1960's Movie Posters: Sunset Framing Gallery - Picture Framing Port Macquarie

Cabriola - BB17

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YEAR: 1965
FILM STUDIO: Guión Producciones Cinematográficas / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: A fiesta of exciting music and thrilling spectacle!
DIRECTOR: Mel Ferrer CAST: Marisol, Ángel Peralta, Rafael de Córdoba, José Marco Davó, Pedro Mari Sánchez
GENRE: Musical, Comedy, Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill with striking illustrated artwork dominated by a vivid red background. Spanish star Marisol is prominently depicted dancing, surrounded by smaller scenes of horseback riding and traditional Spanish dancing. Bold hand-painted red Cabriola lettering, black Marisol typography and the sweeping white tagline create a colourful mid-1960s theatrical design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1965 Spanish musical Cabriola, also released internationally as Every Day Is a Holiday. Directed by Mel Ferrer as a vehicle for popular Spanish singer and actress Marisol, the film combines music, romance and Spanish equestrian spectacle. This Australian Robert Burton-printed daybill is an especially attractive example of the colourful illustrated poster style associated with 1960s cinema advertising.

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

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YEAR: 1962
FILM STUDIO: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Cinerama / George Pal Productions
TAGLINE: Wonderful romances, dances, adventures! Stars, songs, story!
DIRECTOR: Henry Levin / George Pal (fairy-tale sequences)
CAST: Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Karl Boehm, Walter Slezak, Oscar Homolka, Barbara Eden, Yvette Mimieux, Russ Tamblyn, Jim Backus, Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett
GENRE: Fantasy, Adventure, Family, Biography, Musical
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill with colourful illustrated artwork arranged around the large red, yellow and green title. Romantic character portraits frame the central design, while a vivid yellow lower panel promotes the film’s colour spectacle and supporting cast. Red, blue and yellow blocks, hand-painted portraits and oversized typography give the poster a particularly strong early-1960s fantasy and roadshow-cinema appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the lavish 1962 Cinerama production The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. The film holds an important place in cinema history as the first dramatic narrative feature photographed and exhibited in the original three-camera Cinerama process. It received four Academy Award nominations and won the Oscar for Best Costume Design – Color. Its Cinerama history, George Pal connection and richly illustrated Australian daybill artwork make it an appealing piece for collectors of classic fantasy and widescreen cinema.

The Violent Four

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YEAR: 1968
ORIGINAL TITLE: Banditi a Milano / Bandits in Milan
STUDIO / DISTRIBUTOR: Dino De Laurentiis Production / Paramount Pictures
DIRECTOR: Carlo Lizzani PRODUCER: Dino De Laurentiis
CAST: Gian Maria Volonté, Don Backy, Ray Lovelock, Margaret Lee, Tomas Milian
MUSIC: Riz Ortolani
GENRE: Crime / Drama / Thriller
FORMAT: Original Australian Daybill
PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney — visible along the lower edge of this example.

Released internationally as The Violent Four, the 1968 Italian film Banditi a Milano is a hard-edged crime drama inspired by real criminal activity in Milan, following a violent gang of bank robbers and the police pursuit that follows. It is regarded as an important precursor to the Italian poliziotteschi crime-film movement of the 1970s.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly striking Australian daybill dominated by vivid turquoise-blue, black and red artwork. Masked gunmen tower over smaller illustrated figures, while the bold red The Violent Four title sits centrally against the blue field. The sensational headline across the top — “These 4 men are on their way to do a day’s work… robbing banks — killing people!” — gives it the aggressive exploitation-style presentation associated with late-1960s crime advertising.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE: An original Australian daybill for Carlo Lizzani’s The Violent Four (1968), starring acclaimed Italian actor Gian Maria Volonté alongside Tomas Milian, Don Backy, Ray Lovelock and Margaret Lee. Beyond its strong late-1960s crime artwork, the film has genuine significance within Italian cinema: it was selected for competition at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival before that year's festival was halted, and was later included among the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s selection of 100 important Italian films. This combination of distinctive Australian artwork, Volonté and Milian collector interest, and the film’s place in Italian crime cinema makes it considerably more interesting than a routine crime daybill.

