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''RKO 4 Star Logo Australian Poster Discussion'' (formerly the Dating the Wonder Man One Sheet)

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  • Found these when looking for pics of the lewtons...



    The Saint In New York ! 1938 ) would have been a long daybill.

    Love Affair ( 1939 ) again would have been a long daybill.

    The Saint In Palm Springs ! 1941 ) ?  Could have been a long daybill or a 13 X 30. Unable to say for sure as 1941 was the year of the changeover in size.

  • We can now add the recently sighted King Kong ( 1933 ) 1952 re-release Australian one sheet poster to the list of RKO Australian released one sheets printed between 1949 and 1958, where the non 4 star logos were used, after the 4 star logo in Australia was discontinued being used on one sheets after 1948. 

  • RKO daybills might just come out on top of all others (yes Richardsons included!)
  • RKO daybills might just come out on top of all others (yes Richardsons included!)

    Yes a fair comment. There were some beauties produced in the 1930's and 1940's. One day I hope to get around to talking more about the RKO 4 Star daybill period.

  • Dunno, I think RKO are great but personally the WE Smith designs/prints are a real step up http://vintagemoviepostersforum.com/discussion/1015/w-e-smith/p1 
  • Let us not forget the great Marchant &  Co.1930's and early 1940's posters.
  • From memory Marchant's speciality was photo reproduction on to the poster?
  • David said:
    From memory Marchant's speciality was photo reproduction on to the poster?


    Mostly but not exclusively, but were beautiful posters all the same. My top Australian daybills, in no particular order are -

    RKO ( Simmons posters mainly )

    Richardson Studio  (  1920's - 1950's )

    W.E.Smith ( 1930's, 1940's and some 1950's )

    Marchant & Co. ( 1930's & early 1940's )

  • Australian RKO one sheet posters images that have come to light since I last reported here.


    APPOINTMENT IN HONDURAS ( 1953 ) NO STARS.

    THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES - ( 1942 )  **** STARS.

    DOUBLE DYNAMITE  ( 1951 ) - NO STARS.

    GUILTY? ( 1956 ) -  NO STARS.


    Adding these onto the previous results, the breakup in now as follows.

    Up to 1935. 1 with NO STARS..

    1936 / 1948. 30 with ****. ( The period **** were applied to Australian one sheets )

    1949 to 1958. 44 with NO STARS.


  • Oh I have some to add...will do this when I am next on my PC at home...
  • Shall We Dance Long Daybill

    The Saint In London One Sheet

  • Thanks Ves for the two images. Shall We Dance was within the period of time RKO Australia used the ****star logo on their daybills. The Saint In London ( 1939 ) one sheet is both rare ( I have never seen it before, as far as I can remember ) and fabulous as well.

    Amended ****star one sheet count.

    Up to 1935. 1 with no stars.

    1936 / 1948. 31 with **** stars.

    1949 to 1958. 44 with no stars.

  • The Long Night - I can't remember if this was included already or not

  • The Spiral Staircase too...sorry if already included.


  • edited September 2017

    Sorry I see Long Night was already raised...for some reason the search didn't bring it back before I posted.  Nevermind...carry on!

    Both already covered...wonder why my search didn't return them....

  • Nice to see images if they have or haven't been mentioned before on this thread. Very little in the way of images in the overall scheme of things have been downloaded onto this thread, and even if they were it is always nice to revisit them and probably in some cases members seeing them for the first time, so keep them coming..
  • As mentioned previously I intend to cover the usage of the 4**** logos on Australian RKO daybills, which were used over many years and a different time period from the Australian one sheets, at a later time. In the meantime I will make mention again regarding the usage of 4**** logos on Australian 3 sheets.  Unfortunately the availability of 3 sheets images is extremely limited and in the case of RKO almost zero. The following seven are the only titles what I have found to date,

    1930- 1939.  Nothing sighted.

    1940 -1949.  Marine Raiders ( 1944 ) & The Master Race ( 1944 ). Both have 4 **** printed on the posters.

    1950 -1958.  Face To Face ( 1952 ), Saturday Island ( 1952 ), Marry me Again ( 1953 ), Escape To Burma( 1955 )             &  Underwater! ( 1955 ). They were all printed with the plain RKO logo  ( minus the 4 **** ).

    The time period so far ties in with the RKO one sheet 4 **** and no star usage.

  • If anyone has any RKO three sheets not listed above, please let me know the titles, and an image also would be great.

  • Another RKO Australian one sheet image has come to my attention.

