Author: John Reid

One of the most sought after posters for Alfred Hitchcock collectors is The Lady Vanishes. Sadly original movie posters in any format are very rare. The Australian daybill is no exception with only a…

The Gunfight at the OK Corral original daybill is a very rare Paramount movie posterwith artwork by the Richardson Studio. A 1970s reissue daybill has been occasionally misrepresented as original…

Tarzan's Three Challenges was released in 1963 and the orignal daybill movie poster is farily rare. Experienced collectors would be aware that the original would need to carry a “For General…

Alfred Hitchcock's Rope was released in 1948/9. Original Australian movie posters are extremely scarce and a reissue daybill has sometimes been mistakenly described as original at auctions….

In the 50s and 60s, MGM re released a number of films and referred to them on movie posters as “Masterpiece Reprints”. This term has caused some confusion amongst movie poster collectors…

Although the artwork and lettering on both Green Dolphin Street daybills is very similar, it is obvious to experienced collectors that the daybill on the right is a 1950s reissue. The words…

At first glance, these two Rhapsody daybills look almost identical but one is original and the other a circa 1960 reissue. If you look closely you can see slight differences in the artwork and…

For many years, Australian Movie Posters were produced as hand lithos, carefully drawn by artists with crayons on to plates which were then printed as daybills, one sheets or three sheets. The…

Collectors have often assumed that Australian re release daybills or one sheets would never be full colour. In reality, nothing could be further than the truth. There are many examples of full colour…

The House of Wax was one of a number of films produced in the early 50s in 3D. Some cinemas in Australia were not equipped to screen the film in 3D and this may be the reason why two different…

A two colour daybill for Three Days of the Condor has appeared fairly regularly over the years and has been commonly thought to be the original first release Australian daybill. However, a…