The Brotherhood

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]]>BB17-030 — THE BROTHERHOOD
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YEAR: 1968 — Australian theatrical release 1969
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: The Brotherhood Company / Martin Ritt Production / Paramount Pictures
TAGLINE: “Kirk Douglas gives the kiss of death in The Brotherhood”
DIRECTOR: Martin Ritt PRODUCER: Kirk Douglas
CAST: Kirk Douglas, Alex Cord, Irene Papas, Luther Adler, Susan Strasberg, Murray Hamilton MUSIC: Lalo Schifrin
GENRE: Crime / Drama / Mafia
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney — visible along the lower edge
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A striking Australian Daybill with a large, beautifully rendered illustration of Kirk Douglas delivering the film's ominous “kiss of death.” The upper artwork uses rich greens, blues and flesh tones before transitioning into a vivid yellow title panel with bold red and dark-blue typography. The shotgun held by Alex Cord gives the otherwise intimate image an immediate sense of danger. This Australian artwork is substantially more visually dramatic than many of the film's international poster treatments.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The Brotherhood is an interesting pre-Godfather Hollywood treatment of the Mafia, examining conflict between an older generation's traditions and a younger generation facing a changing organised-crime world. Kirk Douglas both starred in and produced the film, with Martin Ritt directing and Lalo Schifrin composing the score. Paramount's own records confirm the principal cast, while surviving Australian examples establish that this Daybill was produced for the film's first Australian theatrical release in 1969.

Anyone Can Play

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YEAR: 1967 — international release also commonly catalogued as 1968
ORIGINAL TITLE: Le Dolci Signore
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Documento Film / Paramount Pictures TAGLINE: “Four of the Screen’s Most Beautiful Women in One of the Screen’s Most Provocative Films!”
DIRECTOR: Luigi Zampa
CAST: Ursula Andress, Virna Lisi, Claudine Auger, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Frank Wolff, Lando Buzzanca, Mario Adorf, Marisa Mell MUSIC: Armando Trovajoli
GENRE: Comedy / Italian Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The film was an Italian production directed by Luigi Zampa and released internationally by Paramount. It is particularly notable for bringing together Ursula Andress and Claudine Auger — two major Bond women of the 1960s — alongside Virna Lisi and Marisa Mell.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly attractive late-1960s Australian Daybill dominated by four colourful illustrated portraits of the film's female stars, each presented in a separate red-bordered panel. The artwork uses strong red, blue, yellow and green tones, with the title Anyone Can Play displayed dramatically against a deep blue lower panel. Ursula Andress receives prominent top billing, while the Australian “Suitable Only for Adults” classification adds further period character.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This Daybill has stronger crossover collector appeal than the film title alone suggests. Ursula Andress became one of cinema's most recognisable Bond women as Honey Ryder in Dr. No, while Claudine Auger played Domino in Thunderball. Virna Lisi and Marisa Mell add further European cinema interest. Importantly for poster collectors, all four women are actually illustrated prominently on this Australian artwork rather than merely appearing in the credits.

A Challenge for Robin Hood

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]]>BB17-058 — A CHALLENGE FOR ROBIN HOOD
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YEAR: 1967
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Hammer Film Productions / Seven Arts Productions
DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century-Fox
TAGLINE: “The mighty epic of the rogue of rogues!”
DIRECTOR: C. M. Pennington-Richards CAST: Barrie Ingham, Gay Hamilton, Leon Greene, Peter Blythe, John Arnatt, James Hayter, Alfie Bass, Eric Flynn MUSIC: Gary Hughes
GENRE: Adventure / Swashbuckler / Robin Hood
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FORMAT: Australian Daybill

A Challenge for Robin Hood is a 1967 British adventure from Hammer, starring Barrie Ingham as Robin Hood, Gay Hamilton as Maid Marian, Leon Greene as Little John and John Arnatt as the Sheriff of Nottingham. It was the third and final Robin Hood film produced by Hammer, following The Men of Sherwood Forest and Sword of Sherwood Forest.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly bold Australian Daybill dominated by an intense emerald-green, black and white colour scheme. Barrie Ingham as Robin Hood occupies most of the poster, raising his bow and arrow above the large black shield-shaped title panel. Halftone photographic reproduction gives the artwork an almost comic-book or newspaper-print quality, while the oversized headline “THE MIGHTY EPIC OF THE ROGUE OF ROGUES!” creates considerable visual impact. The lower section carries the Seven Arts-Hammer production credit, 20th Century-Fox release credit and Australian General Exhibition classification.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is a particularly interesting title for Hammer Films collectors, as it represents Hammer's final excursion into the Robin Hood story and comes from the same studio best known internationally for its classic Dracula and Frankenstein films. The Australian Daybill is visually very different from the highly illustrated British Quad by celebrated poster artist Tom Chantrell, giving collectors a distinctly Australian alternative for the film.

