East End Kids ( 1940 ). Banned in Aiustralian in 1940 on violence grounds. This Monogram film was the first in a series of East End Kids movies ( 1940 - 1945 ). The importer who submitted the film to the Australian Connonwealth Film Censors would have been British Empire Filns ( BEF ). It certainly seems to me to be an odd film to be banned.
Isn't east side kids a series of films? I am sure I have seen a daybill for something...
Yes there were twenty two films released in The East Side Kids film series ( 1940 -1945 ). Three daybills of films released in Australia from the series are Mr Muggs Steps Out ( 1942 ), Smart Alecks ( 1942 ) & Docks Of New York ( 1945 ).
The only other East Side Kids Australian daybills that I could locate are Kid Dynamite ( 1943 ) and Mr. Wise Guy ( 1942 ).
Interestingly, of the five daybills I have posted here three of the films were classified as being ''For General Exhibition'' and the other two were given the mild ''Not Suitable For General Exhibition'' rating, yet the original film in the series East End Kids was refused classification and denied a release here in Australia.
If per chance anyone has any other East Side Kids Australian daybills from the remaining sixteen films that were made, please feel free to post them here as I would love to see them.
Island Of Doomed Men ( 1940 ) & Men Without Souls ( 1940 ). Two Columbia Pictures banned in Australia in 1940. Island Of Doomed Men banned on violence grounds and Men Without Souls oddly listed as being banned on horror grounds.
Shock Corridor ( 1963 ). Banned in Australia on violence grounds. Released in the U.S.A. in September 1963, but interestingly incorrectly listed as being banned in Australia in the previous year 1962.
Cat Girl ( 1957 ). It most certainly would have been banned in Australia on horror grounds, but there is no official record located of this happening, so I cannot be 100% certain that this was the case. British Empire Films ( BEF ) should have been the intended importer of this British film.
10th Ave Kid ( 1938 ) and Passport To Alcatraz ( 1940 ).
Saloon Bar ( 1940 ).
All the above three films were originally banned in Australia in either 1938 or 1940 on violence grounds. They certainly look innocent enough now looking at the posters. I cannot locate any record of the films ever being released here in Australia.
Daughter Of Dr. Jekyll ( 1957 ) U.S.A. insert poster. Banned in Australia in 1958 on horror grounds. Had the film made it through the censors here a Richardson Studio daybill would have awaited it.
For the record ! have just noticed that the previous entry of Daughter Of Dr. Jekyll was covered earlier in August 2015, the second month after the commencement of this thread. I somehow missed that the film had been covered earlier.
Kiss Of The Vampire (1963). This film was banned by the Australian censor in 1964 on horror grounds.
Having never received a cinema theatrical release in Australia, the film was eventually passed and classified with an M certificate for exhibition on DVD on 19 September 2018.
Interestingly in New Zealand the film was classified in June 1966, but only on 16mm. It was submitted by 16mm ( Sixteen Millimetre ) Auckland. There is a record of a 35mm version in the Classification office.records as well, but this version was never classified or banned. It is certainly a mystery then as to why the 35mm version was never classified and released in N.Z.
( U.S.A. release poster) ( Country of origin British poster )
Blood Of The Vampire ( 1958 ).
No record of the film ever being screened In Australia in any format. Was the film perhaps originally banned here? It is possible, as official records pre November 1971 are not available, Most likely we will never know the answer though. It may have been just a case of the film not being picked up for distribution in Australia.
The film was never submitted for classification in New Zealand, so never released there.
This will be my last entry here in this thread for some time.
Banned by the Australian censor in 1963 on homosexuality grounds.
Never released theatrically in Australia to the best of my knowledge.
The film was classified PG when passed for videotape screenings on the 4th of June, 1992.
Television screenings in Australia ( if any ) unknown.
Is available overseas on DVD.
A New Zealand Daybill.
Previously thought that after being banned in 1963 in Australia this film never received a theatrical release here,
This information needs to be amended as I have now established that the film was apparently resubmitted to the Australian Film Censor and passed for public exhibition in the late 1960s
Official Government records on film registrations and rejected films aren't available to be accessed until the year October 1971 and onwards when the R certificate was introduced. I have been informed prior manual October 1971 records are sitting stored away somewhere in the bowels of a Government building most likely never to be sighted again.
