Original Vintage Movie Posters BB17: Sunset Framing Gallery - Picture Framing Port Macquarie

BB17-001 — Clue

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YEAR: 1985
FILM STUDIO: Paramount Pictures
TAGLINE: Seven suspects, six weapons, five bodies and three endings.
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Lynn
CAST: Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren
GENRE: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring the seven principal suspects beneath a dramatic black silhouette montage of the characters and murder weapons. The predominantly black-and-white design is punctuated by colourful cast portraits and the bold black Clue title with a blood-red underline.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian theatrical daybill for the cult 1985 murder-mystery comedy based on Cluedo. The film became especially notable for its three alternative theatrical endings and has developed a strong cult following among collectors.

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BB17-002 — Clue

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YEAR: 1985
FILM STUDIO: Paramount Pictures
TAGLINE: Seven suspects, six weapons, five bodies and three endings.
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Lynn
CAST: Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren
GENRE: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring the seven principal suspects beneath a dramatic black silhouette montage of the characters and murder weapons. The predominantly black-and-white design is punctuated by colourful cast portraits and the bold black Clue title with a blood-red underline.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian theatrical daybill for the cult 1985 murder-mystery comedy based on Cluedo. The film became especially notable for its three alternative theatrical endings and has developed a strong cult following among collectors.

BB17-003 — E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

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BB17-004 — E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
YEAR: 1982
FILM STUDIO: Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: The story that touched the world.
DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg CAST: Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton
GENRE: Science Fiction, Family, Adventure
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring a predominantly deep-blue celestial design, with E.T. and Elliott's fingertips represented as constellations reaching towards a brilliant central star above the curved Earth. The minimalist white E.T. title sits centrally against the blue space background, with the tagline “The story that touched the world” across the top.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An original Australian theatrical daybill for Steven Spielberg's landmark 1982 film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Importantly, the photographed BB17-004 is the 1982 first-release Australian daybill, rather than the later 1985 Australian re-release daybill currently seen in the collector market. Heritage also documents the 1982 Australian daybill and attributes the artwork to celebrated movie-poster artist John Alvin.

BB17-004 — Satisfaction

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YEAR: 1988
FILM STUDIO: NBC Productions / 20th Century Fox
TAGLINE: One band. One dream. One summer.
DIRECTOR: Joan Freeman
CAST: Justine Bateman, Liam Neeson, Trini Alvarado, Scott Coffey, Britta Phillips, Julia Roberts, Debbie Harry
GENRE: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
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POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring the young band cast against a clean white background, with Justine Bateman prominent at the centre and a guitar-playing Julia Roberts at right. The upper tagline reads “One band. One dream. One summer.” while the lower section contrasts strongly in black with the SATISFACTION title in vivid pink lettering. The photographic ensemble design gives the poster a distinctly late-1980s music and youth-film aesthetic.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1988 music comedy-drama Satisfaction. The film is particularly collectable as an early screen appearance of Julia Roberts—her first credited big-screen role—and also features Justine Bateman, Liam Neeson and Debbie Harry, giving the poster crossover appeal for film and music memorabilia collectors.

BB17-005 — Cabriola

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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.

BB17-06 — Where The Boys Are

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]]>BB17-010 — Where the Boys Are ’84
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YEAR: 1984
FILM STUDIO: ITC Productions / Tri-Star Pictures
TAGLINE: When girls want a vacation filled with fun, sun and romance, they go… Where the Boys Are ’84. Where all your dreams come true.
DIRECTOR: Hy Averback
CAST: Lisa Hartman, Lorna Luft, Wendy Schaal, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Russell Todd, Howard McGillin, Christopher McDonald
GENRE: Comedy, Romance
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring a bright beach photograph of the four female leads in colourful 1980s swimwear carrying a male beachgoer. The yellow script title and ’84 pennant sit prominently above the cast, with the beach and ocean backdrop reinforcing the film’s Fort Lauderdale holiday setting. The photographic design and pastel colouring give the poster a distinctly 1980s summer-comedy aesthetic.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1984 remake of Where the Boys Are, produced by Allan Carr and notable as the first film released by the newly formed Tri-Star Pictures. The Australian daybill is a less commonly encountered format than the one sheet, with this example retaining its original cinema-issued folds and Robert Burton printer identification.