Cry Sweet Revenge

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YEAR: 1965
ORIGINAL TITLE: Onkel Toms Hütte / Uncle Tom’s Cabin
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: CCC Filmkunst / Melodie Film / Avala Film / Debora Film / Sipro
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: David Distribution Films Australia Pty Ltd — released by Independent International
TAGLINE: “An Epic of Courage… Love… Savagery… Humiliation…”
DIRECTOR: Géza von Radványi
CAST: John Kitzmiller, Herbert Lom, Olive Moorefield, O.W. Fischer, Mylène Demongeot, Juliette Gréco, Eleonora Rossi Drago
SCREENPLAY: Fred Denger and Géza von Radványi, based on the novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
MUSIC: Peter Thomas
GENRE: Historical Drama / Slavery Drama / Literary Adaptation
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Cry Sweet Revenge is the Australian release title used for the 1965 European production of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Australian Centre for the Moving Image catalogues the film under Cry Sweet Revenge = Uncle Tom's Cabin, identifies it as a 1965 West German production and confirms Géza von Radványi as director and Herbert Lom as Simon Legree and John Kitzmiller as Uncle Tom.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A confronting Australian exploitation-style treatment that substantially repositions the literary adaptation as a hard-edged adult attraction. The poster uses a salmon-pink, black, white and red palette, dominated by an illustrated hand gripping a whip. Smaller images depict violence, slavery and characters from the film, while the huge headline “SHOCKING, SAVAGE VERSION” dominates the top. The lower black panel carries the Australian title CRY SWEET REVENGE in red and white. The Australian R classification, Independent International release credit, David Distribution Films Australia credit and Robert Burton printer mark make this a particularly distinctive Australian release design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is an interesting example of a film being dramatically repackaged for a different market. Rather than emphasising the familiar Uncle Tom's Cabin title, the Australian campaign uses Cry Sweet Revenge and promotes the film through provocative exploitation-style imagery and language. The underlying production was an international European adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark 1852 anti-slavery novel, with Dr. No actor John Kitzmiller as Uncle Tom and Pink Panther series actor Herbert Lom as Simon Legree.

Secret Africa

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YEAR: 1969
ORIGINAL TITLE: Africa Segreta
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Sahara Film
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTION: Columbia Pictures — credited prominently on this Australian poster
TAGLINE: “Africa Uncivilized! Africa Unsurpassed!” / “Never before has the screen shown such astounding and authentic primitive ceremonies!”
DIRECTORS: Alfredo Castiglioni, Angelo Castiglioni and Guido Guerrasio
NARRATOR: Riccardo Cucciolla
MUSIC: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Alfredo Castiglioni, Angelo Castiglioni and Oreste Pellini
GENRE: Documentary / Mondo / Exploitation
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Secret Africa, originally released in Italy as Africa Segreta, is a 1969 documentary by brothers Alfredo and Angelo Castiglioni with Guido Guerrasio. Produced by Sahara Film, it documents ceremonies, customs and rituals encountered during extensive filming in Africa. Contemporary records classify it as a documentary, while it has subsequently become associated with the Italian Mondo film movement because of its emphasis on confronting and sensational material.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly striking Australian exploitation Daybill using a vivid red, yellow, black and olive-green palette. A map of Africa forms the centrepiece, surrounded by photographic scenes and provocative promotional captions. The huge red upper field carries “AFRICA UNCIVILIZED! AFRICA UNSURPASSED!”, while the lower section prominently warns “SUITABLE ONLY FOR ADULTS.” The design deliberately sells the film through shock and spectacle, making it an excellent example of late-1960s Australian Mondo/exploitation advertising.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Secret Africa sits firmly within the early wave of Italian Mondo documentaries that followed the international success of Mondo Cane. It was the first of a series of Africa-focused Mondo films made by brothers Alfredo and Angelo Castiglioni, giving the title particular interest to collectors of exploitation and documentary cinema. A newly published 2026 scholarly study of Africa Segreta describes the film as occupying the boundary between ethnographic documentary and Mondo cinema, demonstrating that the film continues to attract academic attention more than 50 years after its release.

To Commit a Murder

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YEAR: 1967
ORIGINAL TITLE: Peau d'espion
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Gaumont / Eichberg-Film / Franca Film
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century-Fox — logo displayed on this Australian poster TAGLINE: “Don’t let the frilly shirt fool you.” / “If you want something done right — do it yourself.”
DIRECTOR: Édouard Molinaro
CAST: Louis Jourdan, Senta Berger, Edmond O'Brien, Bernard Blier, Maurice Garrel, Gamil Ratib
SCREENPLAY: Édouard Molinaro and Jacques Robert, based on Robert's novel Peau d'espion
PRODUCER: Alain Poiré
MUSIC: José Berghmans
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Raymond Lemoigne
GENRE: Spy Thriller / Crime / Neo-Noir
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

