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 Alfred Hitchcock's  No. 17 ( aka Number 17 ) Australian newspaper advertisement. I am wondering if this possibly is an image of an Australian daybill?

 I base this possibility on the following Let's Be Famous newspaper advertisement being the same image as the actual daybill. Although both the two films were screened at two different cinemas in Rockhampton in Queensland, they were owned by the same owners., Finally the image certainly appears it could be the size off a daybill.

 

Now I am sure that someone may possibly suggest that the image may be an Adverting block ( AD block ). The three mainly available blocks that were used appear below in the press sheet of the 1949 film Mr. Soft Touch.The closest block that compares to the No. 17 image is the single column ( s/c )  AD block.



I would really  like to hear from anyone that would like to comment on if they believe it is a daybill image of No.17, or it is a single column ad block.  

  

The English one sheet image of Bogart and Hepburn similar to the New Zealand inspired artwork.


 

The English one sheet Bogart image also was copied on to a late follow up printed Australian one sheet. The Bogart image, one has to say is far superior to the original Australian daybill well below par effort.

Bruce said:

Call me crazy, but I prefer the New Zealand African Queen daybill! The Australian one does not illustrate the movie well, and Bogart's face is bizarre to me. On the New Zealand one, it is so terrible it is fun!

And also in favour of the New Zealand version the image of Hepburn actually looks like her.

 

Call me crazy, but I prefer the New Zealand African Queen daybill! The Australian one does not illustrate the movie well, and Bogart's face is bizarre to me. On the New Zealand one, it is so terrible it is fun!

Original New Zealand release Dracula ( aka Horror Of Dracula ) daybill. The film was banned in Australia so no daybill exists here. 

The two above daybils are interesting.  The red version has the appropriate distributor credit printed on it while the blue version has the pre circa 1946 and post circa 1966 Universal only credit. Was the blue version perhaps a later second printing of just a case of a printer's error?



Two Australian first release 1962 daybill versions.



An Australian or perhaps New Zealand later printed sfock poster  used for a Horror Of Dracula screening. 

I wish an orange Mad Max was coming to me in 2023

HONDO said:

COMING HERE IN 2023 IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.

Mad Max orange Australian one sheet.

Alfred Hitchcock's Number 17 1932 daybill image ?

Northern Safari posters.

More sub-standard Australian duotone daybill artwork.

Those will be interesting topics! Looking forward to what you have found, particularly about Mad Max.

Looking forward to it all.

Another New Zealand exercise in how to save by recycling old posters.

    ( Wil )

Journey To The Far Side OF The Sun ( 1969 ) Australian one sheet turned into a 2001 ; A Space Odyssey ( 1968 ) New Zealand poster. 

Oh man!  I just noticed the fangs addition.  Priceless.  Great poster