Just got done reading through this thread. Good stuff as I know very little about Daybill printing-but very informative. My only complaint is, damn those fools at Photobucket-so many good images I'm sure- not viewable.
Neither of the above daybills were printed for the first release in 1933. The duotone on the left is a second printing I would suggest, printed sometime between 1933 and 1935 due to the huge popularity at the Australian box office. The image on the right is 1936 or later when the Associated-BEF logo appearing on the poster was introduced.
What Price Glory ( 1926 ) daybill image that appeared in Everyones June 8, 1927 edition. The above daybill is one of four daybills produced by Fox for this film's release. This does have one wondering that during the 1920's, how many on average different styles were printed for each daybill.
An image of a Cleopatra ( 1934 ) daybill that has been available to see for some considerable time. Now a second daybill version image has surfaced on an Australian press sheet currently up for auction on Bruce's website. It is a pity that the image is damaged, but it is better to see it in this condition than never seeing the daybill at all.
No sign of either of the original two colour daybills.
I thought that the following U.S.A. insert poster may be of interest for comparison purposes. The Australian daybill with the added sampan images surely would have looked great in colour.
The Lost Weekend ( 1945 ). Two different Australian Paramount Pictures daybill versions. They were both previously included on an earlier forum thread titled The Lost Weekend. I have now decided that the images should be now be included on this thread as well.
The Virginian ( 1946 ). Two different Australian Paramount first release daybill versions. The daybill on the right, style B is more commonly seen today than style A. On Bruce's website for instance there are six sold images of style B and none at all of style A. Interestingly the style A artwork is the same artwork used on the Australian 3 sheets as seen on the following Australian press sheet. .
I had thought that these two daybill images had previously been displayed here at some time on one of the forum threads, but extensive searching has been unable to locate them. Perhaps I am confusing it with a private exchange of images I had with a member.
On saying all this the images rightly belong here in this thread , so here they are now.
Strike Me Lucky ( 1934 ). What two daybill designs from the 1934 original release look like. These images were earlier included in Hondo's This And That thread, but these images needed to be included here as well. To date, to the best of my knowledge, no sighting of the actual colour posters has yet occurred. The Australian distributor British Empire Films from the 1930's up until the 1950's produced a very small number of daybill film posters in two different designs. The films selected were mainly films that were filmed in Australia or had an Australian connection.
Style A & B Australian daybill images of Mr. Deeds Goes To Town ( 1936 ) from Columbia Pictures. A rare and the only example I have managed to locate where Columbia Pictures printed two separate first release daybill poster designs for a movie.
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An original Columbia Australian press sheet displaying some great poster size images that I thought may be of interest. It would be great if any actual full colour poster images for any of the selection would surface one day.
The Firefly ( 1937 ) two long daybills that were previously mentioned and discussed on the Hondo's Daybill and One Sheet Thread in October 2020. I have now decided that the images should be be included here on this thread as well, as this seems to be the appropriate place were they also need be be displayed.
All the information regarding these posters can be located on the Hondo's Daybill and One Sheet Thread if one cares to check it out. My thoughts are both posters from the first release, but one being a second printing. Both the printers Hackett Offset and Simmons Ltd. were major printers of MGM daybill posters in the late 1930's.
Transferred from a previous posting on a July 3, 2022 thread titled Television Episodes Shown Theatrically In Australia Posters
I recently discovered the following extremely rare two different style Australian daybill image that were printed for Mission Of Danger. Interestingly there are thee copies existing for the first white background title, and one only for the black baclground version. Previously I have never sighted any daybil images of either version of this film.
Both images are from Trove and the posters originated from a Tasmanian theatre from the time when the film was screened there.
A further comment on these two posters is that one poster has a printer's credit printed on it, and the other one doesn't. I believe both these poster were printed for the Australian first release and that full colour versions most likely were not printed. Which of these posters was printed first is unknown, but the one with the printer's credit and more film details would appear to have been the poster that would have been printed first.
Looking at the credits line at the bottom of this poster it would appear to be a U.S.A. insert poster. Over to Ves to hopefully comment further on this image as she was the one who originally posted it here on the thread.
