One thing I will point out at this time is that there are minor differences between the two posters. Hopefully a third version of the poster will turn up.
( Bitter Rice ) Smaller letter printing of RKO Presents as Peter has mentioned, less of the radio signals extending out of the loop on the tower, along with other minor differences in the artwork. This version has a Simmons Pty. Limited printer's credit appearing on it, as the other version doesn't.
The Mansion Of Madness ( aka Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon ) ( 1973 ) poster artwork of the U.S.A., Australian and New Zealand film versions is certainly interesting with the different countries approach in the promotion of the movie. .
Sensation Hunters (1933 ) pre code poster artwork produced just before the introduction of the Hays Code in 1934 when they would clamp down on this type of female nudity..
The Mansion Of Madness ( aka Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon ) ( 1973 ) poster artwork of the U.S.A., Australian and New Zealand film versions is certainly interesting with the different countries approach in the promotion of the movie. .
The NZ is gold! What on earth is going on down there...you know what i mean!
The Filmgroup was co-founded by Roger and Gene Corman as a film making and distribution company. They released twenty two films theatrically in the U.S.A. between 1959 and 1963. Prior to the company folding up when Gene Corman departed The Filmgroup, AIP was given The Filmgroup back catalogue to distribute.
Ten of these films are confirmed to have been released here in Australia. The film titles being the following.
Atlas Battle of Blood Idland Girt In lover's Lane, The Haunted And the Hunted, The ( aka Demetia 13 ) Intruder, The ( aka I Hate your Guts / Shame ) Originally released by Pathe - America then other small distributors in the U.S.A Later other small companies handled the film as well. but the overseas rights appear to have been held by The Filmgroup. Last Woman On Earth Little Shop Of Horrors, The Mermaids Of Tiburon, The Ski Troop Patrol The Terror
The following are the only Australian film posters that I have been able to locate that were printed for any of the above titles. With the exception of The Haunted And the Hunted which was released in Australia by Cemp Films, the other nine films were distributed here by Regent Films ( RFD ).
If anyone happens to have any Australian posters for any of the remaining listed five titles would you be kind enough to please share their images here.
The following listed five films were advertised in the Australian The Film Weekly Motion Picture Yearbook trade edfition of 1962 / 1963. They were included there by Regent Films and were listed as being ''New double feature exploitation programmes aimed to attract teenage audiences everywhere''.
The five films. along with The Girl In Lover's Lane which did receive a release, were to have been three doufle bill pogrammes that certainly appear not to have taken place in that form. On saying this though, I am unable to locate any confirmation that any of the following films, apart from The Girl In Lover's Lane, did obtain an Australian release.
Date Bait High School Big Shot High School Caesar T-Bird Gang Wild Ride, The
This then leaves the final eight films that certainly appear to have never reached our shores.
Battle Beyond The Sun Beast From Haunted Cave Creature From The Haunted Sea Devil's Partner Magic Voyage Of Sinbad Night Tide ( One of their better films ) Pirate Of The Black Hawk,The Wasp Woman, The.
An Australian ''Dush 'Til Dawn Show - The Original Movie Marathon'' one sheet generic stock film poster interests me regarding its history.
This poster printed by M.A.P.S. would have had to have been printed sometime from the late 1960s onwards when they commenced printing film posters. I am thinking perhaps a 1970's printing.
There was little room made available for the numerous titles of the films and their censorship ratings to be screened to have been added on the bottom of the poster, particularly if some of the film titles were lengthy ones.
The poster has ''Distributed by Cemp Regent'' printed on it. Both Cemp and Regent were separate companies. Cemp Films were based in Melbourne Victoria, while Regent was based in Sydney. Both of them mainly distributed exploitation films under their own distributing setups and their branches,
Interestingly though the two companies did release a number of films as a combined unit calling themselves Cemp Regent. No official information on this association can be located by me.
One would have to think that some of the eligible films for these screenings would possibly have included the following titles, or similar genre titles.