To Commit a Murder is a 1967 European espionage thriller starring Louis Jourdan, Senta Berger and Edmond O'Brien. Jourdan plays former soldier and novelist Charles Beaulieu, who is recruited into a counter-espionage operation involving a scientist planning to defect to China. The film was directed by Édouard Molinaro and adapted from Jacques Robert's novel Peau d'espion.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A strikingly graphic Australian Daybill using an almost entirely turquoise, black and white palette. A large full-length photographic image of Louis Jourdan in a frilled shirt and black gloves dominates the upper section, while a romantic image of Jourdan and Senta Berger appears below. The lower black panel combines the oversized TO COMMIT A MURDER title with a stylised handgun and hand rendered in halftone dots. The restrained two-colour treatment gives the poster a particularly strong 1960s Eurospy / pop-art appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A strong example of 1960s European spy cinema, made during the international boom in espionage films. Louis Jourdan gives the poster additional crossover appeal through his long international career, while Austrian actress Senta Berger was already a familiar face in European and American productions. Director Édouard Molinaro subsequently became particularly well known for La Cage aux Folles. To Commit a Murder was one of several thrillers Molinaro directed during the 1960s.

The Bank Breaker

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YEAR: 1966
ORIGINAL TITLE: Kaleidoscope
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Winkast Film Productions / Gershwin-Kastner Production
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.
TAGLINE: “The ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ team hits again!” / “That ‘Clyde’ man exploding into 1968’s big-time rackets.” / “The switched-on thriller!!!”
DIRECTOR: Jack Smight
CAST: Warren Beatty, Susannah York, Clive Revill, Eric Porter, Murray Melvin, George Sewell, Jane Birkin
SCREENPLAY: Robert Carrington and Jane-Howard Hammerstein
PRODUCERS: Elliott Kastner and Jerry Gershwin
MUSIC: Stanley Myers
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Christopher Challis
GENRE: Crime Comedy / Caper / Romantic Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney

FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Released internationally as Kaleidoscope, The Bank Breaker is a stylish 1966 Swinging Sixties crime caper starring Warren Beatty and Susannah York. Beatty plays gambler Barney Lincoln, who secretly marks the printing plates used to manufacture playing cards and then uses his knowledge to win at Europe's casinos.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: This is a particularly interesting Australian campaign design. Rather than simply advertising Kaleidoscope, it retitles the film THE BANK BREAKER and heavily exploits Warren Beatty's subsequent success in Bonnie and Clyde. The upper typography announces “THE ‘BONNIE AND CLYDE’ TEAM HITS AGAIN!” and sells Beatty as “THAT ‘CLYDE’ MAN”, clearly identifying this as a later Australian release campaign. The lower artwork features a wonderfully colourful psychedelic montage of guns, playing cards, casino imagery, faces and abstract figures, strongly reflecting the late-1960s pop-art aesthetic.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An especially interesting Warren Beatty poster because the film itself predates Bonnie and Clyde: Kaleidoscope was released in 1966, while Bonnie and Clyde followed in 1967. The Australian distributor subsequently repositioned the earlier film around Beatty's new fame as Clyde Barrow, making the advertising itself part of the poster's story. The psychedelic original Kaleidoscope campaign artwork is associated with celebrated poster artist Bob Peak, adding further design interest to this Australian adaptation.

Flower Drum Song

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YEAR: 1961
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Hunter-Fields Productions / Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Most Joyous Musical Comedy”
DIRECTOR: Henry Koster
CAST: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Miyoshi Umeki, Juanita Hall, Jack Soo, Benson Fong
SCREENPLAY: Joseph Fields, based on the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical and the novel by C.Y. Lee
PRODUCER: Ross Hunter
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Russell Metty
GENRE: Musical / Romantic Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Advertising and Commercial Printers Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Flower Drum Song is the 1961 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical, starring Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta and Miyoshi Umeki. Set largely within San Francisco's Chinese-American community, it follows a young woman arriving from Hong Kong for an arranged marriage while romance, family expectations and generational differences complicate matters. The film received five Academy Award nominations.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A superbly colourful Australian Daybill combining turquoise, brilliant red, yellow, green and black in a highly decorative illustrated design. The enormous FLOWER DRUM SONG title sits across a red panel surrounded by Chinese lanterns, a festival dragon, Chinatown street scenes and character illustrations. Nancy Kwan is prominently illustrated at lower left holding a fan, while the principal cast is boldly billed against the red background. The Australian “FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION” classification and Universal-International logo complete a particularly strong example of early-1960s Australian musical-poster design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is a culturally significant Hollywood musical as well as a highly decorative poster. Flower Drum Song was notable for its predominantly Asian-American cast at a time when this was extremely unusual in major Hollywood filmmaking. It received five Academy Award nominations, and in 2008 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. Nancy Kwan also gives the poster strong crossover appeal following her breakthrough role in The World of Suzie Wong.

