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Where are Boris Karloff's The Ape ( 1940 ) Australian Posters .

HONDOHONDO
in The '40s
This is an American one sheet poster of The Ape from 1940. The Ape in any form of poster is hard to find. With the mention of the Karloff's Black Friday daybill coming up for auction I thought it timely to mention that The Ape, which was released in Australia in the early 1940s, has never had to my knowledge a daybill, one sheet or 3 sheet surface for one to see which is a pity. They would have been most likely BEF posters which were usually very nice posters around that period. Has anyone heard of or sighted any Australian posters of The Ape? Love to know if there is any Australiana paper that still exists of this title.

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  • 110x75110x75
    No idea about australian paper, but someone bought this recently for around 250 euro. Spanish one sheet


  • papergathererpapergatherer
    edited June 2016
    How was this Spanish poster known to be for the same movie, without any studio information or actors listed, and especially Karloff's name?
  • 110x75110x75
    papergatherer said:
    How was this Spanish poster known to be for the same movie, without any studio information or actors listed, and especially Karloff's name?
    Well, the seller said it was from this film in his listing, so it has to be correct, right? ;)
  • DavidDavid
    edited June 2016
    110x75 said:
    papergatherer said:
    How was this Spanish poster known to be for the same movie, without any studio information or actors listed, and especially Karloff's name?
    Well, the seller said it was from this film in his listing, so it has to be correct, right? ;)
    Whoops

    http://www.benitomovieposter.com/catalog/gorila-el-p-11946.html?language=en
    http://www.todocoleccion.net/cine-posters-carteles/el-gorila-1940-ilustrado-por-zulla~x53104822
  • HONDOHONDO
    edited June 2016

    The ape looks more like the one from Bride Of The Gorilla U.S. L.C. & 1/2 sheet. The signature of the artist is displayed differently from another official French wine and spirits art decco poster from 1934. I believe we need to know in English what is written outside the poster on the bottom left hand side. Spanish speakers required here.

    Another Spanish poster of The Ape with El Gorila appearing on it has artwork similar to the U.S. artwork with Boris Karloff and other credit's appearing along with Jose Maria being credited as the poster artist. This poster would appear to be an original Spanish poster to me.

  • 110x75110x75
    HONDO said:

     I believe we need to know in English what is written outside the poster on the bottom left hand side. Spanish speakers required here.


    Apparently it says something like "Lit. Hijo de B. RADO" Barcelona or "Litography Son of B. RADO" Barcelona
    The pic is not big enough to read clearly
  • HONDOHONDO
    110x75 said:
    HONDO said:

     I believe we need to know in English what is written outside the poster on the bottom left hand side. Spanish speakers required here.


    Apparently it says something like "Lit. Hijo de B. RADO" Barcelona or "Litography Son of B. RADO" Barcelona
    The pic is not big enough to read clearly

    Thanks for that. Barcelona confirms it is a Spanish poster but that's about all we know about the poster at this time.
  • 110x75110x75
    Spanish herald


  • HONDOHONDO
    Thanks for the image and it is the same design I have seen before. This is original material so what is the Spanish one sheet ? I am not convinced it is ''The Ape'' film at all. Where is there any proof ? 
  • HONDOHONDO
    If my calculations are correct the Spanish one sheet in question would have sold for around $380 in Australian dollars. A fair amount to pay for a poster that may not even be of the film you thought you bought. 
  • papergathererpapergatherer
    Perhaps it was produced as part of a series of circus posters, that highlighted the different animals? Maybe placed under a larger banner type, that had the circus's name? (This is a pure guess, tho).
  • papergathererpapergatherer
    And benito is describing it as a poster for the 1956 Swedish movie, called Gorilla Safari.  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049272/combined

    I wonder how he determined that without any other info on the poster? ;)
  • DavidDavid
    papergatherer said:
    Perhaps it was produced as part of a series of circus posters, that highlighted the different animals? Maybe placed under a larger banner type, that had the circus's name? (This is a pure guess, tho).
    This is a great thought too.
  • HONDOHONDO
    David said:
    papergatherer said:
    Perhaps it was produced as part of a series of circus posters, that highlighted the different animals? Maybe placed under a larger banner type, that had the circus's name? (This is a pure guess, tho).
    This is a great thought too.
    I'm thinking too scary for children to be a circus poster.
  • DavidDavid
    edited June 2016
    Some clown posters are worse.
  • papergathererpapergatherer
    edited June 2016
    If you have ever seen vintage circus posters of ferocious, snarling lions or tigers, they are meant to create a sense of danger, to help attract the crowds, comprised of both young and old.

    And I did say I was only guessing. But I do think it is something other than a movie poster, tho.
  • HONDOHONDO
    HONDO said:
    This is an American one sheet poster of The Ape from 1940. The Ape in any form of poster is hard to find. With the mention of the Karloff's Black Friday daybill coming up for auction I thought it timely to mention that The Ape, which was released in Australia in the early 1940s, has never had to my knowledge a daybill, one sheet or 3 sheet surface for one to see which is a pity. They would have been most likely BEF posters which were usually very nice posters around that period. Has anyone heard of or sighted any Australian posters of The Ape? Love to know if there is any Australiana paper that still exists of this title.


     ( Mark / Back To The Flicks ) 

    At last a piece of Australian paper for The Ape is available to view in the form of an a rare Australian herald.

    Is there a daybill out there somewhere? I certainly hope that one will surface one day. A daybill turning up one would have to be our best possibility, as a one sheet or 3 sheet poster turning up would have to be long shot chances for this to occur. One can only imagine how good the daybill would have  looked like.

      ( Everyones / Trove )

    A newspaper advertisement placed on 30th January 1941 for the Goulburn screenings at the Empire theatre.


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