I have now established apparently that the film did receive some very limited screenings here. The only one that I have been able to establish is the film did play at the Curzon Theare in Melbourne Victoria in 1967. The Curzon Theatre was formally a newsreel theatrette called the Tatler that had only a seating capacity of either 314 or 359 seats, depending on which source you believe
If anyone happens to have an Australian daybill for the film I would love to sight the image..
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East End Kids ( 1940 ). Banned in Aiustralian in 1940 on violence grounds. This Monogram film was the first in a series of East End Kids movies ( 1940 - 1945 ). The importer who submitted the film to the Australian Connonwealth Film Censors would have been British Empire Filns ( BEF ). It certainly seems to me to be an odd film to be banned.
Yes there were twenty two films released in The East Side Kids film series ( 1940 -1945 ). Three daybills of films released in Australia from the series are Mr Muggs Steps Out ( 1942 ), Smart Alecks ( 1942 ) & Docks Of New York ( 1945 ).
The only other East Side Kids Australian daybills that I could locate are Kid Dynamite ( 1943 ) and Mr. Wise Guy ( 1942 ).
Interestingly, of the five daybills I have posted here three of the films were classified as being ''For General Exhibition'' and the other two were given the mild ''Not Suitable For General Exhibition'' rating, yet the original film in the series East End Kids was refused classification and denied a release here in Australia.
If per chance anyone has any other East Side Kids Australian daybills from the remaining sixteen films that were made, please feel free to post them here as I would love to see them.
Island Of Doomed Men ( 1940 ) & Men Without Souls ( 1940 ). Two Columbia Pictures banned in Australia in 1940. Island Of Doomed Men banned on violence grounds and Men Without Souls oddly listed as being banned on horror grounds.
Shock Corridor ( 1963 ). Banned in Australia on violence grounds. Released in the U.S.A. in September 1963, but interestingly incorrectly listed as being banned in Australia in the previous year 1962.
Cat Girl ( 1957 ). It most certainly would have been banned in Australia on horror grounds, but there is no official record located of this happening, so I cannot be 100% certain that this was the case. British Empire Films ( BEF ) should have been the intended importer of this British film.
10th Ave Kid ( 1938 ) and Passport To Alcatraz ( 1940 ).
Saloon Bar ( 1940 ).
All the above three films were originally banned in Australia in either 1938 or 1940 on violence grounds. They certainly look innocent enough now looking at the posters. I cannot locate any record of the films ever being released here in Australia.
Daughter Of Dr. Jekyll ( 1957 ) U.S.A. insert poster. Banned in Australia in 1958 on horror grounds. Had the film made it through the censors here a Richardson Studio daybill would have awaited it.
Kiss Of The Vampire (1963). This film was banned by the Australian censor in 1964 on horror grounds.
Having never received a cinema theatrical release in Australia, the film was eventually passed and classified with an M certificate for exhibition on DVD on 19 September 2018.
Interestingly in New Zealand the film was classified in June 1966, but only on 16mm. It was submitted by 16mm ( Sixteen Millimetre ) Auckland. There is a record of a 35mm version in the Classification office.records as well, but this version was never classified or banned. It is certainly a mystery then as to why the 35mm version was never classified and released in N.Z.
A 1950's vampire film to follow later on..
Blood Of The Vampire ( 1958 ).
No record of the film ever being screened In Australia in any format. Was the film perhaps originally banned here? It is possible, as official records pre November 1971 are not available, Most likely we will never know the answer though. It may have been just a case of the film not being picked up for distribution in Australia.
The film was never submitted for classification in New Zealand, so never released there.
This will be my last entry here in this thread for some time.
Previously thought that after being banned in 1963 in Australia this film never received a theatrical release here,
This information needs to be amended as I have now established that the film was apparently resubmitted to the Australian Film Censor and passed for public exhibition in the late 1960s
Official Government records on film registrations and rejected films aren't available to be accessed until the year October 1971 and onwards when the R certificate was introduced. I have been informed prior manual October 1971 records are sitting stored away somewhere in the bowels of a Government building most likely never to be sighted again.
I have now established apparently that the film did receive some very limited screenings here. The only one that I have been able to establish is the film did play at the Curzon Theare in Melbourne Victoria in 1967. The Curzon Theatre was formally a newsreel theatrette called the Tatler that had only a seating capacity of either 314 or 359 seats, depending on which source you believe
If anyone happens to have an Australian daybill for the film I would love to sight the image..