I cannot find either any details on any screenings of this marathon programming ever taking place. Most likely any bookings surely would have been with the drive-in venues, possibly country ones., I believe it was a case of wishful thinking on the part of Cemp-Regent.
Does anyone know anything more about this subject? Facts or any opinions are more welcomed.
I remember going to an all-night horror marathon at a drive-in.
A question then to be asked is was the programme that you attended supplied by major Australian film distributors, or from possibly Cemp-Regent? How's the memory?
The Manhandlers ( 1974 ) Australian daybill poster, and an original U.S.A. one sheet with similar designed artwork.
When I happen to sight an Australian daybill, one sheet or three sheet image for the first time, one of the things I like to check on is if it has an Australian film distributor's credit printed on it or not. Of course most of the major Australian film distributor's posters contain these details. This wasn't always the case though with the smaller independent distributors. where this information was sometimes left off the poster.
When I looked into the above The Manhandlers film it was certainly interesting to find that this film was originally submitted to the Australian Film Censor in 1974 by the applicant Strathpine Drive In Theatre who operated this cinema in Queensland.
It has been interesting over the years to discover that there were numerous Australian theatre owners of one or more cinemas who imported and either distributed themselves, or they arranged physical distribution of commercial 35mm films here in Australia. Some of these distributors produced daybills appear below.
The Night Of The Sorcerers (1974 ), Horror Express (1972 ) and Tourist Trap ( 1979 ) Australian daybills.
The Night Of The Sorcerers was imported into Australia by Jim Wilson Cinemas. In 1970 he had cinemas at Gunnedah, Guyra, Bingara and Delungr. All were situated in northern N.S.W. This is the only film that I am aware of that he imported into Australian for commercial screening purposes. No mention of his name appears anywhere on the poster. I would think physical distribution was most likely organised with a small independent Australian film distributor. This daybill was printed in Tamworth N.S.W.
Horror Express was only one of many feature films imported into Australia by Cinecenta Films over many years. Very active in their own product distribution in the 1970s. They had their own cinemas in Canberra in the A.C.T. For a film society screening in Goulburn, N.S.W. I hired from them a 16m.m. print of The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pitman.
Tourist Trap was one of a number of four films imported into Australia by Reid & Puskar. John Reid and Rod Puskar were two of Australian's best known independent buyers of American films in the late 1980s. It would appear they sold on these four films to City Theatres Pty. Ltd. a Perth. W.A. company, whose printed daybills had A City Theatre Group Release credit printed on them. In 1971 City Cinemas had five cinemas in Perth and one in Freemantle, along with five drive-ins, all being in W.A. The four films of theirs that I have daybill images of were all either classified by the Australia film censor in either November or December 1981.
The following British Non-Stop Review front of house cards are a complete mystery as to the date of their release. The film was released in the U.K. by Anglo-American Film-Corporation-Limited. I cannot find out any details regarding the film, or very little about the U.K. film distributor.
After some extensive research I did though that Anglo-American Film- Corporation-Ltd did distribute some numerous British National Films, Ltd product in the U.K in the 1940s.
Perhaps Paul or someone else from the U.K. may be able to assist here.
The Anglo-American film agreement was between 48-58. It's a bit long winded, but as the UK was struggling after the war, more so the North, it was agreed The US would make some films over here. It's new on me, I have a few books to check, so will be back.
Apart though from this film agreement there was a film distributor in the U.K. operating in at least the 1940's under the name of Anglo-American-Film-Corporation -Ltd. They were the physical distributors of many British made films produced by British National Films. An example of a 1941 released British National / Anglo-American film follows.
Non-Stop Review isn't listed in the reference book ''The British Film Catalogue; 1895-1970 by Denis Gifford, ( first edition ) that I own.
.I read the following about this publication from three other difference sources.
This reference book catalogues nearly every commercial film produced in Britain between 1895-1970.
Listing evey film made in Britain including feature films shorts, information films and student films.
All tracible films included.
