Good one Wil. It would appear to me to be a daybill used in New Zealand, with the films details and image included on an Australian printed stock poster
The following Australian printed The Amazing 2 headed Transplant (1971) daybill, minus the Roadshow Distributors credit also fails to impress.
I have had some of these but would be interested in what you think about them.
I don't have an answer about this poster. and that's why I was asking what others thought about it.
My thoughts only are that the poster has to surely have been printed in this unusual size as an advance publicity promotion piece aimed to have been used for whatever particular reason the distributor had in mind.
Bruce sums this poster up well on his website by calling it an Australian special poster.
My vague memory of films and cinemas from that time is that occasionally cinemas (and I'm thinking Greater Union Russel Street for one), would sometimes have special posters available. There were limited amounts and would usually be free to collect in the foyer. Usually they'd just be smaller versions of the one sheet style, but other times they'd be special designs like the Flash Gordon poster above.
My vague memory of films and cinemas from that time is that occasionally cinemas (and I'm thinking Greater Union Russel Street for one), would sometimes have special posters available. There were limited amounts and would usually be free to collect in the foyer. Usually they'd just be smaller versions of the one sheet style, but other times they'd be special designs like the Flash Gordon poster above.
Do you think that the larger 19'' x 30'' Flash Gordon poster would have been handed out to patrons or just displayed in the theatre due to its larger size.?
A small Mad Max ( 1979 ) approximately 8'' x 16'' Australian special poster with cinema screening details added at the bottom of the poster.
This is an extremely rare poster which Bruce sold for $1,329 in 2016. According to Bruce's website at least two other examples of this poster, but without added cinema dates, are reported to exist.
I was told a story about what I believe to be this Mad Max size poster many years ago. Before I recall the details regarding it, I would like to hear any comments anyone would like to make regarding this poster or poster size.
I was told a story about what I believe to be this Mad Max size poster many years ago.
I am currently attempting to contact the person who informed me of some details about this size poster in the hope of obtaining some more detailed information.
So far I haven't been able to successfully manage to be able to do this.. I will keep on trying though.
I was told a story about what I believe to be this Mad Max size poster many years ago.
I am currently attempting to contact the person who informed me of some details about this size poster in the hope of obtaining some more detailed information.
So far I haven't been able to successfully manage to be able to do this. I will keep on trying though.
Unfortunately my attempt to try and contact the person who was the source of the information that I was informed about years ago has hit a brick wall.
What I do remember being informed about though is that at a NSW country cinema when Mad Max was released there is that they gave away large numbers of a Mad Max poster to patrons at the cinema. One has to believe that the purple 8'' x 16'' poster example that is under discussion would be the one that was handed out.
One has to wonder why more examples of this small poster aren't seen today.
Listing on emp says mailed out, so I must be getting confused. I was told that initially the film had a small release, and these were produced to promote the screenings around Sydney. No idea what is true.
I've been told that rolls of a MM poster could be found at Roadshow back in the day, so maybe they produced heaps of stuff in hopes of promoting the film ad nauseum...it's all a bit of a mystery
A rare double feature Australian daybill consisting of the two Republic Pictures films. The titles being Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer from 1956 and Zorro Rides Again a 68 minute savagely edited 1959 film feature film release of the same name 1937 serial which originally ran 212 minutes.
The two double feature films were both submitted by the very small Australian independent film distributor Consolidated Cinema Distributors and classified by the Australian film censor on February 1, 1976. These films were first release product submitted for the first time as no record of the films being released prior to this certainly do not exist, and my records prior to 1971 are extensive,
I doubt if the 1976 double feature programme would have ever received many bookings.
Thanks to John for sending the image to me, thus making me aware of this rare poster. (1956 U.S. poster)
A rare double feature Australian daybill consisting of the two Republic Pictures films. The titles being Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer from 1956 and Zorro Rides Again a 68 minute savagely edited 1959 film feature film release of the same name 1937 serial which originally ran 212 minutes.
The two double feature films were both submitted by the very small Australian independent film distributor Consolidated Cinema Distributors and classified by the Australian film censor on February 1, 1976. These films were first release product submitted for the first time as no record of the films being released prior to this certainly do not exist, and my records prior to 1971 are extensive,
I doubt if the 1976 double feature programme would have ever received many bookings.
Thanks to John for sending the image to me, thus making me aware of this rare poster.
There dont seem to have been many double feature Australian posters printed over the years. It would be good to compile a list of those that have been released.
I am thinking that we should narrow it down to only listing double feature first release film titles, and no re-release titles such as the James Bond films,
If someone wants to go down that rabbit hole there's lots of hits on Everyone's if you search for "double feature" and "double bill". Unknown where they would have printed double bill posters to just used two separate posters for each showing.
Specifically printed double fill posters featuring two films for first release film titles is extremely rare.
The reason that they were not printed is more than not the two films screening in the big capital cities on double bills would have been booked mainly individually for screenings outside these venues..
The following are three countries printed posters for the double bill programme of Daughters Of Satan (1972) and Superbeast (1972).
An original U.S.A. insert poster and a New Zealand printed daybill poster.
A British printed U.K. quad,
Both of the films were submitted to the Australian film censor, and then classified a month apart in 1973 where both of them were allocated M certificates.
