A most unusual daybill poster size. Not aware of seeing any daybill posters printed in this size previously.
There have been a few similar odd size posters printed for various films
I am not expecting you to have the answer to my next question, but I can only ask.
Curious to know if the other daybill examples may have also been printed for Seven Keys Film distributors who had distributed The Great Macarthy. Interestingly this poster doesn't have any printer's credit appearing on it.
( Ves ) From The Tropics To The Snow ( 1964 ) Australian daybill. Any paper on this film is almost impossible to locate, and the above poster is the only one that I have ever sighted.
The National Film And Sound Archives ( NFSA ) do hold a copy of this daybill poster also, but the image isn't available to the general public to be viewed on their website.
A short 28 minute documentary film, made by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit in the attempt to lure migrants and tourists here to our shores by showing Australia in all its magnificent glory.
The correct world Universal-Internation logo was used on the poster, but it also has an incorrect ''Distributed By Universal Pictures '' line printed on the bottom of the poster.
A documentary featuring archival footage of aviation. starring Australian aviator Air Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and adapted from his book of the same name. The film examines thr history of aviation from 1894 to 1934 and ''Smithy's flights aboard his little Fokker F.VIIb13m trimotor monoplane known as the ''Southerb Cross ( IMDb )
Kingsford Smith nicknamed the aircraft 'The Old Bus''. The following are images of what an Australian daybill, and three sheet looked like.
( Everyones / Trove )
Will we ever get to see an original coloured long daybil or one sheet of the above designs? We can only hope so.
An interesting design with a '' 24-sheeter '' mention on it.
( Everyones / Trove ) The following whatever style poster was designed by the prolific artist Wynne W. Davies.
The above Smithy (1946) Australian daybill, five lobby cards and a press sheet is the total amount of local poster material I have been able to locate.
The film was released in the U.K. under the title of Southern Cross, and in the U.S.A. as Pacific Adventure. U.K. poster material apart from the following herald. has been impossible to locate. On the other hand American poster material in various formats has been available to secure in the market place here in Australia for a long period of time.
An original daybill image of the 1927 Australian silent film The Kid Stakes. Next to it is a commercial reproduction daybill of the same design produced by the National Film & Sound Archive. Apart from a daybill, no other actual posters seem to have been found that were printed for this film's original release..
The NFSA website does have some beautiful black and white images containing scenes from the film. To me though they would certainly appear to have been sourced from the restored film and are not original produced cards
What we do have though due to Everyones original material and Trove records are images on most of the posters different style material that would have been produced for the film's release.
One thing to point is that being an Australian produced film no posters were imported from overseas as was the practice with overseas produced product. All the posters used were Australian printed.
An enlargement of the left side of the original image.
An enlargement of the right side of the original image.
It is a little difficult to distinguish details of the posters displayed on the image. On saying that though it is certainly a terrific example of the range of Australian printed posters and display material that would have existed for The Kid Stakes.
There would appear to be daybills, one sheets, 3 sheets, 6 sheets and lobby cards among other advertising material that was included in the display.
Although not very clear, it is still a wonderful image of a display of multiple posters that were printed for The Kid Staked, and to still have some record in existence today.
Looks like its the image of him with the goat from the large Marquee up top. How wonderful! I really wish movies were still promoted like this. Its so boring now.
The huge 1618 seating Century cinema situated at Broadmeadow, a suburb of Newscastle had a billboard poster display situated just outside the cinema that overlooked a bus stop.
People standing there would admire the various film poster designs that were on show and changed twice a week. I can picture in my mind what the Smithyj24 sheet would have looked like when in was most likely originally displayed and screened there.
Two different design Come Up Smiling ( 1939 ) original release Australian daybills. Apart from these daybills no other poster sizes were able to be located.
The film premiered at the Strand Theatre, Hobart 3ed November 1939.After disappointing results, Ken Hall retitled the movie Ants In His Pants, and added a comic song to explain the new title. This version was launched at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney immediately after Christmas. ( Ozmovies )
The following two items printed with the new changed title are the only posters that l I have been able to locate.