Mutiny on the Bounty

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YEAR: 1962
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Arcola Pictures / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
TAGLINE: “The Greatest Adventure Ever Lived Becomes The Greatest Adventure Ever Filmed!”
DIRECTOR: Lewis Milestone
CAST: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Richard Haydn, Tarita, Gordon Jackson
SCREENPLAY: Charles Lederer, based on the novels by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
PRODUCER: Aaron Rosenberg
MUSIC: Bronisław Kaper
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Robert L. Surtees
GENRE: Historical Epic / Adventure / Drama / Maritime
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Mutiny on the Bounty is MGM's lavish 1962 adaptation of the famous Bounty mutiny, starring Marlon Brando as Fletcher Christian, Trevor Howard as Captain Bligh and Richard Harris as John Mills. Directed by Lewis Milestone, the large-scale production received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly attractive full-colour Australian Daybill. The upper artwork depicts HMS Bounty under sail, while the central romantic illustration shows Marlon Brando's Fletcher Christian with Tarita against a tropical Tahitian landscape. Strong blue and red typography gives prominent billing to Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris, with a bright red lower panel advertising Ultra Panavision 70 and Technicolor. The artwork used for the film's international campaign is associated with noted illustrator Reynold Brown.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A strong combination of Marlon Brando, Richard Harris, classic MGM spectacle and maritime history. The film was one of the major Hollywood epic productions of the early 1960s, while its Tahitian production also became personally significant for Brando: co-star Tarita Teriipaia, who played Maimiti, later became his wife. The large sailing-ship and tropical artwork makes this Australian Daybill particularly displayable even independently of the film's star appeal.

The World of Suzie Wong

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YEAR: 1960
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: World Enterprises / Worldfilm Ltd. / Paramount Pictures
DIRECTOR: Richard Quine
CAST: William Holden, Nancy Kwan, Sylvia Syms, Michael Wilding, Jacqui Chan, Laurence Naismith
SCREENPLAY: John Patrick, based on the stage play by Paul Osborn and novel by Richard Mason
PRODUCER: Ray Stark
MUSIC: George Duning
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Geoffrey Unsworth GENRE: Romance / Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The World of Suzie Wong is the 1960 romantic drama starring William Holden and Nancy Kwan, set against the streets and harbour of Hong Kong. The film marked Kwan's feature-film debut and became the role most closely associated with her early career.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A striking Australian design using a vivid yellow, red and blue palette. Nancy Kwan appears twice — as a full-length illustrated figure above and in an intimate romantic portrait with William Holden below. Hong Kong street imagery is incorporated into the large blue title treatment, while the red border and prominent TECHNICOLOR panel give the poster exceptionally strong display impact.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Nancy Kwan's breakthrough performance makes this an important poster from her early career, while William Holden adds substantial classic-Hollywood appeal. The Australian artwork is especially attractive because Kwan is given such strong visual prominence, making it a good crossover piece for collectors of 1960s cinema, Asian-American film history and mid-century poster design.

Ill Never Forget Whats Isname

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YEAR: 1967
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Scimitar Films / Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: “He smashed up his desk… gave up a wife, three mistresses and went back to the simple life. Then his troubles really started!”
DIRECTOR: Michael Winner
CAST: Oliver Reed, Orson Welles, Carol White, Harry Andrews, Michael Hordern, Lyn Ashley, Frank Finlay, Wendy Craig, Marianne Faithfull
SCREENPLAY: Peter Draper
PRODUCER: Michael Winner
MUSIC: Francis Lai
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Otto Heller
GENRE: Comedy-Drama / Satire
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

I’ll Never Forget What’s ’Isname is Michael Winner’s 1967 British satire starring Oliver Reed as a successful London advertising executive who abandons his career and complicated private life, only to discover escaping his former world isn't so simple. Orson Welles plays his formidable advertising boss, Jonathan Lute.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A fantastic late-1960s Australian design dominated by bright yellow, black, red and white. Oliver Reed's illustrated head forms the central image, with the film title replacing his facial features, surrounded by a mass of stylised women. The stark black lower panel gives prominent billing to Orson Welles, Oliver Reed and Carol White, while the Australian “Suitable Only for Adults” classification remains clearly visible.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A particularly strong piece of Swinging London-era satire, bringing together Oliver Reed, Orson Welles and Carol White, with Marianne Faithfull and Edward Fox also appearing in the cast. The film tackles advertising, consumerism and the conflict between commercial success and personal freedom, giving this unusually graphic Australian poster a strong connection to the visual culture of the late 1960s.