BB17-07 — Now You See Him, Now You Don't

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]]>BB17-011 — Now You See Him, Now You Don't
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YEAR: 1972
FILM STUDIO: Walt Disney Productions
TAGLINE: He’s going… going… gone!
DIRECTOR: Robert Butler
CAST: Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn, Jim Backus, William Windom, Michael McGreevey, Joyce Menges
GENRE: Family, Comedy, Science Fiction
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd., Sydney

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill dominated by vivid orange-red artwork with illustrated scenes of Kurt Russell’s invisible Dexter Riley, including floating clothing, a laboratory experiment and a comic car chase. Large hand-drawn title lettering and promotional copy including “The Invisible Vapor Caper of the Year!” give the poster a colourful, unmistakably 1970s Disney comedy style.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for Walt Disney’s 1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't, starring Kurt Russell as college student Dexter Riley. It is the second film in Disney's three-film Dexter Riley series, following The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and preceding The Strongest Man in the World. Australian specialist All About Movies documents this same red-art Australian daybill variant, while an Australian auction record confirms the Robert Burton-printed daybill

BB17-08 — The King of Marvin Gardens

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YEAR: 1972
FILM STUDIO: BBS Productions / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: A superb metaphor for what has often been called “The American Dream”!
DIRECTOR: Bob Rafelson
CAST: Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Julia Anne Robinson, Scatman Crothers
GENRE: Drama
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POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill with a distinctive orange, black and white geometric layout. Photographic images of Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern and Ellen Burstyn are arranged within rectangular panels, while an Atlantic City building and small silhouetted figures appear across the upper design. The bold black title and restrained colour palette give the poster a strong early-1970s graphic style.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for Bob Rafelson’s 1972 American New Wave drama The King of Marvin Gardens, starring Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern and Ellen Burstyn. The film followed Rafelson and Nicholson’s acclaimed Five Easy Pieces and has developed a lasting reputation as an important character-driven work of 1970s American cinema. The Australian daybill is a particularly appealing format for collectors of Nicholson memorabilia and New Hollywood cinema.

BB17-09 — When Eight Bells Toll

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YEAR: 1971
FILM STUDIO: Gershwin-Kastner Productions / Winkast Film Productions
TAGLINE: Today’s master of adventure outdoes even “The Guns of Navarone” in excitement!
DIRECTOR: Étienne Périer
CAST: Anthony Hopkins, Robert Morley, Nathalie Delon, Jack Hawkins, Corin Redgrave, Derek Bond
GENRE: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
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POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill with a dramatic black, orange and white design. Large orange typography dominates the upper section, while the illustrated action montage depicts a helicopter over rough seas, Anthony Hopkins and Nathalie Delon on a rope ladder, rocky coastal terrain and maritime action below. The artwork strongly emphasises the film’s rugged espionage-adventure theme.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1971 Alistair MacLean adventure When Eight Bells Toll, starring a young Anthony Hopkins as British secret-service agent Philip Calvert. Based on MacLean’s novel, the film was conceived as a gritty espionage adventure and was filmed extensively around Scotland. Its combination of early Anthony Hopkins, Alistair MacLean authorship and classic illustrated action artwork gives this Australian daybill appeal across spy, adventure and actor-focused collections.

BB17-010 — 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.

BB17-011 — City Heat

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YEAR: 1984
FILM STUDIO: The Malpaso Company / Deliverance Productions / Warner Bros.
TAGLINE: Take Clint the street-smart cop... take Burt the wise-guy private eye... and then take cover!
DIRECTOR: Richard Benjamin
CAST: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Jane Alexander, Madeline Kahn, Rip Torn, Irene Cara, Richard Roundtree, Tony Lo Bianco
GENRE: Crime, Comedy, Action
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring large illustrated portraits of Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds as 1930s lawmen, both holding revolvers, surrounded by smaller action and character scenes. A red border, bold red star billing and the City Heat street-sign title create a strong period crime-comedy design. The artwork used on this Australian daybill is credited to Julian Pucken.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original first-release Australian daybill for the 1984 crime comedy City Heat, pairing two major screen stars of the era, Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. Set in 1930s Kansas City, the film teams Eastwood’s police lieutenant with Reynolds’ private investigator in a Prohibition-era gangster story. The combination of both stars on a single illustrated Australian daybill gives the poster particularly good crossover appeal for Eastwood, Reynolds and 1980s cinema collectors.

BB17-012 — Endless Night

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YEAR: 1972
FILM STUDIO: British Lion Films / EMI Films
TAGLINE: Only 3 people in 1000 guess the answer to Endless Night
DIRECTOR: Sidney Gilliat
CAST: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Britt Ekland, George Sanders, Per Oscarsson
GENRE: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd. Sydney

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Striking original Australian daybill dominated by a large hand-drawn face partially concealed behind a hand, with a single vivid red eye creating the focal point. Bold red MURDER typography and a yellow panel advertising “Agatha Christie’s All-Time Best Seller!” give the design a classic 1970s mystery-thriller appearance. The smaller illustrated couple and strong red, yellow, black and white palette make this a particularly graphic Australian daybill design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1972 screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Endless Night, a psychological murder mystery Christie herself regarded as one of her favourite works. The combination of Agatha Christie, Hayley Mills and Britt Ekland, together with the poster’s unusually dramatic illustrated artwork, gives this example crossover appeal to collectors of Christie memorabilia, British cinema, mystery and horror-thriller posters.