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*the Beau Geste Daybills are spectacular!
Neither of the above daybills were printed for the first release in 1933. The duotone on the left is a second printing I would suggest, printed sometime between 1933 and 1935 due to the huge popularity at the Australian box office. The image on the right is 1936 or later when the Associated-BEF logo appearing on the poster was introduced.
But for completeness reposting here.
Likely original release:
And tah-dah...maybe the one sheet???
What Price Glory ( 1926 ) daybill image that appeared in Everyones June 8, 1927 edition. The above daybill is one of four daybills produced by Fox for this film's release. This does have one wondering that during the 1920's, how many on average different styles were printed for each daybill.
An image of a Cleopatra ( 1934 ) daybill that has been available to see for some considerable time. Now a second daybill version image has surfaced on an Australian press sheet currently up for auction on Bruce's website. It is a pity that the image is damaged, but it is better to see it in this condition than never seeing the daybill at all.
I thought that the following U.S.A. insert poster may be of interest for comparison purposes. The Australian daybill with the added sampan images surely would have looked great in colour.
The Lost Weekend ( 1945 ). Two different Australian Paramount Pictures daybill versions. They were both previously included on an earlier forum thread titled The Lost Weekend. I have now decided that the images should be now be included on this thread as well.
The Virginian ( 1946 ). Two different Australian Paramount first release daybill versions. The daybill on the right, style B is more commonly seen today than style A. On Bruce's website for instance there are six sold images of style B and none at all of style A. Interestingly the style A artwork is the same artwork used on the Australian 3 sheets as seen on the following Australian press sheet. .
I had thought that these two daybill images had previously been displayed here at some time on one of the forum threads, but extensive searching has been unable to locate them. Perhaps I am confusing it with a private exchange of images I had with a member.
On saying all this the images rightly belong here in this thread , so here they are now.
Strike Me Lucky ( 1934 ). What two daybill designs from the 1934 original release look like. These images were earlier included in Hondo's This And That thread, but these images needed to be included here as well. To date, to the best of my knowledge, no sighting of the actual colour posters has yet occurred.
The Australian distributor British Empire Films from the 1930's up until the 1950's produced a very small number of daybill film posters in two different designs. The films selected were mainly films that were filmed in Australia or had an Australian connection.
Style A & B Australian daybill images of Mr. Deeds Goes To Town ( 1936 ) from Columbia Pictures. A rare and the only example I have managed to locate where Columbia Pictures printed two separate first release daybill poster designs for a movie.
An original Columbia Australian press sheet displaying some great poster size images that I thought may be of interest. It would be great if any actual full colour poster images for any of the selection would surface one day.
I'm not sure what the first one is or where I got it...but for some reason thought it a daybill
The other design below of Nevada in often sighted.
A third existing rare daybill version of Carousel below.
The following version of Moment Of Danger is actually a New Zealand daybill.
The Greatest Show On Earth. ( 1952 )
Kitty (1945 )
The Fleet's In ( 1942 )
Three more Paramount Pictures films that had two different designed daybills..
The Firefly ( 1937 ) two long daybills that were previously mentioned and discussed on the Hondo's Daybill and One Sheet Thread in October 2020. I have now decided that the images should be be included here on this thread as well, as this seems to be the appropriate place were they also need be be displayed.
All the information regarding these posters can be located on the Hondo's Daybill and One Sheet Thread if one cares to check it out. My thoughts are both posters from the first release, but one being a second printing. Both the printers Hackett Offset and Simmons Ltd. were major printers of MGM daybill posters in the late 1930's.
I recently discovered the following extremely rare two different style Australian daybill image that were printed for Mission Of Danger. Interestingly there are thee copies existing for the first white background title, and one only for the black baclground version. Previously I have never sighted any daybil images of either version of this film.
Looking at the credits line at the bottom of this poster it would appear to be a U.S.A. insert poster. Over to Ves to hopefully comment further on this image as she was the one who originally posted it here on the thread.
Peter