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  • I think they probably just didn't care much in those days. The director was mentioned on top of the poster "A MARTIN RITT PRODUCTION",  they probably thought that was enough.


    Peter
  • Like large numbers of other Australian daybill poster queries, most likely we will never know for certain the reasons why they did what they did.
  • edited March 2023
     

    A U.S. insert poster and an Australian daybill poster of Moon Pilot.

                                                                                                                 
    Moon Pilot ( 1962 )  is another MGM Australian daybill example of an Australian censorship rating credit taking up the original behind the scenes credits space.
  • edited April 2023


      

    The Lawless ( 1950  ) U.S.A. insert poster, and a rare Australian daybill poster re-titled here as being The Dividing Line. Surprisingly seeing that the film is credited as being film noir, that when released in Australia it was only awarded a For General Exhibition censorship certificate,The film deals with racial discrimination and mob rule in the south of the U.S. The mistreating of the captive that appears on the U.S. poster is missing from the Australian poster, and the huge rampaging vigilantes mob reduced drastically in size as well to a mini mob. 
  • Wasn't sure where to post this, but probably fits here.
    Someone got creative and created this on the back of two 1960s one sheets stuck together. I love it!


  • Someone had some spare time on their hands.
  • Mark said:
    Wasn't sure where to post this, but probably fits here.
    Someone got creative and created this on the back of two 1960s one sheets stuck together. I love it!


    I LOVE STUFF LIKE THIS!  Great score!
  • edited May 2023
    ...with the world's top two VILLIANS!


    Peter
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    Toys In The Attic ( 1963 ) original U.S.A insert poster, and an Australian daybill poster with different artwork..

    The violent slapping scene that appears above on the insert poster also appears on all the other larger American film posters that were printed.  This scene when submitted to the Australian censors it would seem failed the strict Australian film advertising guidelines. 

     
    This U.S.A. 6 sheet also had a pre slapping scene on it. This is the artwork scene that United Artists decided to use here on our posters.  
  • I love that Frankenstein and Mantis. I have a similar one with Mole People
  • Rick said:
    I love that Frankenstein and Mantis. I have a similar one with Mole People
    Any chance of seeing The Mole People image?

  • I'll dig it out, if i can remember where it's stored!
  • edited June 2023
    No hurry. Just whenever you happen to come across it again will be fine,
                                                                                                                                                                                  
  • HONDO said:
    No hurry. Just whenever you happen to come across it again will be fine,
                                                                                                                                                                                  
    Still recovering from Covid, very slowly recovering.

  • Rick said:
    HONDO said:
    No hurry. Just whenever you happen to come across it again will be fine,
                                                                                                                                                                                  
    Still recovering from Covid, very slowly recovering.

    Sorry to hear that, and I hope it wasn't too bad for you. Take care of yourself and hopefully you will be soon  be back to normal again.

     I am aiming to get a Covid booster shortly.

  • I had a booster and got though the initial week ok. It seems like I've picked up another bug about three weeks later.
  • Tough times buddy. Hang in there.
  •  
    Agent For H.A.RM. (1966) Australian daybill, and a New Zealand Censored version of the same daybill design that was distributed there.

    The New Zealand film censor during this period of time was very against violence against women, Many other examples of this can be located on this thread.
  • Another good way to ruin a poster
  • edited May 2025

    The Man Who Turned To Stone (1957) original U.S.A. insert poster, and a toned down original Australian daybill produced here when eventually released after being originally being banned here in the 1950s.
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    Dr. No (1962) Australian one sheet poster printed later in the 1960's.

      
    Two of the same poster designs that were censorship altered when used in New Zealand'

    I wish to highlight the inconsistency of censorship alterations that were to be made in N.Z. over the years. I have noticed that not all of the to be applied censorship instructed removals weren't always executed, and one example appears below.



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