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Hondo's Daybill and One Sheet Q&A [Re-Titled]

HONDO — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 07:45:00 +0000

I wish to share my many years of Australian film research with having any questions on daybills in particular fielded to me but also any posters, banned films in Australia, film distributors or anything in fact regarding distribution of posters and films in Australia. I welcome any inquiries large or small.

Odd size Australian posters

John — Mon, 14 May 2018 04:09:00 +0000

I have been finding quite a few odd size Australian posters in some of the collections I have picked up recently. An example is this Valachi Papers poster measuring approx. 13" x 23". Different daybills and one sheets were also issued for this film but this poster has rarely if ever been seen. Just curious as to what other odd size Australian posters others have seen.

Missed Opportunity To Purchase Great Posters.

HONDO — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 08:34:00 +0000

Do you ever regret you didn't purchase some great posters years ago for prices that by todays standard were ridiculously low prices?

On the 7th of November, 1998 I attended an Auction titled Museum Collection / Major Auction of Mechanical Music at Pickles Auctions in the Sydney, NSW, Australian suburb of Moorebank. The auction was listed as - ''Under instructions from Tom and Chris Coxall due to the closure of their museum in Lynoch, South Aust. and transported to Sydney for Auction, and other vendors''.

Included in this Auction were 66 titles with multiples of some titles making a total of 113 posters. There were 112 Australian one sheets and one daybill,,this being East Lynne. The posters dated from 1927 to 1932 but mostly from 1930 and 1931.The posters weren't in great condition but there were some great titles among them. To wet your appetite some of the posters up for auction were Pardon Us ( Laurel And Hardy ) x 3, City Streets x 2, Dishonored X 1, Check And Double Check X 1, A Free Soul X 1, Palmy Days ( Eddie Cantor with a few different designs ) X 9, Rio Rita x 1, The Light Of Western Stars X 1, The Cisco Kid X 2 & Blackmail X 1 ( Hitchcock - marked poor condition in catalogue).

I checked out the posters on display before the auction and marked down the titles that were in fair to good condition that I would bid on.I bid on them but ended up with only four titles for the amount I had decided on. Would you believe $5? There were so many great titles I should have bid higher for that I could have had restored. Looking at the value of titles such as Pardon Us today I could kick myself that I hadn't bid highter to obtain some classic titles.

Anyone have any similar experiences?

Hondo.

Press Sheet showing prices of Australian posters

John — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:39:18 +0000

I think this press sheet gives an interesting insight into posters that were available for cinemas to purchase. Note that the quantities seemed to be limitless so this may explain why large quantities of daybills for various titles have been found in various cinemas

Rare Australian poster - Australia Calls!

John — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:58:06 +0000

I recently acquired this rare poster. I think it might be a partial 3 sheet as it measures approx 40" x 60" and I am guessing that it might be for Raymond Longfords 1923 film Australia Calls but very difficult to be sure. I would be interested in everyone's thoughts about it.

Rare Australian Daybills censored in New Zealand

John — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 22:35:42 +0000

Here are 3 quite rare Australian Daybills that were heavily censored in New Zealand. Two of the posters have knives blacked out and Trapp Family has text blacked out.

Two Different Original Styles Of The Same Daybill Designs.

HONDO — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:10:00 +0000

Sven on the An American In Paris thread has made a great suggestion that we should start a separate thread on first release daybills that had two different designs. Three BEF daybills have been mentioned and these being North West Frontier, Robbery Under Arms and Reach For The Sky.

I mentioned on the other thread there were many Richardson / Paramount titles from the 1920's through to the 1950's that fall into this category. I have a list of those I am aware of. I also mentioned that there have been many daybills over the years where two different styles were sold as both being original when one was a re-release. Some examples are ---

Planet Of The Apes

North By Northwest

Butterfield 8

Africa Screams

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

The Outlaw

This sort of subject is right up my alley so let's clear up a few misconceptions about some daybills. If you have any daybills with two different designs that you believe are both first release let me know the titles or better still post the images.