    Eye Witness ( 1950 )    

                                                                                                                                                                                              HONDO said:

    Thanks Ves for the two images. Shall We Dance was within the period of time RKO Australia used the ****star logo on their daybills. The Saint In London ( 1939 ) one sheet is both rare ( I have never seen it before, as far as I can remember ) and fabulous as well.

    Amended ****star one sheet count.

    Up to 1935. 1 with no stars.

    1936 / 1948. 31 with **** stars.

    1949 to 1958. 44 with no stars.

    Eye Witness comes without 4 stars and falls within my established printed periods.

    New amended **** star and non 4 star Australian one sheet count to date.

    Up to 1935. ! with no stars.

    1936 / 1948.  31 with **** stars.

    1949 / 1958.  45 with no stars.

  • Flight From Glory Australian Long Daybill has 4 stars...are we still looking at the long ones or just the one sheets now?

  • A further RKO Australian one sheet has been located.

    Rio Grande Patrol ( 1950 ). Without stars.

    Amended **** star and non 4 star Australian RKO one sheet ongoing count.

    Up to 1935. 1 without stars.

    1936 / 1948. 31 with **** stars.

    1949 / 1958. 46 without stars.


    For Australian 3 sheets, which are extremely rare, I have only been able to locate a total of seven. Two are from 1944 with **** stars and the remaining five are from the early to mid 1950's, and are all without stars. This falls in line, time wise, with the one sheet presentation period as just mentioned abpove.

    Flight From Glory Australian Long Daybill has 4 stars...are we still looking at the long ones or just the one sheets now?
    In June 2015 I mentioned '' One day I will discuss ****star RKO Australian daybills in depth as well''. I still intend to accomplish this at some time or another, but as you probably realise it will be a huge task. Any information supplied on this subject with providing **** star RKO daybill information will be appreciated and helpful, for when I finally get around to talking seriously about this topic. As I have mentioned on the forum previously the time period for **** star daybill usage is different than the one sheets, and it now appears the 3 sheets as well.
  • Oki Dokes....Looking forward to this one when you get the time, cause they seem to be all over the shop!

    RKO's without stars:
    The Richest Girl In The World
    Fang and Claw
    Sinister 
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    Dance Girl Dance
    Primrose Path




    With Stars:
    Flights from Glory
    Swift Vengeance



  • One Sheets - not sure what you have and haven't got.  Didn't see any of these listed in the thread, but who know they could have disappeared

    Man Alive:
    Image may contain 4 people

    My Forbidden Past


    Woman on Pier 13



    While The City Sleeps:


    Son of Sinbad:


    His Kind Of Woman:


  • HONDO said:

    Another RKO Australian one sheet image has come to my attention.

    Eye Witness ( 1950 )    
                                                                                                                                                                                       

    Can we see too?
  •                                                                                                                                                                                     Get images Ves and thanks for that. The Man Alive one sheet I haven't seen before.

    HONDO said:

    Another RKO Australian one sheet image has come to my attention.

    Eye Witness ( 1950 )    
                                                                                                                                                                                       

    Can we see too?
                                                                                                                                            I will send the Eye Witness image direct to you.

  • Eye Witness Australian One Sheet - as requested


    As soon as I saw it I remembered it!  What a great poster!  Much better than the daybill.
  • That is very nice! Always liked Montgomery. 
  • Eye Witness Australian One Sheet - as requested


    As soon as I saw it I remembered it!  What a great poster!  Much better than the daybill.
    Blasphemy!  I love the daybill...


  • Don't get me wrong, the daybill is very nice, but...c'mon, over the one sheet???
  • HONDO said:


    Amended **** star and non 4 star Australian RKO one sheet ongoing count.

    Up to 1935. 1 without stars.

    1936 / 1948. 31 with **** stars.

    1949 / 1958. 46 without stars.



    Man Alive ( 1945 ), image with **** stars supplied by Ves, to be added to list totals.

    Amended **** star and non 4 star Australian RKO one sheet ongoing count.

    Up to 1936 (amended ). 1 without stars.

    1937 / 1948. ( amended ). 32 with **** stars.

    1949 / 1958. 49 without stars. 

    Please note I have amended the Up to 1935 period to now read -  Up to 1936, and the 1936 / 1948 **** stars period  to  1937 / 1948. The reason for this change is that the one title I had sighted from 1936 with **** stars was A Woman Rebels. The film was a 1936 U.S.A. release but I have since established the film premiered in Australia on 29 January, 1937. This appears the same year ( to be confirmed ) that the **** stars logo started being printed on Australian daybills as well.
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