023, here are three unpublished scene stills preserved in Belgium. They do not have a reference number, so you can see them on the Part 2 page.
Taken on June 17, 1959, the viewpoint of this scene photograph is very close to the one of image #1755-42 although the field is much wider and allows us to see the lighting ramps of the sound stage. If additional proof of the authorship of The Time Machine promotional photos was still needed, it is provided by this outstanding image: the black info bar indeed bears the signature of Frank Shugrue, the photographer assigned by M.G.M. during the shooting of the film.
Taken on the set of The Time Machine, this portrait of Yvette Mimieux has been found by Don Coleman in American Youth Magazine (March-April 1960), just like Behind the scenes still #7. It is part of the same series of portraits of the actress in a bathrobe that we show on the Off-Camera page.
▷ Another print of this photo has been found recently.
Together with Don Coleman, we have gathered all the information available and compiled
the most comprehensive credit list that ever exists for The Time Machine movie.
Here is a new scene still discovered
by Don Coleman
in a vintage Dutch press book.
It is one of the
very few promotional photographs
where Doris Lloyd
(Mrs. Watchett) appears.
On the information bar of these three large-format transparencies (8"x10"), you can see the production number 1755 assigned by M.G.M. to The Time Machine. For once, these promotional photographs were not taken by Frank Shugrue since the photographer's name code, AGER, is that of Virgil Apger (1903-1994) who was also long employed by the studios. M.G.M. was betting heavily on its new discovery Yvette Mimieux and called on Apger, well known for his portraits of stars.
▷ One more color photo of this series has been found recently.
Here are six unpublished scene stills found in November 2021. They do not have a reference number, so you can see them on the Part 2 page.
According to the collector from whom we recently acquired a copy of this photo of Yvette Mimieux, it would have been taken by a private photographer on the film set of The Time Machine. If the hairstyle and make-up of the actress do indeed evoke Weena, as in other portraits of the character, the owner of the original print was unfortunately not able to give us the name of this other photographer who would have been supposedly present during the shooting alongside the staff photographer.
For a long time, we had thought this image found on the Internet was complete.
Not at all! You can now see the entire photograph on this page and know everything about its origin.
This unpublished and incredibly rare photo is from Don Coleman's personal collection shows the Morlocks cavern engulfed in fire at the end of the battle.
Another unique image which belongs to the Don Coleman Collection of original stills from The Time Machine (1960).
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