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Re: Rare Australian Posters Of Australian Films
An original rare Australian long daybill from 1927.
( Everyones/Trove)
The above cinema display image shows some extra size poster Australian artwork that was produced for The Kid Stakes. It is a pity though that the image isn't much clearer to see.
HONDO
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Re: Hondo's This And That
Nicely spotted. I am thinking the one displayed on the right is a U.S.A. poster. I base this on the difference in the two posters, due to the placement of credits on the posters. Mainly though my reason for thinking this is that the one on the right is exactly the same image as it appears on the below U.S. press sheet image. The one exception being the press sheet image has a part darkened background which was perhaps added to the actual poster after the press sheet was printed. To support my thinking the poster on the right hasn't any Australian censorship rating appearing on itWil said:Nice to see what I'm assuming to be a US 24 Sheet displayed next to an Australian one? Or possibly just a modified Australian one, seeing how the portraits are of similar quality.
It is really great that Bruce's archives are available with so many images that one can draw upon to help in assisting to make a point here on the forum.
HONDO
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Re: Australian Daybills comprehensive Video on YouTube
Not gonna lie Lawrence, I might not post very often, but your research and posts are one of the few things that keep me coming back 
Can't tell you how much I have learned from you.
Can't tell you how much I have learned from you.
Re: Australian Daybills comprehensive Video on YouTube
I am always surprised that people are surprised when conversation wanes. When you get into a hobby you wanna learn so much, after a while you learn alot...then what? How many times can you talk about the same things. Also, people's lives change...we move into different phases and have different things that pop up which either interfere or are more important than posters.
If you want more international content on the forum, create it.
Newer collectors are rarely interested in the oldies...if you look at the FB groups its mostly all 80s and above. Hate to tell you all, but we are old Me included. The young ones are not interested in our jabberings. Its a world for tiktok and snapchat...the younger ones spend the vast majority of time there.
If you want more international content on the forum, create it.
Newer collectors are rarely interested in the oldies...if you look at the FB groups its mostly all 80s and above. Hate to tell you all, but we are old
Me included. The young ones are not interested in our jabberings. Its a world for tiktok and snapchat...the younger ones spend the vast majority of time there.Re: The Comedy Quiz
I do like Norman Wisdom, although I must admit that I haven't seen too many of his films. A Stitch In Time (1963) I do remember seeing many years ago and thinking then that it was hilarious.
Most screen comedy actor's films tended to run out of steam during their careers. Martin and Lewis, then Jerry Lewis films once funny no longer raise much of a laugh anymore. The British Carry On Series should have stopped production very early in the piece.
Some comedians films that are still funny today are those of early Charles Chaplin, Laurel And Hardy, Buster Keaton The Three Stooges (selected shorts), and not forgetting the funnies comedians of them all The Marx Brothers.
I have to single out that the U.K. television series of Faulty Towers (1975-1979) which starred John Clees and Prunella Scales is still hilarious when watched today. I have lost count of the number of times that I have viewed all the episodes over and over.
Comedy of today especially presented in American comedy films is often crude and lacking in having any genuine humourous scenes included in them.
Most screen comedy actor's films tended to run out of steam during their careers. Martin and Lewis, then Jerry Lewis films once funny no longer raise much of a laugh anymore. The British Carry On Series should have stopped production very early in the piece.
Some comedians films that are still funny today are those of early Charles Chaplin, Laurel And Hardy, Buster Keaton The Three Stooges (selected shorts), and not forgetting the funnies comedians of them all The Marx Brothers.
I have to single out that the U.K. television series of Faulty Towers (1975-1979) which starred John Clees and Prunella Scales is still hilarious when watched today. I have lost count of the number of times that I have viewed all the episodes over and over.
Comedy of today especially presented in American comedy films is often crude and lacking in having any genuine humourous scenes included in them.