I am hoping that some information regarding this mystery film can be located.
I think the insert is a bit busy and too much going on myself.
Possibly, but on the other hand I find the daybill to be somewhat on the bland side.
Something extra added in the background, or even some brighter colour/s used on much sharper designed images should have improved its appearance a lot.
Comments
I will refrain for the time being from commenting any further. Let's wait and see if any more examples of the stock poster usage turn up.
Peter
Smaller letter printing of RKO Presents as Peter has mentioned, less of the radio signals extending out of the loop on the tower, along with other minor differences in the artwork. This version has a Simmons Pty. Limited printer's credit appearing on it, as the other version doesn't.
The Mansion Of Madness ( aka Dr. Tarr's Torture Dungeon ) ( 1973 ) poster artwork of the U.S.A., Australian and New Zealand film versions is certainly interesting with the different countries approach in the promotion of the movie. .
One more to add here.
Sensation Hunters (1933 ) pre code poster artwork produced just before the introduction of the Hays Code in 1934 when they would clamp down on this type of female nudity..
The NZ is gold! What on earth is going on down there...you know what i mean!
The Filmgroup was co-founded by Roger and Gene Corman as a film making and distribution company. They released twenty two films theatrically in the U.S.A. between 1959 and 1963. Prior to the company folding up when Gene Corman departed The Filmgroup, AIP was given The Filmgroup back catalogue to distribute.
Ten of these films are confirmed to have been released here in Australia. The film titles being the following.
Atlas
Battle of Blood Idland
Girt In lover's Lane, The
Haunted And the Hunted, The ( aka Demetia 13 )
Intruder, The ( aka I Hate your Guts / Shame ) Originally released by Pathe - America then other small distributors in the U.S.A Later other small companies handled the film as well. but the overseas rights appear to have been held by The Filmgroup.
Last Woman On Earth
Little Shop Of Horrors, The
Mermaids Of Tiburon, The
Ski Troop Patrol
The Terror
The following are the only Australian film posters that I have been able to locate that were printed for any of the above titles. With the exception of The Haunted And the Hunted which was released in Australia by Cemp Films, the other nine films were distributed here by Regent Films ( RFD ).
If anyone happens to have any Australian posters for any of the remaining listed five titles would you be kind enough to please share their images here.
The following listed five films were advertised in the Australian The Film Weekly Motion Picture Yearbook trade edfition of 1962 / 1963. They were included there by Regent Films and were listed as being ''New double feature exploitation programmes aimed to attract teenage audiences everywhere''.
The five films. along with The Girl In Lover's Lane which did receive a release, were to have been three doufle bill pogrammes that certainly appear not to have taken place in that form. On saying this though, I am unable to locate any confirmation that any of the following films, apart from The Girl In Lover's Lane, did obtain an Australian release.
Date Bait
High School Big Shot
High School Caesar
T-Bird Gang
Wild Ride, The
This then leaves the final eight films that certainly appear to have never reached our shores.
Battle Beyond The Sun
Beast From Haunted Cave
Creature From The Haunted Sea
Devil's Partner
Magic Voyage Of Sinbad
Night Tide ( One of their better films )
Pirate Of The Black Hawk,The
Wasp Woman, The.
An Australian ''Dush 'Til Dawn Show - The Original Movie Marathon'' one sheet generic stock film poster interests me regarding its history.
This poster printed by M.A.P.S. would have had to have been printed sometime from the late 1960s onwards when they commenced printing film posters. I am thinking perhaps a 1970's printing.
There was little room made available for the numerous titles of the films and their censorship ratings to be screened to have been added on the bottom of the poster, particularly if some of the film titles were lengthy ones.
The poster has ''Distributed by Cemp Regent'' printed on it. Both Cemp and Regent were separate companies. Cemp Films were based in Melbourne Victoria, while Regent was based in Sydney. Both of them mainly distributed exploitation films under their own distributing setups and their branches,
Interestingly though the two companies did release a number of films as a combined unit calling themselves Cemp Regent. No official information on this association can be located by me.