BB17-013 — The Island

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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO: Universal Pictures / Zanuck-Brown Productions
TAGLINE: For three hundred years, a terrifying secret has been kept from the outside world.
DIRECTOR: Michael Ritchie
CAST: Michael Caine, David Warner, Angela Punch McGregor, Frank Middlemass, Don Henderson
GENRE: Adventure, Thriller, Horror
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POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Dramatic Australian daybill featuring a tattooed fist clutching a knife as it rises from vivid blue water, with a motorboat and dark island silhouette beyond. The oversized white title, deep blue and purple sky and skull-and-crossbones tattoo create a strong nautical horror image. The artwork is attributed to illustrator Charles Gehm.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1980 Peter Benchley adaptation starring Michael Caine. The connection to Benchley, author of Jaws and The Deep, together with Michael Caine, pirate imagery and Charles Gehm artwork, gives this poster appeal across horror, adventure, nautical and 1980s cinema collecting.

BB17-014 — Starman

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YEAR: 1984
FILM STUDIO: Columbia Pictures TAGLINE: In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all life forms in the universe to visit our planet. Get Ready. Company’s Coming.
DIRECTOR: John Carpenter
CAST: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel
GENRE: Science Fiction, Romance, Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill with a minimalist science-fiction design dominated by a deep blue star field. Two outstretched hands cradle a brilliant glowing light beneath a streaking object in the night sky, while the large outlined STARMAN title sits above. The expansive white upper section carries the Voyager-inspired promotional copy, giving the Australian poster a particularly clean and atmospheric composition.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An original Australian daybill for John Carpenter’s Starman, pairing one of the director’s best-known science-fiction films with Jeff Bridges’ Academy Award-nominated performance. The Australian daybill format, Robert Burton printing and distinctive celestial artwork make it an appealing piece for collectors of John Carpenter, 1980s science fiction and Australian cinema advertising.

BB17-015 — Murphy's Romance

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YEAR: 1985
FILM STUDIO: Fogwood Films / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “Just when you think you’ve found the right guy, someone even worse comes along.”
DIRECTOR: Martin Ritt
CAST: Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, Corey Haim
GENRE: Romantic Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring a full-length photographic portrait of Sally Field against a soft cream background, with James Garner pictured in a smaller inset wearing a cowboy hat. Large burgundy typography places the stars’ names prominently around the central image, while the film title runs vertically down the left side. The restrained design and warm colour palette reflect the film’s character-driven romantic comedy style.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An original Australian daybill for Murphy’s Romance, featuring Sally Field and James Garner in one of Garner’s most acclaimed later-career roles. Garner received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for the film. The combination of two highly recognisable stars, its distinctly Australian daybill format and attractive photographic artwork gives this poster good appeal for collectors of 1980s cinema, romantic comedies and classic Hollywood stars.

BB17-016 — Peggy Sue Got Married ..Or Will She

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YEAR: 1986
FILM STUDIO: Tri-Star Pictures / Rastar / Zoetrope Studios
TAGLINE: Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? Tonight she’s going back in time, with the chance to change her destiny.
DIRECTOR: Francis Ford Coppola
CAST: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Joan Allen, Jim Carrey
GENRE: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill featuring Kathleen Turner framed within a large keyhole while holding a key, surrounded by a blue-and-white dreamlike composition of clouds, stars and romantic imagery. The keyhole motif cleverly reflects Peggy Sue’s journey back into her own past, while the pink title treatment and photographic montage give the poster a distinctly 1980s fantasy-romance appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for Francis Ford Coppola’s 1986 time-travel comedy-drama Peggy Sue Got Married. Kathleen Turner received an Academy Award nomination for her performance, while the cast also includes Nicolas Cage and early appearances by Joan Allen and Jim Carrey. The Coppola connection, recognisable 1980s artwork and unusual keyhole design give this Australian daybill good crossover appeal for collectors of 1980s cinema, fantasy and time-travel films.

BB17-017 — Man Afraid

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YEAR: 1957
FILM STUDIO: Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: The most terrifying suspense your heart has ever felt!
DIRECTOR: Harry Keller
CAST: George Nader, Phyllis Thaxter, Tim Hovey, Harold J. Stone, Eduard Franz, Reta Shaw
GENRE: Film Noir, Crime, Drama, Thriller

POSTER PRINTER: A.C. Cunningham & Co. Pty. Ltd.POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Original Australian daybill with a striking illustrated 1950s design dominated by vivid red, yellow and white. