Heritage Auctions has a rare Australian daybill coming up for auction soon of Revenge Of The Creature ( 1954 ). This was the second film in the creature series of three. Creature From The Black Lagoon ( 1954 ) being the first and The Creature Walks Among Us ( 1956 ) being the third and final entry.
The situation regarding these three daybill posters is interesting. Looking at eMovieposter.com Bruce has listed only four Revenge Of The Creature images with one only Australian censorship rated daybill with the other three with New Zealand censorship stamps somewhat fainltly applied, The Heritage version also had the N.Z. censorship stamp on it as well.
With Creature From The Black Lagoon daybills Bruce has only 3 listed. Two have the original Australian censorshiip printed on and the third copy has the N.Z. censorship stamp applied.
With both Creature From The Black lagoon and Revenge Of The Creature you rarely see these daybill titles up for sale anywhere these days.
The most common title of the three is The Creature Walks Among Us. Bruce has 25 entries on his website ( all with Australian censorship printed on them. In the 1990s a former industry employee, the now deceased Col Porter, had numerous copies of this title he used to sell at Collectors Fairs ( remember those ? ). Col also had numerous copies of other daybills including The Birds, Marnie and The Deadly Mantis, This final creature entry in the series is still sighted reguarly up for sale in recent times.
Heritage's Revenge Of The Creature coming up for auction is certainly rare and should bring a healthy price one would have to think.
Had a look and thought it was pretty underwhelming. I think a lot of lesser items will go for high prices due to the publicity the auction is getting.
The two groupings titled Daybill movie posters scheduled 14 Nov and Movie Posters on 15 Nov. are not currently not available to access any details about. The items included there apparently won't be available to to view until this Friday. These are the poster items that I most enthusiasticly look forward to seeing what is included there.
There are some errors in the autographed photos auction. Also, it is interesting that many of the autographs are inscribed to other people and not Bill Collins. Maybe he obtained them from other dealers over the years but the fact that they are not inscribed to him lessens the provenance of them.
Disappointing to say the least in the latest content now available to view. Inaccuracies in describing some of the product and lack of important details appear throughout the listings.
The Daybill movie posters section entries are actually U.S.A. insert posters with not an Australian daybill to be seen.
Some souvenier programes listed as being film programmes are actually theatrically programmes.
There are a number of Australian one sheets included in the Auction but not one single Australian daybill included, even when a section of the Auction is titled Daybill movie posters.
It is plainly obvious that the Auction house involved here is not at all familiar with the product they are have been consigned to auction.
Finally has the Bill Collins estate held back the more valuable items from this auction?
Bruce has a number of Australian poster bulk lots, almost all daybills, currently up for auction.
I don't believe that any of film posters included are eye popping titles that collectors' have on there must acquire list. What does make them interesting though is the number of titles that are certainly rare and to the best of my knowledge I haven't sited them previously, or in at least one case only once.
Just to single out a few titles of more than average interest though, there are from the 1940s Saratoga Trunk ( Gary Cooper / Ingrid Bergman ) and Song Of Love ( Katherine Hepburn ), Moonfleet ( Stewart Granger ) from the 1950s and Madame ( Sophia Loren ) and Hannibal ( Victor Mature ) from the 1960s.
Bruce has a number of Australian poster bulk lots, almost all daybills, currently up for auction.
I don't believe that any of film posters included are eye popping titles that collectors' have on there must acquire list. What does make them interesting though is the number of titles that are certainly rare and to the best of my knowledge I haven't sited them previously, or in at least one case only once.
Just to single out a few titles of more than average interest though, there are from the 1940s Saratoga Trunk ( Gary Cooper / Ingrid Bergman ) and Song Of Love ( Katherine Hepburn ), Moonfleet ( Stewart Granger ) from the 1950s and Madame ( Sophia Loren ) and Hannibal ( Victor Mature ) from the 1960s.
I'm sure everyone has noticed that a side benefit of us much more enforcing our "realistic minimum of $20 per single auction" rule is that the bulk lots have become MUCH better, now often containing lots of $10 and $15 posters. And since some consignors send their own "pre-made" bulk lots, sometimes those have some REALLY interesting items in them, as Lawrence notes, ones that, if left to me, would have been single sale items.
Here is a handy checklist to help tell eMoviePoster.com apart from all other major auctions!
HAS lifetime guarantees on every item - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS unrestored and unenhanced images - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 100% honest condition descriptions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS auctions where the winner is the higher of two real bidders - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS "buyers premiums" - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "reserves or starts over $1 - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS hidden bidder IDs - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS no customer service to speak of - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "nosebleed" shipping charges - NOT eMoviePoster.com
My understanding was that the best of his posters were sold at the two Christies auctions in the 1990s.
What John said.
Actually, I believe the very best of his posters were sold to me around 1991, when I visited him at his home!
Brilliant! Can you name some of the better titles?
What stands out most was a U.S. unfolded Wizard of Oz half-sheet
I saw one of those around 1988 in Sydney, I wonder if it was the same one? I was working on a TV series in Sydney and the editor took me to see a friend of his who had some movie posters. He pulled a bunch of half sheets out from under the bed, all MGM 1930s, 1940s. I can't remember most of the titles but they were all good, Wizard of Oz, GWTW, all good stuff, all prime titles from memory. He wasn't interested in selling any unfortunately. I don't know what happened to him, or them.
This original The War Of The Worlds 1953 U.S.A. lobby card provided the additional material used on the stock poster.
I may be wrong but it would appear to ne that the colour image, the credits and the Australian censorship rating were printed on to this Paramount stock poster in the 1960s.
This original The War Of The Worlds 1953 U.S.A. lobby card provided the additional material used on the stock poster.
I may be wrong but it would appear to ne that the colour image, the credits and the Australian censorship rating were printed on to this Paramount stock poster in the 1960s.
It is really hard to tell from the image, but I think it would stuck on rather than printed. If you look at their supersized image, you can see the top left corner of the image is folded over. I am in awe that a cinema owner went to the effort!
Comments
A 1963 Australian newspaper advertisement that was placed for official Australian wide 1963 re-release screenings in Canberra, A.C T.
The Australian one sheet was most likely printed for this re-release.
While Heritage is about to auction this stunning due foglio for the argentinean version of Jekyll and Hyde:
Bruce is auctioning the more stunning actual original Anselmo Ballester art for the poster:
Guess I'll have to settle with my argentinean, mexican and spanish posters at the moment...
Heritage Auctions has a rare Australian daybill coming up for auction soon of Revenge Of The Creature ( 1954 ). This was the second film in the creature series of three. Creature From The Black Lagoon ( 1954 ) being the first and The Creature Walks Among Us ( 1956 ) being the third and final entry.
The situation regarding these three daybill posters is interesting. Looking at eMovieposter.com Bruce has listed only four Revenge Of The Creature images with one only Australian censorship rated daybill with the other three with New Zealand censorship stamps somewhat fainltly applied, The Heritage version also had the N.Z. censorship stamp on it as well.
With Creature From The Black Lagoon daybills Bruce has only 3 listed. Two have the original Australian censorshiip printed on and the third copy has the N.Z. censorship stamp applied.
With both Creature From The Black lagoon and Revenge Of The Creature you rarely see these daybill titles up for sale anywhere these days.
The most common title of the three is The Creature Walks Among Us. Bruce has 25 entries on his website ( all with Australian censorship printed on them. In the 1990s a former industry employee, the now deceased Col Porter, had numerous copies of this title he used to sell at Collectors Fairs ( remember those ? ). Col also had numerous copies of other daybills including The Birds, Marnie and The Deadly Mantis, This final creature entry in the series is still sighted reguarly up for sale in recent times.
Heritage's Revenge Of The Creature coming up for auction is certainly rare and should bring a healthy price one would have to think.
theodorebruceauctions.com.au/arts/bill-collins-golden-years-of-hollywood-auctions/ - is coming.
Peter
The two groupings titled Daybill movie posters scheduled 14 Nov and Movie Posters on 15 Nov. are not currently not available to access any details about. The items included there apparently won't be available to to view until this Friday. These are the poster items that I most enthusiasticly look forward to seeing what is included there.
Disappointing to say the least in the latest content now available to view. Inaccuracies in describing some of the product and lack of important details appear throughout the listings.
The Daybill movie posters section entries are actually U.S.A. insert posters with not an Australian daybill to be seen.
Some souvenier programes listed as being film programmes are actually theatrically programmes.
There are a number of Australian one sheets included in the Auction but not one single Australian daybill included, even when a section of the Auction is titled Daybill movie posters.
It is plainly obvious that the Auction house involved here is not at all familiar with the product they are have been consigned to auction.
Finally has the Bill Collins estate held back the more valuable items from this auction?
Peter
Here is a handy checklist to help tell eMoviePoster.com apart from all other major auctions!
Brilliant! Can you name some of the better titles?
Peter
Bruce has a number of Australian poster bulk lots, almost all daybills, currently up for auction.
I don't believe that any of film posters included are eye popping titles that collectors' have on there must acquire list. What does make them interesting though is the number of titles that are certainly rare and to the best of my knowledge I haven't sited them previously, or in at least one case only once.
Just to single out a few titles of more than average interest though, there are from the 1940s Saratoga Trunk ( Gary Cooper / Ingrid Bergman ) and Song Of Love ( Katherine Hepburn ), Moonfleet ( Stewart Granger ) from the 1950s and Madame ( Sophia Loren ) and Hannibal ( Victor Mature ) from the 1960s.
Here is a handy checklist to help tell eMoviePoster.com apart from all other major auctions!
Here is a handy checklist to help tell eMoviePoster.com apart from all other major auctions!
Peter
Just saw this on the HA site. Don't think I've ever come across something like this for a stock poster!
I am assuming the image is stuck on,
This original The War Of The Worlds 1953 U.S.A. lobby card provided the additional material used on the stock poster.
I may be wrong but it would appear to ne that the colour image, the credits and the Australian censorship rating were printed on to this Paramount stock poster in the 1960s.
If you look at their supersized image, you can see the top left corner of the image is folded over.
I am in awe that a cinema owner went to the effort!