One would have to think that some of the eligible films for these screenings would possibly have included the following titles, or similar genre titles.
I cannot find either any details on any screenings of this marathon programming ever taking place. Most likely any bookings surely would have been with the drive-in venues, possibly country ones., I believe it was a case of wishful thinking on the part of Cemp-Regent.
Does anyone know anything more about this subject? Facts or any opinions are more welcomed.
How's the memory?
Peter
The Manhandlers ( 1974 ) Australian daybill poster, and an original U.S.A. one sheet with similar designed artwork.
When I happen to sight an Australian daybill, one sheet or three sheet image for the first time, one of the things I like to check on is if it has an Australian film distributor's credit printed on it or not. Of course most of the major Australian film distributor's posters contain these details. This wasn't always the case though with the smaller independent distributors. where this information was sometimes left off the poster.
When I looked into the above The Manhandlers film it was certainly interesting to find that this film was originally submitted to the Australian Film Censor in 1974 by the applicant Strathpine Drive In Theatre who operated this cinema in Queensland.
It has been interesting over the years to discover that there were numerous Australian theatre owners of one or more cinemas who imported and either distributed themselves, or they arranged physical distribution of commercial 35mm films here in Australia. Some of these distributors produced daybills appear below.
The Night Of The Sorcerers (1974 ), Horror Express (1972 ) and Tourist Trap ( 1979 ) Australian daybills.
The Night Of The Sorcerers was imported into Australia by Jim Wilson Cinemas. In 1970 he had cinemas at Gunnedah, Guyra, Bingara and Delungr. All were situated in northern N.S.W. This is the only film that I am aware of that he imported into Australian for commercial screening purposes. No mention of his name appears anywhere on the poster. I would think physical distribution was most likely organised with a small independent Australian film distributor. This daybill was printed in Tamworth N.S.W.
Horror Express was only one of many feature films imported into Australia by Cinecenta Films over many years. Very active in their own product distribution in the 1970s. They had their own cinemas in Canberra in the A.C.T. For a film society screening in Goulburn, N.S.W. I hired from them a 16m.m. print of The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pitman.
Tourist Trap was one of a number of four films imported into Australia by Reid & Puskar. John Reid and Rod Puskar were two of Australian's best known independent buyers of American films in the late 1980s. It would appear they sold on these four films to City Theatres Pty. Ltd. a Perth. W.A. company, whose printed daybills had A City Theatre Group Release credit printed on them. In 1971 City Cinemas had five cinemas in Perth and one in Freemantle, along with five drive-ins, all being in W.A. The four films of theirs that I have daybill images of were all either classified by the Australia film censor in either November or December 1981.
After some extensive research I did though that Anglo-American Film- Corporation-Ltd did distribute some numerous British National Films, Ltd product in the U.K in the 1940s.
Perhaps Paul or someone else from the U.K. may be able to assist here.
Apart though from this film agreement there was a film distributor in the U.K. operating in at least the 1940's under the name of Anglo-American-Film-Corporation -Ltd. They were the physical distributors of many British made films produced by British National Films. An example of a 1941 released British National / Anglo-American film follows.
Non-Stop Review isn't listed in the reference book ''The British Film Catalogue; 1895-1970 by Denis Gifford, ( first edition ) that I own.
.I read the following about this publication from three other difference sources.
This reference book catalogues nearly every commercial film produced in Britain between 1895-1970.
Listing evey film made in Britain including feature films shorts, information films and student films.
All tracible films included.
I am hoping that some information regarding this mystery film can be located.
Gaslight ( 1940 ) poster example or an even earlier U,K, British Natiobal / Anglo-American -Film release.
The Prodigal 1955 U.S.A. insert poster and an Australian daybill poster.
Sometimes the Australian poster artist tended to be a little lazy in the artwork department.
Peter
Something extra added in the background, or even some brighter colour/s used on much sharper designed images should have improved its appearance a lot.