Hondo

Big Lebowski Australian OS - Rarest of them all?

Charlie — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 03:11:21 +0000

I use to think the international one sheet was the rarest Big Lebowski one sheet. But I hardly ever see the Australian pop up for sale or auction. The international seems to pop up quite frequently now.

Anybody have any thoughts on how available or how many collectors have one?

Stock Posters

theartofmovieposters — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:59:00 +0000

A few I've come across:

Earliest Australian lobbies

Mark — Mon, 23 May 2022 04:48:24 +0000

Picked up these c1931 Aussie cards recently. Hand-tinted photographic images, rather than litho print. Has anyone seen any earlier Australian lobbies?

A Clockwork Orange rare style

John — Sat, 03 Apr 2021 23:11:00 +0000

This daybill for A Clockwork Orange is a rare one. Does anyone have thoughts on the time of release for this poster? There does not appear to be any evidence to suggest that it could be a reissue. Note the image of the girl within the triangle.

Gone With the Wind Australian one sheet

John — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:42:00 +0000

Curious as to what everyone thinks about this Gone With the Wind Australian one sheet. It was described at auction as a 1942 reissue. Printer is Hackett Offset Print SYD & MELB. The poster has a hand written date at the top but not sure how significant that is. Is it a 1942 or 1944 release or perhaps original release?

Daybill used for cover art of important British films DVD release

John — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 21:45:00 +0000

British film, Love on the Dole has been recently remastered and released as DVD with some wonderful special features.

Good to see that the artwork for the cover came from an Australian Daybill, Read the full story here

http://www.moviemem.com/articles/general-news/daybill-cover-art-for-love-on-the-dole

Daybills Vs Inserts

HONDO — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:01:00 +0000

A lot of U.S. inserts have it all over Australian daybills as far as quality and appearance of designs goes. On saying that there are many examples were the reverse is applicable. A few examples I believe this is the case. Anybody agree? How about some other examples?

Orange Mad Max

Mark — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:52:00 +0000

A rumour has been going around for a very long time that only 75 - 100 orange one sheets were printed, which seems convenient and advantageous, yet appears to have absolutely no basis in fact.

The question I ask is what evidence exists to support this in any form or fashion other than pure hearsay?

I have seen at least 12 different copies for sale, making the figure extremely dubious in my mind.

One of Australia's oldest Movie Poster collectors has passed away

John — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 01:27:00 +0000

One of Australia's oldest movie poster collectors has passed away. His collecting passion started when the hobby was almost non existent and he rarely needed to pay for any of the posters in his collection. He had a lifelong love of Carmen Miranda and was responsible for designing and printing the That Night in Rio that is often mistakenly referred to as original. He had an interesting life and you can read all about it here â€¦.
https://www.moviemem.com/articles/movie-poster-collector-profiles/ron-wakenshaw-has-passed-away-one-of-the-earliest-australian-collectors-of-movie-posters

MAD MAX 2 Daybill Rare Style

John — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 04:14:00 +0000

Has anyone ever come across this orange style Mad Max 2 daybill?

HITCHCOCK MOVIE POSTER EXHIBITION Coming Soon to Adelaide

John — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 23:59:00 +0000

A selection of original movie posters, lobby cards and Front of House Stills from my Hitchcock collection will be on display at the Adelaide Festival Centre from Dec 29th - Jan 20th 2019. Posters include North by Northwest, The Lady Vanishes, I Confess, Suspicion and more. Details here .....

https://www.moviemem.com/articles/general-news/hitchcock-movie-poster-exhibition-at-the-adelaide-festival-centre

It coincides with the stage production of North by Northwest which opens on New Years Eve

One reason why House on Haunted Hill Australian posters are so rare

John — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 05:37:00 +0000

https://www.moviemem.com/articles/general-news/house-on-haunted-hill-daybill-movie-poster-why-so-rare

Australian Twelve Sheet Posters

THX1138 — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 09:38:00 +0000

Hi, everyone,

first post, but long time member and lurker, so please be gentle.

