Movie Poster News

The Parent Trap was released in 1961 and featured the very popular Hayley Mills playing a dual role as twin sisters trying to reunite their divorced parents. The two daybills, pictured below are both full colour and both rare. However, when you look closely, the daybill on the left carries a notation in small print …

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In late 1941, Australian daybills started being printed in a smaller format due to the paper shortage during WWII. Prior to 1941, daybills measured 15″ x 40″ and are now referred to as “long Daybills”. Only two long daybills were able to be printed from a sheet. The new reduced size format of approx 13″ …

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Saturday Night Fever was first released in 1977/8 with an “R” rating in Australia due to some language that was regarded as offensive and some risque scenes. . Paramount purchased the soundtrack and was keen to attract a wider audience to the film so they edited six minutes out of the original film, giving it a PG rating. T

The Overlanders daybill that is pictured on the left was generally thought of as the first release but when another version turned up, some collectors questioned whether the more common daybill might have been a reissue. An original Press Book was recently found and that proves that two styles of daybill were produced for the …

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As a result of upcoming changes to Customs requirements in the UK and Europe, we may not be able to ship to your destination. Please email us first before ordering.   Impact of the new regulations on Buyers   VAT will have to be paid at point of purchase for all purchases £0 – £135. …

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LARA PARKER Autographed some original daybills for us in Los Angeles on 1st Feb 2020. She is probably best known for her role as Angelique in Night of Dark Shadows and the four novels that she has written based on her character. She also starred in Race with the Devil with Peter Fonda and we …

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CHRISTOPHER ATKINS autographed an original Australian daybill for The Blue Lagoon for us in Burbank, California on 1st Feb 2020. Interestingly, Lou Diamond Phillips and Sean Penn both auditioned for the role and Matt Dillon turned it down, despite being the original choice.

One of the first things to check when dating Australian movie posters is the censorship details. They can often give a clue as to whether a poster is original or a re release. In the case of Doctor Zhivago, the film was released in 1965 so the censorship rating should be “Not Suitable for Children”. …

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Kathleen Kinmont signed an original Halloween 4 daybill for us in Los Angeles on 1st Feb 2020. The best way of proving the authenticity of autographs is to have a photograph of the star actually signing the poster or photo. Many of the autographs that we sell on this site were obtained in person and …

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IN SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS was filmed by Disney in 1962. The daybill pictured on the left is clearly original but it is exceptionally rare leading some sellers to mistakenly think that the daybill on…

There has been a theory circulating amongst some collectors and dealers that the Orange style Godfather daybill is a second or later printing. However, there is no evidence to support that theory….