Rare Horizontal Style Daybills
The Haunted And The Hunted ( a.k.a. Dementia 13 ) ( 1963 ) is a 13 1/2 x 30'' commonly available horizontal format Australian daybill poster, called in this case a teaser daybill. Although this title in this format is regularly available in the market place, the horizontal style format itself is very rare.
I have stumbled across another horizontal style Australian daybill poster poster image in the form of a very rare title from way back in the early 1930's. The title is Congorilla ( 1932 ), and has been credited as being printed by Renwick Pride Printers Pty. Ltd. I cannot confirm the printer though as these details on the image are impossible to read with the image available, but the Fox credit dates it as being from 1932.
I am unaware of any other horizontal style daybills existing that spring to mind, but if anyone knows of any other Australian daybill printings in this rare format existing, please let us know.
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Found an original June 2015 thread titled ''Horizontals - What have you got, what is out there?''. From this thread the following image.
The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming ( 1966 ) teaser daybill 13 1 / 4 '' x 30'' in size.
I am not sure if some of the other titles mentioned in the previous thread are in the daybill format size relevant to the period or not. There appears some queries from that thread regarding some the names mentioned and stating that they were not daybills. If any of the titles mentioned there are actually daybills please let us know and images would be wonderful.
A View To a Kill ( 1985 ). Previously mentioned on a earlier thread and now confirmed as being a horizontal 13'' x 28 3 / 4'' daybill. Interestingly this poster copy along with two other separate images of this poster design are all without Australian censorship included.
From a pressbook a Congorilla U.S.A. 24 sheet image that appears to have inspired the Australian horizontal daybill version. The Australian poster was designed as a barebones poster with only a fighting gorillas image featured with wording from the 24 sheet the same as the daybill.
That 24 sheet would be INSANE!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-TIFFANY-JONES-Rare-New-Zealand-db/312230015696?hash=item48b25bf2d0:g:kH8AAOSw6DdZizxT
Been reported a host of times, yet selling a tonne of legit items appears to buy him favour with eBay. I suppose commission is commission right?
I thought the unusual film tie-in advertising placed for the film's Sydney release of Congorilla on Bridge Road Pyrmont warranted being included here. The images are part of the Hood collection held by the State Libraey of NSW. I must say I would have thought displaying two fighting gorillas would have gathered more attention though.
I accurately measured the Simmons mark on a 1934 - '35 long db (I don't have a 1920s db on hand.) Is 7cms (2.75") & seems in scale with other MGM long daybills from the period when Ben Hur was printed.
I'm no mathematician, but measuring the pic size equates to a height of around 11 inches being visible in BH pic. My 1928 MGM campaign book has 12.25" pages.