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  • Oh nice.  I got one!  Woo Hoo
  • Just in case you don't normally check out the All Things Film Censorship Related In Australia thread, I am about to include there a major censorship related poster error. 
  • edited November 2023
                                                                                                                                                    Key Largo ( 1948 ) Australian  placed  newspaper film screening advertisement from, 1951..

    What is a little out of place here?


  • Ed instead of Edward G. Robinson?

    & "Laureen" Bacall


    Peter
  • Ed instead of Edward G. Robinson?

    & "Laureen" Bacall
    Spot on with those two errors. ....... but there is still another one to identify as well.
  • Laurel and Hardy film is "The Dancing Masters". -The ad was probably charged by the letter and they wanted to save costs.


    Peter
  • Laurel and Hardy film is "The Dancing Masters". -The ad was probably charged by the letter and they wanted to save costs.
    That is certainly correct also, but it isn't the error that I am after though. 
  • Well, Claire Trevor shouldn't have been billed over Laureen Bacall (whoever she is).


    Peter
  • Well, Claire Trevor shouldn't have been billed over Laureen Bacall (whoever she is).
    You are continually coming up with correct answers which is great, but it still isn't the mistake made that I had in mind.
  • A clue then for the Key Largo add is why is the Humphry Bogard image so angry?
  • Because they misspelled Lauren Bacall’s name?


    Peter
  • Because they misspelled Lauren Bacall’s name?
     Ever so funny, you certainly had me laughing out loud there for a short time. Still makes me laugh when I think about it.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
     Does this final clue perhaps help then?
  • "See you local piper..."?

  • "See you local piper..."?

    The following will explain.

     ( Trove ) 


  • This mage is the key to being able to work out the answer. 
  • Should be see your local piper
  • There is also another strong possibility that still another error was committed by the person or persons involved when organising this advertisement,

    One mistake at a time at the present though to be solved. The Bogart image is currently next in line to be answered. This image has also been seen in a larger expanded version in the past on the forum, if that may assist. 
  • Found it! The phone number is wrong, I tried calling and it doesn't work.


    Peter
  • Found it! The phone number is wrong, I tried calling and it doesn't work.
     Yiu are a funny man.
  • HONDO said:


    This mage is the key to being able to work out the answer. 
    As this particular image is proving to be a problem, a little help to assist you. The Bogart scene isn't from Key Largo. 
  • Is it from Sahara?




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  • Bruce said:
    Is it from Sahara?
    Yes it is indeed Bogart's image from Sahara (1943), as seen following below.



    On this forum thread in October 2018 the following advertisement was also included for A Yank In Korea (1951), which also included the Sahara Bogart image ). 



     The following couple image from the A Yank In Korea film was retained for the Australian advertisement.
     


    This time with the Key Largo add they just isolated the original Bogey image and then reversed it.

    For whatever reason I have found this '' borrowing'' practice happened a lot with newspaper advertisement, particualyi during the 1950s.



  • This now leaves from the same 1951 advertisement featuring the above Trader Horn (1931 ) 1950 Australian re-release image.

    I am sure the image was ''borrowed'' from another film's advertising material, but I am unable at this point of time to have been able to identify it's source. 

  •   

    I am thinking that the black leopard that was featured on the Tarzan And The Huntress artwork from 1947 was the inspiration for the Trader Horn image usage.The same poster artist, as with Humphrey Bogart's Sahara image, reversed this image as well.  

  • Creating a new film poster using original material and turning it into another publicised film title altogether was apparently a cheap way to save money for some theatre owners. 

    An original Republic Pictures U.S.A. one sheet of  Woman They Almost Lynched from 1953  was altered to be Outlaw Treasure from 1955 using a press book page.  Along with some covering over as well they then had aa inexpensive poster to use.        
  • Just noticed a big error in this daybill...


  • Peggy Asheroft!!!!! What were they smoking????


    Peter

  • I cannot locate an Australian 3 Into 2 Won't Go one sheet to check, but the above Australian 3 sheet which was also printed by the same printer Robert Burton did  manage to get the Peggy Ashcroft spelling correct though. 
  • It makes you wonder how that could have happened? How could you mistake an E for a C?


    Peter
  • HONDO said:

    I cannot locate an Australian 3 Into 2 Won't Go one sheet to check
    You can now Lawrence :) 



    Ashcroft spelt correctly.
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