Cool Things I Found In "Everyone's" Digital Archive

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Starting a separate thread for pics and articles that do not really fit anywhere else.  Please add to it!

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Universal:

Mark

Have you slept in the last 24 hours??
Thank god for NFSA!
Could merge this with Print Advertising thread I started this week.

HONDO

What is coming clear to me is that  in the 1920's and the 1930's in Australia first release posters were printed with more than one style, similar to the U.S.A. with daybills  and one sheets. I am thinking that due to World War 11 and the paper shortage this practice in most cases ceased. After the war ended distributors, except for a small amount of exceptions, decided only one poster for each size was sufficent.  

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King Kong:

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"Have you any old posters hanging about that were used for a picture that has been and gone for weeks?"

And who could ever accuse certain Aussie poster designs of being "slip-shod"?   Seems this issue has existed even before the hobby...

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Extended Poster Nerd Battle - 1933 Edition (Fascinating!)

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Mr. Victory Publicity chimes in on the debate himself:

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John

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Palace Theatre Cairns Queensland circa 1927, decorated for a fancy dress ball.



Close up of a small section of what appears to be at least 80 plus film posters seen on display. Unidentified Bebe Daniels poster, The Sea Beast ( John Barrymotre ) and Monsieur Beaucaire ( Rudolph Valentiono ) being just three of the massive display. I wonder if any survived to this day?

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HONDO said:

Palace Theatre Cairns Queensland circa 1927, decorated for a fancy dress ball.

Seriously!  I almost fell off my chair!

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An amazing pic - the loot is just about everywhere.  Can only imagine what that would look like in colour!

David

CSM_2_Point_0 said:

Mr. Victory Publicity chimes in on the debate himself:

Last paragraph: posters "are perfect reproductions of the work of highly trained...commercial artists"

Yeah, about the use of the phrase "perfect reproductions"

Mark

New Everyones search list for Chris:

Metropolis
Freaks
More Mummy!

theartofmovieposters

I've been searching on Metropolis...a few mentions in a couple of paragraphs but no images yet...unfortunately.

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I too looked for Metropolis - I certainly did not spot any posters but there may have been some displays.  Need to look again ?

HONDO

Mark said:

New Everyones search list for Chris:

Metropolis
Freaks
More Mummy!

Rule out looking for anything regarding Freaks as it was banned in Australia and only received it's first release here in the 1970's.

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That's right ladies and gents - dressing up as a poster was a real thing in early 1920s Australia!  Our wildest dreams come true? 

Or if you'd prefer - become a human-Simplex projector hybrid!

Mark

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Wynne Davies' art. I wonder if it was taken from a window card.

John

Wynne Davies was also the artist for the fold out herald and it is likely he did the art for all of the Australian posters.

Mark

I'd like to see a three sheet!

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A couple 1923 daybills:

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And some from 1925 (does the "So Big" look familiar Ves? )

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A selection from Paramount for 1924:

And Universal in the same year:

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Manslaughter 1923:

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CSM_2_Point_0 said:

And some from 1925 (does the "So Big" look familiar Ves? )

Yes it does   Though mine needs a bit of TLC.  Oliver Twist is superb!  And the Only Woman!  WOWEE!

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CSM_2_Point_0 said:

A selection from Paramount for 1924:

More Pola Negri torture!  Oh and twists the knife with Gloria Swanson!