Creature from the Black Lagoon Puzzle Vintage 1982 SEALED Universal Horror MINT

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Offered for sale is a vintage Creature from the Black Lagoon Puzzle (200 pcs)(1982 series), which features a great 14" x 18" image of the famous Universal Horror monster, and is still sealed / unopened in it's original packaging (see bio info below).  The item is in "EXCELLENT" condition (see description above), and is in collector's grade condition.  The asking price is .99 + FREE Shipping / Handling (.95 Value; US Domestic only), and is the only factory sealed example for sale on eBay!  Feel free to contact me with further questions, and thanks for visiting my listing.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Theatrical release poster
by
Reynold Brown
Directed by
Jack Arnold
Produced by
William Alland
Screenplay by
Harry Essex
Arthur Ross
Story by
Maurice Zimm
Starring
Richard Carlson
Julia Adams
Richard Denning
Antonio Moreno
Nestor Paiva
Whit Bissell
Ben Chapman
Ricou Browning
Music by
Henry Mancini
Hans J. Salter
Herman Stein
Cinematography
William E. Snyder
Edited by
Ted J. Kent
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
February 12, 1954
(premiere)
[1]
March 5, 1954
(et al., regional openings)
Running time
79 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
unknown
Box office
,300,000
Creature from the Black Lagoon
is a 1954 American
black-and-white
3D
monster
horror film
from
Universal-International
, produced by
William Alland
, directed by
Jack Arnold
, and starring
Richard Carlson
,
Julie Adams
,
Richard Denning
,
Antonio Moreno
,
Nestor Paiva
, and
Whit Bissell
. The Creature was played by
Ben Chapman
on land and by
Ricou Browning
underwater. The film premiered in
Detroit
on February 12 and was released on a regional basis, opening on various dates.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
was filmed in
three dimensions (3D)
and originally
projected
by the
polarized light method
. The audience wore viewers with gray polarizing filters, similar to the viewers most commonly used today. Because the brief 1950s 3D film
fad
had peaked in mid-1953 and was fading fast in early 1954, many audiences actually saw the film "flat", in two dimensions (2D). Typically, the film was shown in 3D in large downtown theaters and flat in smaller neighborhood theaters. In 1975,
Creature from the Black Lagoon
was released to theaters in the inferior red-and-blue-glasses
anaglyph 3D
format, which was also used for a 1980 home video release on
Beta
and
VHS
videocassettes
.
[1]
For marketing reasons, a comedic appearance with
Abbott and Costello
on an episode of
The Colgate Comedy Hour
aired prior to the film's release. The appearance is commonly known as
Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon
. Ben Chapman reprised his role as the Creature for the program.
[
citation needed
]
Creature from the Black Lagoon
generated two sequels:
Revenge of the Creature
(1955), which was also filmed and released in 3D in hopes of reviving the format, and
The Creature Walks Among Us
(1956), filmed in 2D. The Creature, also known as the
Gill-man
, is usually counted among the classic
Universal Monsters
.
[
citation needed
]