BB17-031 — LOST LAGOON
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YEAR: 1958 — copyright/production completed 1957
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Bermuda Studio Productions Co. Ltd. / United Artists
TAGLINE: “Stolen moments… stolen money… stolen kisses… in the Lost Lagoon”
DIRECTOR: John Rawlins
CAST: Jeffrey Lynn, Lelia Barry, Peter Donat, Don Gibson, Roger Clark, Jane Hartley
GENRE: Romance / Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Chromoprint
FORMAT: Australian DaybillPOSTER

DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly colourful late-1950s Australian Daybill with a vivid yellow background, bold red-and-black typography and romantic illustrated artwork. A large embracing couple dominates the lower half, while the upper vignette shows a suited man carrying a case from a boat. The repeated “stolen moments… stolen money… stolen kisses…” advertising gives the poster an appealing combination of romance, intrigue and classic exploitation-style promotion.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Lost Lagoon follows an unhappy married businessman presumed dead after being lost at sea, who finds a new life and romance on a Caribbean island before an insurance investigation threatens his escape. The film was shot entirely on location in the Caribbean and stars Jeffrey Lynn alongside Lelia Barry and Peter Donat. Its colourful Australian artwork is especially attractive compared with the film's relatively modest profile today.