Thanks to Ves and any other parties involved for the daybill image of Night And The City. Extremely rare and very nice and well worth the wait. My only comment in comparing the insert to the daybill is the lack of credits on the daybill compared to the U.S.insert. For whatever reason 20th Century Fox Australia, over many decades, for whatever reasons, were very economical with the use of wording on their daybill posters and other posters.
What next ? More film noir / crime, musicals, horror , Marilyn or a giant ape film that had the ape make a personal appearance by train to promote the film ? Let me know ?
More film noir/crime please - if just so I can express my frustration some more
Hahahahahaha! They should have their own thread! Seem to be so many of them
Absolutely! For example, off the top of my head and very quickly, never seen images of any of these 'non-obscure' titles: Third Man (original release), Night of the Hunter (banned?), White Heat (wtf), Kiss Me Deadly (already covered), Brute Force (wtf x2), High Sierra (original release), Treasure of the Sierra Madre (OK yes not a noir), This Gun For Hire (wtf x3)...etc etc
Seeing Chris got in first and it seems backed up by Ves, a combination of Film Noir / crime / thriller / mystery and drama titles it will be from the 1940's and 1950's. Some titles will follow soon.
Ta DA! This Gun For Hire daybill - you asked for it.
Ahhh of course. My memory is terrible sometimes. Pretty sure I even know who had a copy for sale a couple years ago. Certainly don't mind seeing it again (there's an understatement!).
The Beast With Five Fingers ( 1946 ). Original U.S. insert and a 1948 Australian newspaper advertisement for the film's release. Just one of countless films where Australian daybills are hard to find.
The Strange Death Of Adolph Hitler ( Universal 1943 ). Another missing Australian daybill for this title, most likely from W.E.Smith. Does anyone have one ?
The Big Blockade ( 1942) U.K. country of origin quad poster appearing above and two newspaper advertisements from the Australian release by BEF in 1942.
Where is the Australian daybill, which was most likely printed by W.E.Smith? Usually W.E.Smith / BEF daybills from this period were of a high standard, so it would be great if one turned up.
Agreed. If the B/W advertisement is any indication, it'd be sweet!
Question....I'm guessing Pressbooks were not issued in Australia to promote advertising of films?
Pressbooks were certainly produced and distributed in Australia, but up to the 1940s at least, are extremely rare. On Bruce's site there are 19.534 U.S. pressbooks listed but only 58 are from Australia.
Here we go Mark, the front and back image of an Australian press sheet ( pressbook ) for one of the forum's favourites The Hour Before the Dawn from 1944.
Here we go Mark, the front and back image of an Australian press sheet ( pressbook ) for one of the forum's favourites The Hour Before the Dawn from 1944.
Lawrence. have you seen any elaborate Australian press sheets? I don't think I have (although I should have first looked at my own auction history, so I wouldn't look stupid if I auctioned one!).
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Lawrence. have you seen any elaborate Australian press sheets? I don't think I have (although I should have first looked at my own auction history, so I wouldn't look stupid if I auctioned one!).
As far as I can see the answer is no. We appeared to be just a poor cousin to the U.S.A. in this area. Please correct me if I am incorrect and examples of elaborate Australian press sheets do exist?
Agreed. If the B/W advertisement is any indication, it'd be sweet!
Question....I'm guessing Pressbooks were not issued in Australia to promote advertising of films?
Pressbooks were certainly produced and distributed in Australia, but up to the 1940s at least, are extremely rare. On Bruce's site there are 19.534 U.S. pressbooks listed but only 58 are from Australia.
It wouldn't have mattered if a BEF press sheet had been found for The Big Blockade, as it appears BEF didn't picture poster images only add blocks, at that period time. Only a few of the major distributors, including Paramount, pictured poster images, as seen earlier in The Hour Before The Dawn press sheet. Notice on the following Australian press sheet from BEF, add blocks are pictured but posters are only mentioned in print under the ''Accessories available for Flying Tigers'' heading.
Lawrence. have you seen any elaborate Australian press sheets? I don't think I have (although I should have first looked at my own auction history, so I wouldn't look stupid if I auctioned one!).
