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SPELLBOUND Daybill Movie poster Original or Reissue?
Daybills for Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound are incredibly rare. When I purchased the blue background Spellbound daybill many years ago I thought it was original because nothing else had been seen…
BILLY THE KID Daybill Movie poster – Original or Reissue?
Not too difficult to work out the original from the re releases for Billy the Kid – particularly when you see them all together! The original on the left was printed by The Marchant Company. Second…
ABC Gold Coast Story on John Reid’s movie poster collection
ABC Gold Coast recently compiled a story on my huge collection of original movie posters.
DR STRANGELOVE Daybill – Bizarre New Zealand censorship
The New Zealand censors are well known for their penchant for mutilating movie posters with weird censorship. The daybill for Goldfinger is an example where large parts of the poster were blacked out…
Australian Movie Poster Misprints and Errors – are they more valuable?
Over the years there have been a number of examples of Australian Movie Poster Misprints. The errors range from spelling mistakes to incorrect artwork or images. A collector recently asked me…
BRITISH COMEDY CLASSICS Original Movie posters
We have a huge selection of movie posters and lobby cards for many of the classic British Comedy films from the 1930s onwards. Included are some very rare posters for some of the more obcure British…
THE OUTLAW Daybill Movie poster – Original or Reissue?
The Outlaw (1943) Directors: Howard Hughes, Howard Hawks (uncredited) Writer: Jules Furthman (screenplay) Stars: Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell, Jane Russell The Outlaw's original release in…
Captain Thunderbolt: The search continues
The search continues to recover Captain Thunderbolt, a quintessential Australian film. Captain Thunderbolt was released in 1953, directed by Cecil Holmes and starring Grant Taylor, Charles…
MARCHANT and Co Australian Daybill Movie Posters
Daybills printed by Marchant and Co in the 1930s and 40s were unique for their photo litho style. In my opinon, they are among the finest examples of all Australian posters. Here is a small random…
CAPTAIN THUNDERBOLT Australian Daybill – Original or Reissue
Captain Thunderbolt was released in 1953, directed by Cecil Holmes and starring Grant Taylor, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Rosemary Miller, Harp McGuire. Posters and advertising material for…
JULIUS CAESAR Daybill Movie Poster – Original or Reissue?
A late1960s release daybill for Julius Caesar appears on ebay quite regularly and is often misdescribed as being an original 1953 release. ebay doesnt appear to care whether movie posters are…
