GWTW re-issue date
in Australian
I notice John is selling a GWTW onhe-sheet. It is listed as a 1940s re-issue. I'm not disputing that, I don't have any idea, but as I have one I just wonder if anyone knows the exact year? Hondo? I've tried to link my photo but it won't work for me.
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For a few minutes it was listed for $400, then boom.
It is definitely 1948 or after that when the Not Suitable For Children classification replaced the Not Suitable For General Exhibition rating. A key to help me pinpoint a year is the name of the printer, but I am unable to read the printer's details on the poster. John hopefully may assist with these details.
Or Rick...as he has one as he said...see below, but interesting enough, his printer info seems to be on the other side???
Queue Lawrence to graciously explain why the printer details would be on differing sides...I'm just curious.
I will go out on a limb here and state that one of the two GWTW Australian one sheets appears to have been printed for the official 1955 Australian re-release. The printer credit fits the bill, but the main reason I believe it is 1955 as some newspaper advertising from 1955 is almost the same as the one sheet. There was also another Australian re-release that happened circa 1962 and W. F. Schey printing for MGM was still in play. I am thinking that Schey recycled the earlier design and that is why the printer's credit happened to have been printed ( unintentionally ) on the other side of the poster this time. Did a bit of checking for one sheet posters printed by Schey around the 1955 and 1962 period and it appear the vast majority had the Schey name, printed in different forms, appearing on the right hand side of the poster, but there were exceptions such as Hit The Deck from 1955 where the printer's name appeared on the left. I had been hoping to have found 1955 would have had all posters printer's details uniformly printed on one side and 1962 all credits on the other, but alas life doesn't work like that. This means we really don't know for sure, if my theory is correct regarding the two posters, which poster is the original 1955 version and which one is the 1962 version. I will also state. before someone would perhaps have raised this, that there is a possibility that both versions were printed at different times for the 1955 release. If this is true I am wondering then, where is the 1962 Australian one sheet version image? None of the preceding proves the release dates of the two posters but only my thoughts on possibilities regarding the release dates, based on information gathered and years of research knowledge. Over to you to make up your own mind.
I ask because this poster is almost a twin to the U.S. 1961 re-release poster, and nothing like the U.S. 1954 re-release poster (see both below).
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Next question is why are the printers details on different sides on the two one sheets that are displayed in this thread.
Was one printed for the original Australian 1962 re-release and the other one a second followup printing ? The printing side of film posters is something that I have not looked into to any great degree, so please forgive my question.If this was the case wouldn't the printer use the same plate which would have had the printer's name in the same position?
Look, I am pretty blind at the best times...but the printer detail on both look different to me. John's looks longer.
Need a better picture of Rick's or at least exact printer line from both. Would that help?
Would be great and you never know what may turn up.
There was a U.S. 1947 re-release carrying the above tagline. A re-release of sorts also happened in Auatralia in 1947. Australian newspaper advertising concentrated on tag lines such as ''At popular prices'' with no mention of ''Everybody wants to see''. In January 1950 there was an official nation wide re-release in Australia with the ''Everybody wants to see'' tagline appearing in various newspaper advertising along with a' 'Silver Anniversary masterpiece'' mention. IMDB incorrectly mentions the Australian re-release as being 2 / 6 / 1950, but countless advertisements date if from starting in January. I am convinced the above poster is a trimmed Australian 1950 daybill, possibly missing a'' Silver Anniversary'' reference along with the other poster credits.
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It seems strange that two posters were trimmed. I am wondering if MGM had planned to re-release GWTW in 1949, but was delayed until January 1950 and it was decided that the 1949 '' A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Silver Anniversary Picture'' reference had now finished and decided instead of just removing the wording by covering it up decided to trim the poster? Just a thought and the only reason I can think of. It is possible an original printed 13 x 30 version doesn't exist ? A terrible thought.