I`m doing a bit of research on Australian movie poster sizes, but can`t find anywhere on the net than has any information regarding the Australian Twelve Sheet poster.

Can anyone tell me what the size was in inches (I`m old school and I don`t do metric lol) and how many separate panels comprised it?

Thanking you in advance.

Regards,

Andy

Montone & Duotone Posters - So Ugly They Are Collectable!

David — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:22:00 +0000

Perhaps some of the worst movie poster art you have ever seen, so ugly only a mother could love them yet they are collectible in their own right. Show me yours, I'll show you mine ONLY Montone and Duotones please - don't forget to name them, we might not recognise the movie otherwise!

Shirley temple daybills

Rick — Thu, 24 May 2018 23:38:00 +0000

I can't find any recorded sales of this long daybills on emovieposter or Heritage. I guess the nicer one on the left is the original but not sure. any ideas?

Slightly Different Daybill Versions Of Same Design

HONDO — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 03:04:00 +0000

Earthquake ( 1974 ) has two versions of the same design but with a few minor colour alterations including the NRC rating. CIC release posters with one being printed by MAPS and the other uncredited.

Escape From Alcatraz ( 1979 has two versions exactly the same except for the colour. CIC releases with one printed by MAPS and one Robert Burton.

Airport '80 The Concorde ( 1979 has two versions exactly the same except for different colour usage and different censorship ratings. The MAPS version has a M rating and the Robert Burton one has a NRC rating. The film was originally given a NRC rating by the Australian Commonwealth censor in August 1979 and no amendments to this classification found. This means the Robert Burton version has the correct classification rating on it and MAPS version has the incorrect rating. CIC releases.

Jaws ( 1975 ) as mentioned on another thread recently has two versions of the same daybill with different coloured censorship classification ratings. CIC releases and both printed by MAPS.

There are other examples of similar printings also but the most interesting fact to come out of this is all the examples are from daybill posters from CIC.

One could ask the question of which poster was printed first and we will most likely never know but I intend to post an example shortly where I believe I will be able to prove that a daybill of exactly the same design was printed first by MAPS then later by Robert Burton using the exact original MAPS material.

Sons Of The ANZACS A Forgotten Film

HONDO — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 09:04:00 +0000

Sons Of The ANZACS ( 1943 ). It appears this Australian documentary feature had a screening in Australia in 1943, but it was 1945 before this over two hour film gained a wider release in Australian. A little known film today, it covers the history of the Australian forces in the Second World War from 1939 to 1943, covering the principal campaigns in which they fought and utilising contemporary footage. I am hoping to obtain an image of a poster printed for the release sometime later this year.

Lord Of the Flies daybill - is this it ?

HONDO — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 12:04:00 +0000

Lord of The Flies ( 1963 ). For my research I am wondering if this the only daybill printed for this film. If anyone has seen another style daybill design or a different style Australian one sheet please let me know ?

Rarest Daybill Posters

HumphreyBogart — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:56:00 +0000

As title states post photos of the rarest Daybill posters. I'll get the ball rolling with this one..

Ves' 2017 Poster Party: Post the top three Australian Posters in Your Collection

Charlie — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:30:00 +0000

Post your top three Australian Posters! Here are mine:

Western Stock Daybill Quiz

John — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 03:36:00 +0000

Can anyone come up with the films featured in this Western Stock daybill?

One Sheets and Daybills - Let's compare

theartofmovieposters — Thu, 07 May 2015 12:56:00 +0000

Let's see them side by side...and let's try to restrict to those that are somewhat different to each other.

Scene Style One Sheets.

HONDO — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:22:00 +0000

Kim ( 1950 ) & Easter Parade ( 1948 ), which was released in Australia in 1949, were both different scene style Australian one sheets. I am curious, as I cannot recollect ever seeing any other MGM Australian one sheets printed in this style. Both, it appears to me would have been printed by the same unknown printer and both are minus the MGM logo used at that period of time.