Author: John Reid

When you see these two My Fair Lady daybills together it is fairly obvious that one is original and the other a re release. The original daybill has the “For General Exhibition” censor logo…

The lovely Judy Geeson signed a small selection of oriignal daybills for me at the recent Hollywood Show. Although she signed a lot of 8 x 10 photos she didnt sign any other daybills so the…

Lesley Anne Down signed a couple of daybills for me at the recent Hollywood Show. Although she signed a lot of 8 x 10 photos she didnt sign any other daybills so the ones I have a quite unique.Her…

Elementary Art: 100 Years of Sherlock Holmes Paperback by William S Major This is a must have for all vintage movie poster collectors. The book features 350 wonderful images from what must…

Bruce Dern signed some Australian daybills for us at the Hollywood Show which was held on 10th Feb 2018. Bruce has appeared in many films over the years including two Alfred Hitchcock movies, a small…

A hand litho daybill for Edge of the City (pictured to the left) has turned up fairly regularly on ebay.There are some obvious clues to prove that the Edge of the City daybill is actually a late…

The Searchers is yet another example of a daybill that has been misrepresented on ebay. The Searchers daybill is a rare and sought after John Wayne title. Collectors seeing a hand litho daybill…

The Omega Man is another daybill that is regularly misrepresented on ebay. There doesn't seem to be any inclination for ebay to take any action about these things and there are a great many…

Original posters for The Titfield Thunderbolt are so rare that a later release has often been mistakenly sold as first release. This is another example where the differences are obvious when seen…

The year of release of daybills for Waterloo Bridge is fairly easy to spot when you see them side by side. However, the original true first release is so rare that it has only turned up a couple of…

There has always been some uncertainty about the release dates of Dumbo Australian daybills. The original daybill is so rare that it led many to believe that another RKO version was original. However…