Under the Yum Yum Tree

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YEAR: 1963
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Sonnis-Swift Productions / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “Love Those Yum-Yum Girls!” / “Yum’s the word… Jack’s the landlord of an apartment house with the prettiest tenants in town!”
DIRECTOR: David Swift
CAST: Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, Edie Adams, Imogene Coca, Paul Lynde, Robert Lansing
SCREENPLAY: Lawrence Roman and David Swift, based on Roman’s Broadway play
PRODUCER: Frederick Brisson
MUSIC: Frank De Vol
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Joseph Biroc
GENRE: Romantic Comedy / Sex Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Under the Yum Yum Tree is a 1963 romantic comedy starring Jack Lemmon as Hogan, a womanising landlord whose apartment building is populated largely by attractive single women. Carol Lynley and Dean Jones play a young couple attempting to test their compatibility by living together platonically — a situation Hogan is determined to disrupt.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A fabulous, colourful Australian Daybill dominated by bright yellow, red, black and white. Jack Lemmon's startled portrait sits amid pin-up-style “Yum-Yum Girls,” hearts, a heart-shaped key and a large embracing blonde figure. The hand-drawn title typography and deliberately cheeky imagery give the poster a wonderfully distinctive early-1960s romantic-comedy/pop-art feel. The original Australian “Not Suitable for Children” classification remains prominent.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A particularly fun Jack Lemmon poster from the peak of his 1960s comedy career. The film was adapted from Lawrence Roman's successful Broadway play, with Dean Jones reprising his stage role, while Lemmon had actually been the original choice for the stage production before scheduling conflicts prevented him from appearing. The Australian artwork is a standout, with its vivid colour and wonderfully period-specific “Yum-Yum Girls” marketing.

Don't Drink the Water

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YEAR: 1969
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Jack Rollins–Charles H. Joffe Production / Avco Embassy Pictures
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century-Fox
TAGLINE: “They’re caught in a security leak!… with hot and cold running spies, a drip from the embassy, and a flood of laughs!”
DIRECTOR: Howard Morris
CAST: Jackie Gleason, Estelle Parsons, Ted Bessell, Joan Delaney, Michael Constantine, Richard Libertini, Avery Schreiber
SCREENPLAY: R. S. Allen and Harvey Bullock, based on the play by Woody Allen
PRODUCER: Charles H. Joffe
MUSIC: Pat Williams
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Harvey Genkins
GENRE: Comedy / Cold War Satire POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill
Don't Drink the Water is a 1969 Cold War comedy starring Jackie Gleason and Estelle Parsons as American tourists who are mistaken for spies and forced to seek refuge in a U.S. embassy behind the Iron Curtain. The film was adapted from Woody Allen's successful 1966 Broadway play.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A colourful illustrated Australian design centred around an enormous tap filled with scenes of Cold War chaos, with its outlet decorated as Uncle Sam. Jackie Gleason and the principal characters appear beneath the tap amid a comic espionage montage. Pink, red, black and earthy tones combine with bold period typography to create a distinctly late-1960s comedy poster.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An appealing piece for both Jackie Gleason and Woody Allen collectors, representing an early screen adaptation of Allen's work before his filmmaking career became firmly established. The film retains the original play's Cold War setting and mistaken-spy premise, giving the Australian poster particularly entertaining imagery to work with.

A Majority of One

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YEAR: 1961
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Mervyn LeRoy Production / Warner Bros. Pictures
TAGLINE: “That joyful hit of the stage is the big bright delight of the screen!” / “All you need for fun is A Majority of One”
DIRECTOR: Mervyn LeRoy
CAST: Rosalind Russell, Alec Guinness, Ray Danton, Madlyn Rhue, Mae Questel, Marc Marno
SCREENPLAY: Leonard Spigelgass, based on his Broadway play
PRODUCER: Mervyn LeRoy
MUSIC: Max Steiner CINEMATOGRAPHY: Harry Stradling Sr.
GENRE: Comedy / Drama / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

A Majority of One is a 1961 comedy-drama starring Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness, adapted from Leonard Spigelgass's successful Broadway play. Russell plays a widowed Brooklyn woman who develops an unexpected relationship with Japanese businessman Koichi Asano, played by Guinness.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly colourful Australian Daybill with a vivid yellow background, deep blue geometric panel and bright red title typography. Illustrated portraits of Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness dominate the design, with their names incorporated into hanging Japanese lanterns. The combination of Japanese-inspired imagery and bold mid-century colour makes this an especially attractive 1960s Australian poster.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Adapted from the successful Broadway production, the film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, while Rosalind Russell won Best Actress in the same category. Cinematographer Harry Stradling Sr. also received an Academy Award nomination.

