Have you seen another (earlier) version of Uranium Boom?
No I haven't but I am convinced there was one. There only seems to be a duotone Columbia daybill of Jubal but I have seen the original W.E.Smith full colour version. The only film distributors,and we are only talking 1950's here, apart from the independents like Ray and IFD who printed a lot of first release daybills in duotone was Paramount with a handful of independently acquired titles like Godzilla and Alaska Patrol. Keep in mind the Columbia duotones printed by Chromo Print were of films originally released before 1957 when they starting printing film posters. I have a file of images on Chromo Print titles printed duotone Columbia daybills and with some of them i also have the original W.E.Smith full colour versions. The more I research Australian daybills the more evident it becomes that there are a large amount of titles still unsighted, at least on the net.
On further thinking about first release duotone daybills there may have been a few United Artists B movie titles printed by an unknown printer between 1959 and 1961.I know of six titles mainly westerns that possibly fall into this category but it is possible full colour versions may also have been printed so at this point in time I am only claiming Paramount produced some non Richardson Studio first release daybills.printed by an unknown printer or printers although the style makes me think only one artist and printer were involved.
As discussed previously where is an image of the original full colour daybill of An Affair To Remember? Another daybill image I have never sighted on the net is an image of The Pajame Game.
It is certainly true that many daybills have not been seen but I don't think we can call Uranium Boom as a second printing until we have actually seen an earlier poster.
On the other hand I don't think we can call the poster original either. Uranium Boom was released in Sydney on the 23rd of August 1956.I have only found Chromo Print posters from 1957 onwards.
Well, I very much doubt that there would have been a rerelease for Uranium Boom so I think we can call the one colour original despite the fact that there is a possibility that there could have been a full colour version (albeit never seen).
Agree printed for the original release but not at the same time as the original release colour poster which I am sure exists somewhere, but an early second printing possibly the following year when Chromo Print began printing film posters. I am going to be as bold as to say Chromo Print who don't appear to have printed any Columbia first release colour posters were given a list of titles to produce second print runs of in the form of duotone posters and these included Battle Stations, Women's Prison, Rough Company, The Mad Magician & Jubal. I doubt if any of these titles were re-released and keep in mind in the 1950's films played for years and years particularly in country areas.
Hmm, I have the one sheet for Jubal, but no daybill...I also have the one sheet for An Affair to Remember but no daybill, though I thought I had seen one somewhere at some point, but maybe I am getting confused.
Also have the colour version of The Mad Magician, plush the duo tone daybill...
Valerie is a cracker and one of Chromoprint's best.
To update Chromoprint. They printed daybill and some one sheet film posters ( not sure about any 3 sheets ) for only a short period of time and this being between 1957 and very early 1960.
Chromoprint to my knowledge printed posters only for the following Australian distributors.
MGM ( all if not almost all of MGM daybills during the period mentioned above )
United Artists
BEF
Warner Bros.
Columbia ( only six individual daybill designs ever sighted with these being second printings of early to mid 1950s films plus one re-release. )
Never sighted any Chromoprint Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Universal International or RKO ( vitually out of business when Chromoprint started printing Australian film posters ).
Look Back In Anger ( 1959 ) daybill. The World, The Flesh And The Devil ( 1959 ) daybill. Libel ( 1959 ) daybill. Upstairs And Downstairs ( 1959 ) one sheet. The Tunnel Of Love ( 1958 ) daybill. Bachelor Of Hearts ( 1958 ) daybill. Fury At Showdown ( 1957 ) daybill. The Red Balloon ( 1956 ) daybill. Australian release 1957. Dial Red O ( 1955 ) daybill. Only released in Australia in 1957. Killer At Large ( aka The Alley ) ( 1956 U.S.A. television ) daybill. Late 1950's Australian release. Duel On The Mississippi ( 1955 ) Late 1950's duotone second printing daybill. Wide Boy ( 1952 ) Late 1950's Australian follow up duotone printed daybill. The Dark Past 1948) Late 1950's Australian follow up duotone printed daybill ) A Tale Of Two Cities ( 1935 ) Late 1950's Australian nice colour re-release poster daybill.
To update Chromoprint information. They printed daybill and
some one sheet film posters ( not sure about any 3 sheets ) for only a
short period of time and this being between 1957 and very early 1960.
Some only slightly adjusted information follows from what I originally posted here on this thread in February 2016
Chromoprint to my knowledge printed posters only for the following
Australian distributors.
MGM ( all if not almost all of MGM
daybills during the period mentioned above )
United Artists
BEF
Warner Bros.
Columbia ( only seven individual daybill
designs ever sighted with these being second printings of early to mid
1950s films plus one re-release. )
I am unaware of any Chromoprint posters that were printed for Paramount, 20th Century Fox,
Universal International or RKO ( vitually out of business when Chromoprint
started printing Australian film posters ). I also haven't sighted any posters from the independent distributors IFD or Ray Films that were printed by Chromoprint.
