AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF “PAGET’S TALKIES” FLYERS and ADVERTISING BROCHURES
Paget’s Talkies was established in 1908 taking Silent Films on tour to remote country towns in Queensland. Very little is known about this chapter in Australian Film history but the brochures, flyers and advertising material that I have acquired tend to indicate that they toured primarily around Queensland. Towns like Blackbutt, Pialba and Nanango are mentioned in the advertising.
Paget’s adapted to the introduction of sound and purchased equipment that was able to bring Talkies to the remote country towns. The familiar headlines of “See and Hear Paget’s Talkies” featured proudly on many of the brochures of the early 30’s.
Mr Paget screened double features with shorts, cartoons and newsreels often boasting that the films he was showing were screened at the same time as The Regent in Brisbane. Many of the films that were screened were blockbuster American movies along with Australian made films of the era.
Paget's Talkies Flyer 49 Jack Holt North of Home
Paget's Talkies Flyer 50 To Beat the Band
Paget's Talkies Flyer 51 Anne of Green Gables
Paget's Talkies Flyer 52 Palm Springs Frances Langford
Paget's Talkies Flyer 53 Sporting Blood Robert Young
Paget's Talkies Flyer 54 Richard Dix Yellow Dust
Paget's Talkies Flyer 55 From Headquarters Monte Blue
Paget's Talkies Flyer 56 Sorrell and Son
Paget's Talkies Flyer 57 On with the Show
Paget's Talkies Flyer 58 Florian Robert Young
Paget's Talkies Flyer 59 Splendid Fellows
Paget's Talkies Flyer 60 South of Samoa Dorothy Lamour
Paget's Talkies Flyer 61 Stage Struck Dick Powell
Paget's Talkies Flyer 62 Hollywood Cowboy
Paget's Talkies Flyer 63 Varsity Show Dick Powell
Paget's Talkies Flyer 64 One Night in the Tropics
Paget's Talkies Flyer 65 Monkeys for the Children
Paget's Talkies Flyer 66 The Gay Divorcee Fred Astaire
Paget's Talkies Flyer 67 See and Hear in your town
Paget's Talkies Flyer 68 Ever Since Eve
Paget's Talkies Flyer 69 Cowboy from Brooklyn
Paget's Talkies Flyer 70 Wall Street
Paget's Talkies Flyer 72 Flying Down to Rio
Paget's Talkies Flyer 73 Trail of the Vigilantes