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Curious to know if the other daybill examples may have also been printed for Seven Keys Film distributors who had distributed The Great Macarthy. Interestingly this poster doesn't have any printer's credit appearing on it.
From The Tropics To The Snow ( 1964 ) Australian daybill. Any paper on this film is almost impossible to locate, and the above poster is the only one that I have ever sighted.
The National Film And Sound Archives ( NFSA ) do hold a copy of this daybill poster also, but the image isn't available to the general public to be viewed on their website.
A short 28 minute documentary film, made by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit in the attempt to lure migrants and tourists here to our shores by showing Australia in all its magnificent glory.
The correct world Universal-Internation logo was used on the poster, but it also has an incorrect ''Distributed By Universal Pictures '' line printed on the bottom of the poster.
Peter
The Old Bus 1934 Australian documentary.
A documentary featuring archival footage of aviation. starring Australian aviator Air Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and adapted from his book of the same name. The film examines thr history of aviation from 1894 to 1934 and ''Smithy's flights aboard his little Fokker F.VIIb13m trimotor monoplane known as the ''Southerb Cross ( IMDb )
Kingsford Smith nicknamed the aircraft 'The Old Bus''.
The following are images of what an Australian daybill, and three sheet looked like.
Will we ever get to see an original coloured long daybil or one sheet of the above designs? We can only hope so.
An interesting design with a '' 24-sheeter '' mention on it.
( Everyones / Trove )
The following whatever style poster was designed by the prolific artist Wynne W. Davies.
( Everyones / Trove )
The above Smithy (1946) Australian daybill, five lobby cards and a press sheet is the total amount of local poster material I have been able to locate.
The film was released in the U.K. under the title of Southern Cross, and in the U.S.A. as Pacific Adventure. U.K. poster material apart from the following herald. has been impossible to locate. On the other hand American poster material in various formats has been available to secure in the market place here in Australia for a long period of time.
Is this the one you are referring to? The following is an Australian 24 page movie programme,
An original daybill image of the 1927 Australian silent film The Kid Stakes. Next to it is a commercial reproduction daybill of the same design produced by the National Film & Sound Archive. Apart from a daybill, no other actual posters seem to have been found that were printed for this film's original release..
The NFSA website does have some beautiful black and white images containing scenes from the film. To me though they would certainly appear to have been sourced from the restored film and are not original produced cards
What we do have though due to Everyones original material and Trove records are images on most of the posters different style material that would have been produced for the film's release.
One thing to point is that being an Australian produced film no posters were imported from overseas as was the practice with overseas produced product. All the posters used were Australian printed.
An enlargement of the left side of the original image.
An enlargement of the right side of the original image.
It is a little difficult to distinguish details of the posters displayed on the image. On saying that though it is certainly a terrific example of the range of Australian printed posters and display material that would have existed for The Kid Stakes.
There would appear to be daybills, one sheets, 3 sheets, 6 sheets and lobby cards among other advertising material that was included in the display.
Although not very clear, it is still a wonderful image of a display of multiple posters that were printed for The Kid Staked, and to still have some record in existence today.
Looks like its the image of him with the goat from the large Marquee up top.
How wonderful! I really wish movies were still promoted like this. Its so boring now.
Smithy - Not mine (I WISH), looks like a billboard poster...
I am ever so pleased, irrespective of the shape it may be in that the poster does still exist today
. Very few Australian 24 sheet billboard posters managed to survive at all, so for an Australian made classic title to do so is really great.
Peter
People standing there would admire the various film poster designs that were on show and changed twice a week. I can picture in my mind what the Smithyj24 sheet would have looked like when in was most likely originally displayed and screened there.
Two different design Come Up Smiling ( 1939 ) original release Australian daybills. Apart from these daybills no other poster sizes were able to be located.
The film premiered at the Strand Theatre, Hobart 3ed November 1939.After disappointing results, Ken Hall retitled the movie Ants In His Pants, and added a comic song to explain the new title. This version was launched at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney immediately after Christmas. ( Ozmovies )
The following two items printed with the new changed title are the only posters that l I have been able to locate.