When researching recently I discovered some very interesting information regarding Chromo Print.
Chromo Print as we know operated from 1957 to early 1960. It has always been assumed that they ceased producing film posters there after. This wasn't the case though, as in actual fact Chromoprint Pty. Limited just changed their trading name to Advertising And Commercial Printers Pty. Limited ( a. k. a. A. & C. ) in 1960. They then traded under this name and continued printing film posters until mid 1963 when they folded up operations altogether and ceased trading.
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It is certainly true that many daybills have not been seen but I don't think we can call Uranium Boom as a second printing until we have actually seen an earlier poster.
On the other hand I don't think we can call the poster original either. Uranium Boom was released in Sydney on the 23rd of August 1956.I have only found Chromo Print posters from 1957 onwards.
Hondo
Well, I very much doubt that there would have been a rerelease for Uranium Boom so I think we can call the one colour original despite the fact that there is a possibility that there could have been a full colour version (albeit never seen).
Agree printed for the original release but not at the same time as the original release colour poster which I am sure exists somewhere, but an early second printing possibly the following year when Chromo Print began printing film posters. I am going to be as bold as to say Chromo Print who don't appear to have printed any Columbia first release colour posters were given a list of titles to produce second print runs of in the form of duotone posters and these included Battle Stations, Women's Prison, Rough Company, The Mad Magician & Jubal. I doubt if any of these titles were re-released and keep in mind in the 1950's films played for years and years particularly in country areas.
Hondo
Hmm, I have the one sheet for Jubal, but no daybill...I also have the one sheet for An Affair to Remember but no daybill, though I thought I had seen one somewhere at some point, but maybe I am getting confused.
Also have the colour version of The Mad Magician, plush the duo tone daybill...
Not sure if any of that helps anyone.
I am sure I've seen the daybill for the Pajama Game in my ebay travels over the years....where is Ari when you need him!
Should start a list of the titles you are keen to get a look at so that if any of us come across them in our travels, we can bring to your attention.
Valerie is a cracker and one of Chromoprint's best.
To update Chromoprint. They printed daybill and some one sheet film posters ( not sure about any 3 sheets ) for only a short period of time and this being between 1957 and very early 1960.
Chromoprint to my knowledge printed posters only for the following Australian distributors.
MGM ( all if not almost all of MGM daybills during the period mentioned above )
United Artists
BEF
Warner Bros.
Columbia ( only six individual daybill designs ever sighted with these being second printings of early to mid 1950s films plus one re-release. )
Never sighted any Chromoprint Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Universal International or RKO ( vitually out of business when Chromoprint started printing Australian film posters ).
Found the image in my travels to added to this one
"A CHROMO PRINT LITHO"
The Safecracker
Operation Bullshine
Look Back In Anger ( 1959 ) daybill.
The World, The Flesh And The Devil ( 1959 ) daybill.
Libel ( 1959 ) daybill.
Upstairs And Downstairs ( 1959 ) one sheet.
The Tunnel Of Love ( 1958 ) daybill.
Bachelor Of Hearts ( 1958 ) daybill.
Fury At Showdown ( 1957 ) daybill.
The Red Balloon ( 1956 ) daybill. Australian release 1957.
Dial Red O ( 1955 ) daybill. Only released in Australia in 1957.
Killer At Large ( aka The Alley ) ( 1956 U.S.A. television ) daybill. Late 1950's Australian release.
Duel On The Mississippi ( 1955 ) Late 1950's duotone second printing daybill.
Wide Boy ( 1952 ) Late 1950's Australian follow up duotone printed daybill.
The Dark Past 1948) Late 1950's Australian follow up duotone printed daybill )
A Tale Of Two Cities ( 1935 ) Late 1950's Australian nice colour re-release poster daybill.
To update Chromoprint information. They printed daybill and some one sheet film posters ( not sure about any 3 sheets ) for only a short period of time and this being between 1957 and very early 1960.
Some only slightly adjusted information follows from what I originally posted here on this thread in February 2016
Chromoprint to my knowledge printed posters only for the following Australian distributors.
MGM ( all if not almost all of MGM daybills during the period mentioned above )
United Artists
BEF
Warner Bros.
Columbia ( only seven individual daybill designs ever sighted with these being second printings of early to mid 1950s films plus one re-release. )
I am unaware of any Chromoprint posters that were printed for Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Universal International or RKO ( vitually out of business when Chromoprint started printing Australian film posters ). I also haven't sighted any posters from the independent distributors IFD or Ray Films that were printed by Chromoprint.
When researching recently I discovered some very interesting information regarding Chromo Print.
Chromo Print as we know operated from 1957 to early 1960. It has always been assumed that they ceased producing film posters there after. This wasn't the case though, as in actual fact Chromoprint Pty. Limited just changed their trading name to Advertising And Commercial Printers Pty. Limited ( a. k. a. A. & C. ) in 1960. They then traded under this name and continued printing film posters until mid 1963 when they folded up operations altogether and ceased trading.