Petulia

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YEAR: 1968
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Petersham Films / Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
TAGLINE: “Today’s Uncommon Movie Of A Turned-On World That Can’t Turn Itself Off.”
DIRECTOR: Richard Lester
CAST: Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill, Shirley Knight, Joseph Cotten
SCREENPLAY: Lawrence B. Marcus, based on the novel Me and the Arch Kook Petulia by John Haase
PRODUCER: Raymond Wagner
MUSIC: John Barry
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Nicolas Roeg
GENRE: Drama / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Petulia is a 1968 drama starring Julie Christie and George C. Scott, set against the changing social landscape of late-1960s San Francisco. Directed by Richard Lester, the film combines an unconventional love story with fragmented, modernist filmmaking.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A striking Australian Daybill dominated by a large monochrome illustrated portrait of Julie Christie, framed in deep blue with mustard-yellow title and credit panels. Promotional quotes from Life Magazine and Christie herself are incorporated directly into the portrait design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Petulia has particularly strong 1960s cinema credentials: Richard Lester directing, Nicolas Roeg as cinematographer and John Barry composing the score. The film also features appearances by The Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company, placing it directly within the San Francisco counterculture period. It competed at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival.

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz

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YEAR: 1968
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Edward Small Productions / United Artists
TAGLINE: “Join Paula Schultz and have A Wicked Dream.”
DIRECTOR: George Marshall
CAST: Elke Sommer, Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, Joey Forman, John Banner, Leon Askin
SCREENPLAY: Burt Styler, Albert E. Lewin and Nat Perrin
STORY: Ken Englund
PRODUCER: Edward Small
MUSIC: Jimmie Haskell
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jacques Marquette
GENRE: Comedy / Cold War Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz is a 1968 Cold War comedy starring Elke Sommer as an East German athlete who escapes to the West by pole-vaulting over the Berlin Wall, where she becomes involved with Bob Crane's American character.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully bold late-1960s Australian design with a vivid yellow field, red border and black-and-red typography. A large illustrated image of Elke Sommer dominates the centre, with a playful pole-vaulting silhouette incorporated into the title treatment. The strong yellow/red/black palette gives this Daybill excellent display impact.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An interesting crossover collectible for fans of both Elke Sommer and Hogan's Heroes — Bob Crane stars opposite Sommer, while fellow Hogan's Heroes actors Werner Klemperer, John Banner and Leon Askin also appear. The Australian Daybill is particularly attractive for its colourful artwork and distinctly 1960s sex-comedy advertising.

Inside Daisy Clover

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YEAR: 1965
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Pakula-Mulligan Production / Park Place Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures
TAGLINE: “Is your world full of finks and creeps? Wouldn’t you love to put them all down? Meet your new leader, Daisy Clover.”
DIRECTOR: Robert Mulligan
CAST: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Roddy McDowall, Ruth Gordon
SCREENPLAY: Gavin Lambert, based on his novel
PRODUCER: Alan J. Pakula
MUSIC: André Previn
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Charles Lang
GENRE: Drama / Hollywood Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian DaybillInside Daisy Clover is a 1965 drama starring Natalie Wood as a teenage singer propelled into Hollywood stardom during the 1930s, only to discover the darker realities behind her manufactured screen persona. Christopher Plummer plays studio head Raymond Swan, with Robert Redford as movie star Wade Lewis.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly bold Australian Daybill with a vivid yellow, red and black campaign, combining multiple illustrated portraits of Natalie Wood with a smaller image of Robert Redford. Oversized red typography and the unconventional “finks and creeps” advertising copy give it a distinctly mid-1960s youth-oriented appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Strong collector credentials combine Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer and an early Robert Redford role. The film received three Academy Award nominations, while Ruth Gordon won a Golden Globe for her supporting performance and Redford received the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year – Actor.

Hagbard and Signe

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YEAR: 1967
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: ASA Film / Movie Art of Europe / Edda Film
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: British Empire Films (BEF) TAGLINE: “The tender love of two young people… amidst a violent and bloody feud!”
DIRECTOR: Gabriel Axel
CAST: Oleg Vidov, Gitte Hænning, Eva Dahlbeck, Gunnar Björnstrand, Birgitte Federspiel, Lisbeth Movin
SCREENPLAY: Gabriel Axel, with dialogue by Frank Jæger; based on the legend recorded by Saxo Grammaticus MUSIC: Per Nørgård
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Henning Bendtsen
GENRE: Historical Drama / Romance / Adventure
POSTER PRINTER: Not identified with enough certainty
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Also known internationally as The Red Mantle and originally titled Den røde kappe, Hagbard & Signe is a 1967 Danish-Swedish-Icelandic historical romance telling the tragic medieval legend of Hagbard and Signe, two young lovers caught between feuding families.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive red-and-white Australian Daybill combining large photographic scenes, a kissing portrait of the young lovers, mounted medieval warriors and prominent contemporary review quotes. The Australian title Hagbard & Signe dominates the centre, while The Red Mantle appears beneath as the alternate title.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The film was photographed extensively in Iceland and competed at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a Technical Grand Prize special mention. The cast also includes acclaimed Swedish actors Eva Dahlbeck and Gunnar Björnstrand, both strongly associated with the films of Ingmar Bergman.

