Two Different Original Styles Of The Same Daybill Designs.
Sven on the An American In Paris thread has made a great suggestion that we should start a separate thread on first release daybills that had two different designs. Three BEF daybills have been mentioned and these being North West Frontier, Robbery Under Arms and Reach For The Sky.
I mentioned on the other thread there were many Richardson / Paramount titles from the 1920's through to the 1950's that fall into this category. I have a list of those I am aware of. I also mentioned that there have been many daybills over the years where two different styles were sold as both being original when one was a re-release. Some examples are ---
Planet Of The Apes
North By Northwest
Butterfield 8
Africa Screams
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
The Outlaw
This sort of subject is right up my alley so let's clear up a few misconceptions about some daybills. If you have any daybills with two different designs that you believe are both first release let me know the titles or better still post the images.
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Let's add An American In Paris the film that started it all.
We need to keep a master list. So far we have-
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS ( MGM )
DOCTOR AT SEA ( Rank / BEF )
NORTH WEST FRONTIER ( RANK / BEF )
REACH FOR THE SKY ( RANK / BEF )
ROBBERY UNDER ARMS ( RANK / BEF )
hONDO
The original is the one you have with the red and yellow background which is rare. The 1966 re-release which is easy to obtain is the one with Elizabeth Taylor reclining on the yellow coloured bed with her image only on the poster.
Hondo
we will add to the master list
DOCTOR AT SEA ( Rank / BEF )
If it's o.k. with everyone let us leave out the 1970's onwards when a lot of two design daybills started being printed and this opens up so many posters that we will not be able to keep track of them.
So the second is a re-release?
Here are ones I believe are both for original release:
When I purchased this Spellbound daybill years ago I thought it was original but turns out there is an earlier version (I don't have an image of the earlier one at the moment but someone else might be able to find the image)
Are you talking about the black one?
Hmm, can only find the image of the one sheet...
John, post your Squatter's Daughters...I only have the one, but I am pretty sure you have both
Before someone asks about Africa Screams the re-release in Australia happened in 1953 and was widespread across Australia.
Hondo
Oh, what about the Seven Brides Posters...let me go see if I can get all the pics together
Ok, so two more:
The King And I:
Chucking in the one sheet just in case...
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers:
Again, just in case...
So I always thought the first was the original, and the other a re-release or re-issue...but apparently it is a re-release, so what does the original look like?
The King And I W.E. Smith daybill would have been the original poster printed for the first release in Australia.
The other Robert Burton poster isn't easy to determine. I have a twenty odd page story about this poster but I will have to get back to you on this later.
The King And I Australian one sheet I will need the printer;s information before I can comment on it.
Now for Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. The two daybills are re-releases. Would you also let me know the printer's name on the one sheet then I will comment on it also.
I will post images of the original Seven Brides For Seven Brothers daybill along with a different style one sheet soon also.
Hondo
Aha...different printer.
So the WE Smith is original?
So what year is the 3rd one from then?