HONDO
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Re: Australian Daybills comprehensive Video on YouTube
The social media pages have certainly affected forums but most of those pages now just seem to be filled with people trying to sell their posters rather than providing information and discussion about posters.Charlie said:There has been a lot of discussion on the transition from forums to social media. But as long as I can afford it, the forum will be a repository for poster info. Most social media posts will be lost over time. The old head scratcher - I saw that somewhere on Facebook.HONDO said:.John said:Yes indeed, and disappointing would be a more accurate word to cover what is happening. or more accurately what isn't happening here.Also interesting that no one else has commented particularly as this is a forum for those who have an appreciation of Australian Daybills.
An example is the Australian Vintage Movie Posters Buy Swap & Sell page that is followed by many Australian collectors. It seems to be largely dominated by "For Sale" posts. Many other Facebook movie poster group pages are the same and I think that there is actually less interest and participation in those pages now than there was when they first started. The novelty is wearing off!
That makes me wonder whether interest in the hobby is waning in general. It could be that there is just too much material out there. I have been offered more collections than ever lately and Facebook is flooded with people trying to sell off collections.
It's great that Charlie is willing and able to continue running VMPF. There are very few places where collectors can find so much historical information.
John
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Re: Hondo's Daybill and One Sheet Q&A [Re-Titled]
When I booked film titles from the major 16mm film distributors that were to be screened at the film society that I was involved with, I always received numerous copies of original daybills with every booking. If one takes into account the large number of 16mm commercial screenings, then later numerous club screenings and film society screenings that would have been sent daybills, this would certainly account for a large number of required posters for these screenings. I am thinking that after the original number of printed posters were despatched to theatres numbers then would have dwindled, so cheaper designed versions and stock posters for 16mm distribution were printed.
The following Across The Wide Missourt and The Naked Spur daybills printed for 1950's films in what appears to be in the 1970's would have to have been surely printed for later 16mm bookings.
The following Across The Wide Missourt and The Naked Spur daybills printed for 1950's films in what appears to be in the 1970's would have to have been surely printed for later 16mm bookings.
HONDO
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Re: Hondo's This And That
Poster size thoughts and comments certainly are hard to come by regarding the Ben Hur poster size being discussed.. For the record I believe it is definitely a horizontal size daybill poster.
HONDO
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Re: How do you determine a realistic retail price when selling posters?
A word of advice on buying posters like this. If that is pen on the monster's face, it has bonded in to the paper, and can't be erased, only painted over. And no matter who does it, unless they paint over the entire face, it will still be somewhat noticeable.
A common mistake I see beginning collectors make is to assume that buying a lesser condition poster and spending a lot to "fix" it results in a nice condition poster, with the same value as the nice condition unrestored version of that poster.
It does not do this. It gets you a restored lesser condition poster that almost always sells for far less than the nice condition unrestored version of that poster.
My advice to you is to sell this "as is", and chalk it up to a learning experience, and then look to find a nice condition unrestored version of this poster (assuming you want one).
Posters like these are real "bargains" for a good reason.
A common mistake I see beginning collectors make is to assume that buying a lesser condition poster and spending a lot to "fix" it results in a nice condition poster, with the same value as the nice condition unrestored version of that poster.
It does not do this. It gets you a restored lesser condition poster that almost always sells for far less than the nice condition unrestored version of that poster.
My advice to you is to sell this "as is", and chalk it up to a learning experience, and then look to find a nice condition unrestored version of this poster (assuming you want one).
Posters like these are real "bargains" for a good reason.
Bruce
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Re: The forgotten Reynold Brown Posters
While the three sheet does clearly include the Brown art on other posters, I am not sure the added closeup art at the top is also Brown.
I will talk to Matt at my work about this on Monday. Unless there is direct evidence that he did it, we will add a note saying the above.
And your original statement "Even at emovieposter, they weren’t aware that it was by Brown" should have been "Even at emovieposter, they weren’t aware that the three-sheet was by Brown".
Also you should know that there are lots of posters attributed to Brown that are not his work. Even the book by his son included errors.
I will talk to Matt at my work about this on Monday. Unless there is direct evidence that he did it, we will add a note saying the above.
And your original statement "Even at emovieposter, they weren’t aware that it was by Brown" should have been "Even at emovieposter, they weren’t aware that the three-sheet was by Brown".
Also you should know that there are lots of posters attributed to Brown that are not his work. Even the book by his son included errors.
Bruce
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