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Boom!

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YEAR: 1968
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: John Heyman Production / World Film Services / Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: “Taylor and Burton explode in BOOM!”
DIRECTOR: Joseph Losey
CAST: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Noël Coward, Joanna Shimkus, Michael Dunn, Romolo Valli
SCREENPLAY: Tennessee Williams, based on his play The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore
PRODUCERS: John Heyman and Norman Priggen
MUSIC: John Barry
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Douglas Slocombe
GENRE: Drama / Psychological Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Boom! is a 1968 drama pairing Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, with Taylor playing wealthy, terminally ill Flora Goforth and Burton the mysterious poet who arrives at her Mediterranean island home. Tennessee Williams adapted the screenplay from his own stage play.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Beautifully illustrated Australian Daybill featuring a large romantic portrait of Taylor and Burton against a vivid orange sun, with bold blue and red typography. The predominantly white background makes the saturated orange, blue and flesh tones particularly striking.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This poster combines several strong collector names: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Tennessee Williams, director Joseph Losey, composer John Barry and cinematographer Douglas Slocombe. Although unsuccessful on its original release, Boom! subsequently developed a cult following; ACMI has screened it as a cult favourite, while filmmaker John Waters has championed the film.

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The Scorpio Letters

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YEAR: 1967
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: MGM Television / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
TAGLINE: No conventional tagline appears on this Australian
Daybill DIRECTOR: Richard Thorpe
CAST: Alex Cord, Shirley Eaton, Laurence Naismith, Oscar Beregi Jr., Antoinette Bower, Danielle De Metz
SCREENPLAY: Adrian Spies and Jo Eisinger, based on the novel by Victor Canning
PRODUCER: Richard Thorpe
MUSIC: Dave Grusin
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ellsworth Fredericks
GENRE: Spy Thriller / Crime / Espionage
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Scorpio Letters is a 1967 Cold War-era spy thriller starring Alex Cord as an American recruited by British Intelligence to investigate a blackmail organisation headed by the mysterious Scorpio. Although produced for MGM Television and first shown on American television, it received theatrical releases internationally.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Superb yellow Australian artwork dominated by an illustrated Alex Cord aiming a pistol directly toward the viewer, with Shirley Eaton behind him and smaller action and glamour vignettes. The poster prominently bills Eaton as “The Goldfinger Girl”, deliberately connecting the film with the James Bond spy-film phenomenon.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Particularly appealing to James Bond and 1960s spy-film collectors because Shirley Eaton had become internationally famous as Jill Masterson in Goldfinger. Contemporary history confirms that her Bond connection was deliberately used to market The Scorpio Letters. The film was also the final film directed by veteran MGM director Richard Thorpe, whose career included Jailhouse Rock, Ivanhoe and Knights of the Round Table.

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The Gay Deceivers - BB17

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YEAR: 1969
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Fanfare Films Inc.
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “When you have GIRLS like these… what do you do about the draft board?”
DIRECTOR: Bruce Kessler
CAST: Kevin Coughlin, Lawrence P. Casey, Brooke Bundy, Jo Ann Harris, Michael Greer
SCREENPLAY: Jerome Wish, from a story by Abe Polsky and Gil Lasky
PRODUCER: Joe Solomon
MUSIC: Stu Phillips
GENRE: Comedy / LGBTQ+ Cinema / Counterculture
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Gay Deceivers is a 1969 American comedy about two young men who pretend to be gay in an attempt to avoid the military draft, only to find themselves having to maintain the deception when their story comes under scrutiny. Its premise and advertising firmly place it within the social and counterculture landscape of late-1960s America.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive three-colour Australian artwork using orange, green and black against a white background. Photographic images of the two male leads are contrasted with a group of women, while the large headline directly references the military draft. The title treatment prominently highlights the word “Gay” in green, with an Australian R classification and Roadshow release credit.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An unusual piece of late-1960s cinema history whose subject matter directly reflects changing attitudes toward sexuality, the Vietnam-era draft and LGBTQ+ representation in mainstream film. The Australian three-colour Daybill has also become specifically recognised by Australian collectors as a desirable variant of the film's original advertising.

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