The Lawbreakers (1961)
Format: Australian Daybill
Dimensions: Approx. 13" x 30" (33cm x 76cm)
Country of Origin (Poster): Australia
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Printer: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd.
Classification: Not Suitable for Children
Starring: Jack Warden, Vera Miles, Robert Douglas, Arch Johnson
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Writers: Paul Monash, W.R. Burnett
Producer: Jaime del Valle
Genre: Crime / Noir / Police Drama
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🖼️ Design & Features: Highly stylised pulp-noir aesthetic with bold reds, yellows, and blues. Central red silhouette of a fedora-wearing gangster contrasts with comic book-style vignettes of crime, nightclubs, and scandal. Classic early-'60s MGM branding with large blocky fonts and action-heavy layout. Great example of genre advertising for vintage crime and corruption narratives.

Collectors’ Note: While the film is lesser known today, the poster is highly sought after by collectors of vintage pulp-style crime design. The Australian daybill format for The Lawbreakers is harder to find than the U.S. one-sheet, making it more collectible for stylised noir and MGM fans.