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

HONDO · May 9

Yes indeed the word inconsistency certainly sums up Australian film distribution and in particular the producing of film posters, which was at times all over the place.

HONDO · May 13

The following Australian press sheet printed for the release here of For Whom The Bell Tolls (1943) lists only one daybill as being available along with an image of it.

There was actually an additional daybill style B printed as well, apparently after the press sheet had been compiled.

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The daybill style A and B

HONDO · May 16

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The Black Room (1982) and Dead of Night (1974) Australian press sheet examples.

Australian press sheets have over the years at times been most interesting in their listings of available accessories. Two examples follow below.

The Black Room has only Daybills and Trailers credited, although there are four advertising block images appearing on the press sheet.

Dead Of Night has a comprehensive listing of accessories but no one sheet.

HONDO · May 20

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An Australian daybill of The Hour Before The Dawn (1944), and an Australian press sheet without including an image or even a mention of a daybill being available..

HONDO · May 23

I cannot overall speak on why there were poster accessories missing from being listed from Australian press sheets, but I can at least explain what happened with 1940's Paramount Pictures press sheets. If would appear that from the following example, along with others, that press sheets were printed well in advance of the film's release, and often certain sizes were not at the time of printing available to be included. Two other examples of this occurring are with For Whom The Bell Tolls and The Hour Before The Dawn press sheets information that were recently included here on this thread.

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HONDO · May 23

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Bruce · May 25

HONDO said:

I cannot overall speak on why there were poster accessories missing from being listed from Australian press sheets, but I can at least explain what happened with 1940's Paramount Pictures press sheets. If would appear that from the following example, along with others, that press sheets were printed well in advance of the film's release, and often certain sizes were not at the time of printing available to be included. Two other examples of this occurring are with For Whom The Bell Tolls and The Hour Before The Dawn press sheets information that were recently included here on this thread.

This was always true of U.S. pressbooks. Some people act like "if it is not in the pressbook, it is not first release" but there is no reason to think that.

HONDO · May 26

The following Australin Saigon (1948) press sheet presents a comprehensive list of the available accessories. What I do find interesting is that a one sheeter poster is listed, along though with a special one sheeter available on application. Was then the special one sheeter a more beautifully presented standout version produced in whatever enhanced format? Perhaps a good question for Bruce.

The normal Australian and U.S.A. similar one sheet poster images

Bruce · 8:02AM

It is hard to know what they meant by "special one-sheeter" but I agree it almost surely referred to one with much better printing at a much higher cost.

Likely like the U.S. 30x40 size. In the 1930s and 1940s they usually cost theaters around ten times the cost of a regular one-sheet (due to the much better paper and often better printing) so it is little wonder very few theaters ordered them, and very few survived.

Anyone ever see any other Australian pressbook that lists a "special one-sheeter"?

HONDO · 2:07PM

Bruce said:

It is hard to know what they meant by "special one-sheeter" but I agree it almost surely referred to one with much better printing at a much higher cost.

Likely like the U.S. 30x40 size. In the 1930s and 1940s they usually cost theaters around ten times the cost of a regular one-sheet (due to the much better paper and often better printing) so it is little wonder very few theaters ordered them, and very few survived.

Anyone ever see any other Australian pressbook that lists a "special one-sheeter"?

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(WiI)

A Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936) press sheet credited as being a special 1 sheeter printed with gold (style A) poster This printing process then explaining why this poster style was listed as being special. It would be great to see an example of a special poster. It certainly appears only a small number of Australian one sheets were printed in this style and only known so far to have been printed during the 1930's and 1940's

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

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