RKO again with Down To Their Last Yacht re-titled Hawaiian Nights for the Australian release. The U.S. poster censored with the emphasis changing and now focusing on the I assume Americans on the yacht and not the local Hawaiians Note the topless girl on the Australian daybill. Code or no code at the time it is amazing that particial nudity was allowed on the poster in 1934. The Australian daybill artwork leaves the U.S. Window Card left in its wake.
Nice comparisons, Lawerence. But I would disagree. While it seems that many of the comparisons between Daybills vs Inserts-Daybills do have wonderful artwork-I love the Art Deco artistry on US posters that flourished in the 20s, 30s & 40s. Flying Down to Rio one example.
Hi Lawrence, thanks. And that is a very good Q!. I think this film was caught during the transition onto the full implementation of the Hayes Code. Film was premiered in Dec 1933. In 1934 Hayes Code comes into force. So, posters showed in Dec 1933 "survived" as pre code. Posters distributed in 1934 had to be painted all over. The film was a huge success so many posters received the Hayes makeover.
Love reading about the Pre Hayes code movies, and the posters are just wonderful!
I agree the U.S. posters are great and it is a pity we don't have an example of an Australian daybill of Flying down To Rio to compare. In the case though of Down To Thheir Last Yacht / Hawaiian Nights I find the design and colour of the Australian daybill to be more pleasing to the eye. What do others think?
I agree the U.S. posters are great and it is a pity we don't have an example of an Australian daybill of Flying down To Rio to compare. In the case though of Down To Thheir Last Yacht / Hawaiian Nights I find the design and colour of the Australian daybill to be more pleasing to the eye. What do others think?
I do agree the color is very easy on the eyes of the Daybill, but i like the darker night scene of Down to their Last Yacht. Gives it more flamboyant/party atmosphere! ....
Nice comparisons, Lawerence. But I would disagree. While it seems that many of the comparisons between Daybills vs Inserts-Daybills do have wonderful artwork-I love the Art Deco artistry on US posters that flourished in the 20s, 30s & 40s. Flying Down to Rio one example.
For me, the posters of the 1930s are often stunners.
Yes I know it is a different style poster design but the point I wish to make here is the difference in attire in the Swedish poster compared to the U.S. poster. No censorship problems affecting other parts of the World at the time appeared to have been happening in Sweden at that time.
I've seen quite a lot of Australian posters with changed censorship. When a cinema owner passed away, his children were left with a lot of posters to sell. The son told me that his father used to regularly change the censorship because he could get more people in with a "For General Exhibition" rating than a "Not Suitable" rating. He used to cut up posters and keep the "For General Exhibition" ratings and stick them on to posters to change the rating. I guess he didn't worry about getting caught - probably just be a slap on the wrist.
Maybe the younger children wanted to help as well.
This is an inquiry only. Is there another copy of the daybill Return from The Ashes ( 1965 ) with the For General Exhibition rating on it or was the correct rating substituted before any copies were distributed and a copy with For General Exhibition on it therefor doesn't exist ?
Just checked to see if I could find an Australian one sheet and I did find an image and it was without problems with the Suitable Only For Adults rating only on it only. Interestingly the printer for both the daybill and the one sheet is Robert Burton.
The Creature Walks Among Us. Bruce has 19 daybill images in his Auction History and all are with Not Suitable For Children ratings on them along with one Australian one sheet.. On checking on Google all images depicted there also are marked the same. For whatever reason the poster has Suitable Only For Adults appearing on it is a mystery. As far as I am aware the film was originally classified with a Not Suitable For Children rating and has always been so.
Tarantula! is a little more difficult to check on other posters of this title as they are far and few between. Those I have seen are Suitable Only For Adults along with an Australian one sheet marked the same. The film on original release was classified Suitable Only For Adults. I know for a fact this is correct.
If these posters are yours Matt is the Suitable Only For Adults The Creature Walks Among Us and the Not Suitable For Children Tarantula! censorship ratings snipes?
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It really is great to see this.
Yes I know it is a different style poster design but the point I wish to make here is the difference in attire in the Swedish poster compared to the U.S. poster. No censorship problems affecting other parts of the World at the time appeared to have been happening in Sweden at that time.
US 1SH and Spanish 1SH. I prefer them both
Creature Walks Among Us Daybill
Tarantula Daybill
The image on the left has correct classicication wording and the one on the right has old pre -1948 Australian wording.
The Creature Walks Among Us. Bruce has 19 daybill images in his Auction History and all are with Not Suitable For Children ratings on them along with one Australian one sheet.. On checking on Google all images depicted there also are marked the same. For whatever reason the poster has Suitable Only For Adults appearing on it is a mystery. As far as I am aware the film was originally classified with a Not Suitable For Children rating and has always been so.
Tarantula! is a little more difficult to check on other posters of this title as they are far and few between. Those I have seen are Suitable Only For Adults along with an Australian one sheet marked the same. The film on original release was classified Suitable Only For Adults. I know for a fact this is correct.
If these posters are yours Matt is the Suitable Only For Adults The Creature Walks Among Us and the Not Suitable For Children Tarantula! censorship ratings snipes?
These aren't mine, but I believe the daybill's have snipes and the Tarantula one sheet is printed.