The interesting thing here is that I cannot locate any confirmation of an Australian release happening, at least in Sydney and Melbourne. One might image that these two films ended screening mainly in drive-ins. I am wondering though if the two films were perhaps rejected at the last minute by United Artists due to their low quality. Daughter Of Satan rated 4, 5/10 on IMDb and Superbeast only 3. 2/10 on IMDb.
One other thing to point out is N.Z usually adapted Australian daybills for release over there, but in this case they had their own poster printed. Was this because there wasn't an Australian poster printed as the films were never released here?
If the two films did obtain a release here , was it as a double bill programme also? The U.S. theatrical trailer if for both films promoted as a double bill programme..
IF Anyone though happens to own an Australian daybill, or any other Australian paper for these two films it would be great to sight whatever you have.
Neither of these films are listed in the database of films screened in Melbourne cinemas on the Cinemas and Theatres of Australia FB group. Interestingly it's very easy to find double features by searching for the + symbol, might be ab easy way of checking out double bills that may have been released that way, rather than being individually programmed.
Here's an example, but these may have had separate posters produced.
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The following Australian printed The Amazing 2 headed Transplant (1971) daybill, minus the Roadshow Distributors credit also fails to impress.
WOW! What amazing resemblances.
The Australian badly executed Contempt! daybill artwork ,and a Yugoslavian poster showing the man under the covers reading a magazine.
This enlarged and much clearer image from a U.S.A half sheet appears to show both feet of the man in bed on the top of the covers.
I do still think though that the image appearing on the Australia daybill does look a little odd though.
An Australian Flash Gordon ( 1980 ) odd size 19'' x 30'' size poster currently up for auction on Heritage. Any thoughts about it at all?
My thoughts only are that the poster has to surely have been printed in this unusual size as an advance publicity promotion piece aimed to have been used for whatever particular reason the distributor had in mind.
Bruce sums this poster up well on his website by calling it an Australian special poster.
Peter
Peter
A small Mad Max ( 1979 ) approximately 8'' x 16'' Australian special poster with cinema screening details added at the bottom of the poster.
This is an extremely rare poster which Bruce sold for $1,329 in 2016. According to Bruce's website at least two other examples of this poster, but without added cinema dates, are reported to exist.
I was told a story about what I believe to be this Mad Max size poster many years ago. Before I recall the details regarding it, I would like to hear any comments anyone would like to make regarding this poster or poster size.
So far I haven't been able to successfully manage to be able to do this.. I will keep on trying though.
What I do remember being informed about though is that at a NSW country cinema when Mad Max was released there is that they gave away large numbers of a Mad Max poster to patrons at the cinema. One has to believe that the purple 8'' x 16'' poster example that is under discussion would be the one that was handed out.
One has to wonder why more examples of this small poster aren't seen today.
I was told that initially the film had a small release, and these were produced to promote the screenings around Sydney.
No idea what is true.
I've been told that rolls of a MM poster could be found at Roadshow back in the day, so maybe they produced heaps of stuff in hopes of promoting the film ad nauseum...it's all a bit of a mystery
The two double feature films were both submitted by the very small Australian independent film distributor Consolidated Cinema Distributors and classified by the Australian film censor on February 1, 1976. These films were first release product submitted for the first time as no record of the films being released prior to this certainly do not exist, and my records prior to 1971 are extensive,
I doubt if the 1976 double feature programme would have ever received many bookings.
Thanks to John for sending the image to me, thus making me aware of this rare poster.
I am thinking that we should narrow it down to only listing double feature first release film titles, and no re-release titles such as the James Bond films,
Peter
The reason that they were not printed is more than not the two films screening in the big capital cities on double bills would have been booked mainly individually for screenings outside these venues..
Peter
The following are three countries printed posters for the double bill programme of Daughters Of Satan (1972) and Superbeast (1972).
An original U.S.A. insert poster and a New Zealand printed daybill poster.
A British printed U.K. quad,
Both of the films were submitted to the Australian film censor, and then classified a month apart in 1973 where both of them were allocated M certificates.
The interesting thing here is that I cannot locate any confirmation of an Australian release happening, at least in Sydney and Melbourne. One might image that these two films ended screening mainly in drive-ins. I am wondering though if the two films were perhaps rejected at the last minute by United Artists due to their low quality. Daughter Of Satan rated 4, 5/10 on IMDb and Superbeast only 3. 2/10 on IMDb.
One other thing to point out is N.Z usually adapted Australian daybills for release over there, but in this case they had their own poster printed. Was this because there wasn't an Australian poster printed as the films were never released here?
If the two films did obtain a release here , was it as a double bill programme also? The U.S. theatrical trailer if for both films promoted as a double bill programme..
IF Anyone though happens to own an Australian daybill, or any other Australian paper for these two films it would be great to sight whatever you have.
A mystery that does need solving.
Not hearing anything back from anyone seems to me to support my thoughts that perhaps this double bill of films ended up not ever being released here,
Interestingly it's very easy to find double features by searching for the + symbol, might be ab easy way of checking out double bills that may have been released that way, rather than being individually programmed.
Here's an example, but these may have had separate posters produced.
Peter
Peter