As far as I can see the answer is no. We appeared to be just a poor cousin to the U.S.A. in this area. Please correct me if I am incorrect and examples of elaborate Australian press sheets do exist?
In this way, they seem very close to English pressbooks. Very little color, if any, not many pages. But there ARE a few exceptional English pressbooks, and I was hoping someone had seen a few Australian ones. Maybe one of the experts will weigh in.
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HAS 25% or 26% "buyers premiums" of any kind (but especially the dreadful "$29 or $49 minimum" ones) - NOT eMoviePoster.com HAS "reserves or starts over $1 - NOT eMoviePoster.com HAS hidden bidder IDs - NOT eMoviePoster.com HAS "nosebleed" shipping charges - NOT eMoviePoster.com HAS inadequate packaging - NOT eMoviePoster.com HAS no customer service to speak of, before, during and after any auction, and answers almost no questions - NOT eMoviePoster.com
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Hahahahahaha! They should have their own thread! Seem to be so many of them
Ta DA! This Gun For Hire daybill - you asked for it.
Two very nice U.S. inserts of Trial ( 1955 ) and White Heat ( 1949 ), that I would love to see Australian daybill images of.
Here is a noir which I don't believe has been seen before. A&C printers.
I would like to see it as well.
Thanks Ves.
Here you go Lawrence
Thanks Sven. A rare interesting poster that I will mention on another thread at some point of time.
The Beast With Five Fingers ( 1946 ). Original U.S. insert and a 1948 Australian newspaper advertisement for the film's release. Just one of countless films where Australian daybills are hard to find.
Australian newspaper advertisement.
The Strange Death Of Adolph Hitler ( Universal 1943 ). Another missing Australian daybill for this title, most likely from W.E.Smith. Does anyone have one ?
The Big Blockade ( 1942) U.K. country of origin quad poster appearing above and two newspaper advertisements from the Australian release by BEF in 1942.
Where is the Australian daybill, which was most likely printed by W.E.Smith? Usually W.E.Smith / BEF daybills from this period were of a high standard, so it would be great if one turned up.
Question....I'm guessing Pressbooks were not issued in Australia to promote advertising of films?
Pressbooks were certainly produced and distributed in Australia, but up to the 1940s at least, are extremely rare. On Bruce's site there are 19.534 U.S. pressbooks listed but only 58 are from Australia.
Here we go Mark, the front and back image of an Australian press sheet ( pressbook ) for one of the forum's favourites The Hour Before the Dawn from 1944.
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 up to SIXTEEN weeks of "Pay and Hold" to save a fortune on shipping - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS real customer service before, during and after EVERY auction, and answers all questions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 25% or 26% "buyers premiums" of any kind (but especially the dreadful "$29 or $49 minimum" ones) - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "reserves or starts over $1 - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS hidden bidder IDs - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "nosebleed" shipping charges - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS inadequate packaging - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS no customer service to speak of, before, during and after any auction, and answers almost no questions - NOT eMoviePoster.com
But happily it also means the little guy is going to be 1!
It wouldn't have mattered if a BEF press sheet had been found for The Big Blockade, as it appears BEF didn't picture poster images only add blocks, at that period time. Only a few of the major distributors, including Paramount, pictured poster images, as seen earlier in The Hour Before The Dawn press sheet. Notice on the following Australian press sheet from BEF, add blocks are pictured but posters are only mentioned in print under the ''Accessories available for Flying Tigers'' heading.
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 up to SIXTEEN weeks of "Pay and Hold" to save a fortune on shipping - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS real customer service before, during and after EVERY auction, and answers all questions - IS eMoviePoster.com
HAS 25% or 26% "buyers premiums" of any kind (but especially the dreadful "$29 or $49 minimum" ones) - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "reserves or starts over $1 - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS hidden bidder IDs - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS "nosebleed" shipping charges - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS inadequate packaging - NOT eMoviePoster.com
HAS no customer service to speak of, before, during and after any auction, and answers almost no questions - NOT eMoviePoster.com