Australian Daybills Original or Reissue

BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS Australian movie posters have been difficult to date for some sellers and collectors. The film was released in 1971 and the “G” censor detail on both daybills is…

The BONNIE SCOTLAND daybill on the left was clearly printed for the original release in Australia. The Laurel and Hardy classic was released in 1935 and daybills printed prior to c.1941 measured…

THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH Daybill Movie poster, pictured on the left and printed by W.E.Smith, was printed for the original release. It is easy to see the difference between the two daybills when…

THE ARISTOCATS Daybill movie poster pictured below in the middle has often been misrepresented as original release. However it was actually produced for the 1980 re release. One of the first checks…

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…