Love Claudia Jennings, so that Gator Bait is a nice find! I wonder if a daybill exists?
I've never seen a daybill, but then i hadn't seen the Aussie one sheet to this (and another copy) turned up. It's not as good as the US version butn still pretty cool.
Love Claudia Jennings, so that Gator Bait is a nice find! I wonder if a daybill exists?
I've never seen a daybill, but then i hadn't seen the Aussie one sheet to this (and another copy) turned up. It's not as good as the US version butn still pretty cool.
Gator Bait is interesting in that the film was submitted to the Australian film censor, and passed for public exhibition on the 1st of November 1977. The film's applicant was listed as a being a Phil Stanley, whoever that may have been. It would certainly then appear that the film secured an independent film distributor to release it sometime after that.
The first time for me to sight the one sheet as well, and I also have never sighted any paper at all on this film.
The Danger On The Air and The Last Express Australian daybill posters, although not credited as such, were both part of Universal's Crime Doctor series. There were eleven films in the series that ran from 1937 to 1939.
''Mr.Paisley's Pile'' forum thread had information posted there in July and August 2021 regarding details on the Crime Club film series.
Wow! I love all three of those Crime Club Daybills! Danger on the Air is fantastic! I’m adding that to my list! I’ve been searching for the original American One Sheet for it and hope it crosses my path as well. Lady in the Morgue is a nice poster if you can find one.
Nice stuff, everybody! I haven't been buying much lately (nor posting here,,, life is busy at the moment) but this came up recently, and I JUST COULDN'T LET IT GO
Yes indeed it is certainly a great King Kong U.S.A. printed re-release poster. Astor Films were only a small independent U.S.A. film distributor. They were in business from 1930 to 1963 when they ceased operating.
I am wondering when this poster was printed. There does appear to be a date included among the printed details at the bottom of the poster that what would appear to be printer's credits.
As these credits are unreadable it would be great to know what they have to say.
Hondo, this is an argentinean one sheet, not US. I assume Astor Films had a local branch over here, they seemed to specialize in rereleasing RKO films. There is an argentinean one sheet for Gunga Din with a layout that looks very similar to this Kong.
The poster was printed in Lito Fenix, a local printing company. That's what the text in the bottom is.
Hondo, this is an argentinean one sheet, not US. I assume Astor Films had a local branch over here, they seemed to specialize in rereleasing RKO films. There is an argentinean one sheet for Gunga Din with a layout that looks very similar to this Kong.
The poster was printed in Lito Fenix, a local printing company. That's what the text in the bottom is.
Thanks Matias for explaining the story behind this poster. The Astor Films credit, along with all the poster's printing being in English, had me thinking that it was from the U. S. A.
I will add also that you are lucky to have been able to get your hands on this nice rare poster.
I will add also that you are lucky to have been able to get your hands on this nice rare poster.
Indeed! I have been wanting to add a King Kong poster to my collection for quite some time, but they were usually out of my budget. This one comes from a seller in Uruguay (a country that mostly used publicity material printed in Argentina)
The above poster image enlargement showing the word presenta, and Astor Films has me believing this poster had nothing to so the the U.S.A. company. The American distributor was titled Astor Pictures Corp., as seen below, and not as Astor Films.
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Will be headed off for resto soonish.
The film's applicant was listed as a being a Phil Stanley, whoever that may have been. It would certainly then appear that the film secured an independent film distributor to release it sometime after that.
The first time for me to sight the one sheet as well, and I also have never sighted any paper at all on this film.
The Danger On The Air and The Last Express Australian daybill posters, although not credited as such, were both part of Universal's Crime Doctor series. There were eleven films in the series that ran from 1937 to 1939.
''Mr.Paisley's Pile'' forum thread had information posted there in July and August 2021 regarding details on the Crime Club film series.
I am wondering when this poster was printed. There does appear to be a date included among the printed details at the bottom of the poster that what would appear to be printer's credits.
As these credits are unreadable it would be great to know what they have to say.
I will add also that you are lucky to have been able to get your hands on this nice rare poster.
Indeed! I have been wanting to add a King Kong poster to my collection for quite some time, but they were usually out of my budget. This one comes from a seller in Uruguay (a country that mostly used publicity material printed in Argentina)
The above poster image enlargement showing the word presenta, and Astor Films has me believing this poster had nothing to so the the U.S.A. company. The American distributor was titled Astor Pictures Corp., as seen below, and not as Astor Films.