Australian Daybills Original or Reissue

RETURN OF THE SEVEN was released in 1966. The daybill on the left with the “For General Exhibition” censorship logo is original. Censorship in Australia changed in 1971 and the daybill on…

The Return of October, starring Glenn Ford and Terry Moore was released in 1948. The original daybill, pictured below on the left and printed by W.E.Smith is very rare. Consquently, the daybill on…

I guess the artist for the original Australian daybill of the 1953 Jungle Jim film Valley of Head Hunters was feeling a bit lazy. He basically used the same design as was used in the daybill for…

Two original Daybills for Picnic at Hanging Rock were printed. Although they are both very similar, they were printed by different printers for some unknown reason. It is impossible to tell which one…

Daybill Movie Posters for You'll Never Get Rich have always been incredibly scarce. Although both daybills would have been printed for the original release of the film, it is likely that the…

The original daybill for Swiss Family Robinson, pictured on the left, is incredibly rare so it is understandable that the daybill on the right is often sold as original. However, the poster on the…

The original daybill for Monty Python's The Life of Brian is pictured on the left. The daybill on the right was printed in the early 1980s, probably 1983, for the Dolby Stereo release. Both…

Gilda is one of the great Film Noirs and original posters are highly sought after. Australian daybills are very rare with only a handful turning up over the years. The original is pictured on the…

A number of collectors and dealers have mistenly thought that an I'll Cry Tomorrow daybill daybill is a first release original. It is quite understandable that they have assumed that the poster…

At first glance, the two Mogambo daybills and one sheets look similar but when you take a closer look there are some differences in the artwork and wording that clearly show that the posters pictured…

Carrie was released in 1976. The M.A.P.S daybill on the left carries the United Artists logo and is the original release daybill. The Robert Burton printed daybill on the right carries the…