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Re: Rare Australian Posters Of Australian Films
HONDO said:
Two different design Come Up Smiling ( 1939 ) original release Australian daybills. Apart from these daybills no other poster sizes were able to be located.
The film premiered at the Strand Theatre, Hobart 3rd November 1939.After disappointing results, Ken Hall retitled the movie Ants In His Pants, and added a comic song to explain the new title. This version was launched at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney immediately after Christmas. ( Ozmovies )
The following two items printed with the new changed title are the only posters that l I have been able to locate.
theartofmovieposters said:Oh I wonder if new posters were printed?
The Australian distribution of the originally titled film Come Up Smiling is certainly of great interest.
This film was originally released on the 3rd of November 1939 as Come Up Smiling. but later on in eight weeks time the then slightly altered film was released on 29 December 1939, and advertised as being the Australian premiere. The very interesting thing here was that the film was screened at different venues around Australia at times on the same day with the two different advertised titles Come Up Smiling was screened between November 1939 and at least with only very limited screenings in.1942. Under the title Ants In His Pants though less screenings appeared to have taken place though between December 1939 and at least November 1940
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In response ro the question that Ves queried, no daybills or any other large poster material has been located for Ants In His Pants. Apart from the two daybills included above no other Come Up Smiling poster material has been located by me after extensive searching. Surprisingly though nine lobby cards were found for Ants in His Pants (8 in colour and 1 black and white version). I would love to know what other film poster material would have been printed for the two versions of the film. To be able to sight a press sheet/s would be great.
Some additional Ants in His Pants lobby cards follow below. The lobby cards would appear to have been printed at three different times due to the placement of the credits on the colour scene cards, and also one being exhibited in black and white.
The above seven colour lobby cards, and the earlier posted colour lobby card are courtesy of the NFSA.
HONDO
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Re: Television Episodes Shown Theatrically In Australia Posters
HONDO said:I recently discovered the following extremely rare two different style Australian daybill image that were printed for Mission Of Danger. Interestingly there are thee copies existing for the first white background title, and one only for the black baclground version. Previously I have never sighted any daybil limages of either version of this film.HONDO said:
A rare Australian one sheet of Frontier Rangers and a duotone daybill of Fury River.
There was a U.S.A. television series titled Northwest Passage. This series consisted of 26 episodes with under 30 minute running times that were screened in the U.S.A. in 1958-1959. This was an early example of a series to be filmed in colour.
Three feature films were edited together from the series.
Frontier Rangers was edited from the first three episodes of the series and released outside of America as a feature film. Released in Australia in 1959.
Mission Of Danger was edited from three more episodes and released outside of America as a feature film. Released in Australia in 1960.
Fury River was edited from three episodes and also released outside of America as a feature film. Released in Australia in 1961,
Both images are from Trove and the posters originated from a Tasmanian theatre from the time when the film was screened there.
The remaining third daybill image.
HONDO
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Re: The Science Fiction Quiz
Correct. I had thought that this one would have been difficult to answer, so well done in knowing it. It is based on the book by Jules Verne. Various black and white versions in varying quality, and a poorly colourised version of the film can be viewed on YouTube.dedeposter said:243 is The Mysterious Island (1929). An early 2 colour technicolor film (hence my interest). An almost complete colour version was found a few years ago in a Czech archive - but no word on whether it's being restored. The B/W version is available on DVD.
HONDO
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Re: Questions for Bruce-EMP
Public enemy wow! That Riffraff is beautiful too! Great lineup Bruce.
Charlie
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Re: Hondo's This And That
I had a sad local example.
I was in the local surf club and a fellow member came up to me one day while I was out on patrol and asked if I collected movie posters as he had a few oldies.
I got them but sadly he had a full shed of them and had dumped them at the tip while clearing out his aunt's home. The items i got were from the late 1920s, earl 1930s and in poor shape, but I could only wonder what else may have been in the full shed.
I was in the local surf club and a fellow member came up to me one day while I was out on patrol and asked if I collected movie posters as he had a few oldies.
I got them but sadly he had a full shed of them and had dumped them at the tip while clearing out his aunt's home. The items i got were from the late 1920s, earl 1930s and in poor shape, but I could only wonder what else may have been in the full shed.
Rick
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Re: Beginning Discussion - Following Charlie's Path
An example of a one sheet soaking in the bath, between 2 sheets of Mylar. 
Duke
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Re: Hondo's This And That
She made nine films between 1956 and 1968 when she retired, but apparently wasn't comfortable acting. She was also a writer and also a businesswoman in the U.S.A. where she now resides.dedeposter said:Did Mijanou have much of a career?
HONDO
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Re: Homer's Odyssey 1912 Half Sheet - Any Earlier Film Posters Featuring A Creature/Monster?
What a great resource! Georges Méliès was insanely prolific! The Bewitched Inn and The Devil in a Convent I hadn't heard of and wonder if there's any ephemera on them.
Thank you for sharing!
OgonBat
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