Anyone care to comment on anything regarding the above three daybill posters?
The history then regarding these three above Australian daybill posters.
The above double bill poster was printed for a programme that never happened. Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965) was banned by the Australian censor in the mid 1960s. No record of the film being presented for a later classification. You will note the artwork was toned down compared to the U.S.A. artwork. One has to think the Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster double daybill was printed in advance of the film being banned.
The above second daybill poster printed without a classification was printed by Robert Burton printers for a New Zealand release. The artwork used was similar to the original U.S. artwork, with the added bottom image sourced from a lobby card.
The third featured daybill of Curse Of The Voodoo (1965) was printed for the Australian release in 1970.
Australia and the world including the U.S.A. took a long period of time in installing sound equipment in cinemas after sound was first introduced to cinemas ib the U.S.A. in the late 1920's. Some information on this transition in Australia follows below.
An April 26. 1930. Newcastle NSW newspaper advertisement. (Trove/NFSA).
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The above double bill poster was printed for a programme that never happened. Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965) was banned by the Australian censor in the mid 1960s. No record of the film being presented for a later classification. You will note the artwork was toned down compared to the U.S.A. artwork. One has to think the Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster double daybill was printed in advance of the film being banned.
The above second daybill poster printed without a classification was printed by Robert Burton printers for a New Zealand release. The artwork used was similar to the original U.S. artwork, with the added bottom image sourced from a lobby card.
The third featured daybill of Curse Of The Voodoo (1965) was printed for the Australian release in 1970.
Peter
An April 26. 1930. Newcastle NSW newspaper advertisement. (Trove/NFSA).
A combination screening of both sound and silent films being advertised on 15 July 1930 at the Star Theatre in Dalby Queensland.
Peter