The Mystery of the Double-Sided Poster, Side Two

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Fully opening the two-sided poster reveals my favorite version of the image most associated with Times Square. As I mentioned last time, I find the red background more visually pleasing than the yellow used on…

Robin Johnson’s Times Square Headshot, “TS-Spec.3”

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[caption id="attachment_1378" align="alignleft" width="241"] TS-Spec.3Robin Johnson makes her motion picture acting and singing debut after being discovered by chance at her high school in Brooklyn for the co-starring role with Tim Curry and Trini Alvarado…

Times Square Press Material folder (post 5 of 5)

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[caption id="attachment_1301" align="alignleft" width="300"] TS-82-30Robin Johnson and Trini Alvarado are New York teenagers whose runaway antics and revolt against authority make them the talk of The Big Apple through the radio reports of an all-night…

Times Square Press Material folder (post 2 of 5)

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"Times Square... introduces Robin Johnson, dynamic 16-year-old Brooklyn actress and singer in her film debut." Okay, forget what I said last time about posting the pictures in the order they occur in the film. There…

Times Square Press Material folder (post 1 of 5)

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Generally referred to as The Press Kit, this is the big-ass promotional package AFD released in North America. Since they didn't have a table of contents, I can't be sure what all was in it,…

Odds and Ends

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Before moving on, I mentioned some time ago some pictures I've only seen on the Web and not found any physical copies of. So, here they are. Some of them anyway. I'd found a bunch…

Times Square Press Folder

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At least that's what it was called when I got it. It's only a folder though in the sense that it's folded, not that it contained something else like the press kits which have pockets…

The Last Word

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The May 1980 issue of Photoplay mentioned Times Square's production in Ken Johns' Last Word column. [gallery columns="2" size="medium" ids="857,859"] The image of Nicky singing "Damn Dog" in the Cleo Club was later published in…

This Is Not A Times Square Site

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To prove it, I'm taking a moment to jump about five years ahead, to Code Name: Foxfire. [gallery columns="2" size="medium" ids="843,844"]This is an 8x10" black and white publicity still promoting Robin's short-lived tv series. While…

“The Trend Settles in New York”

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I confess I don't quite understand what that title means. Am I missing something clever?   This article was published at the end of April 1980, from an interview done when there were two weeks…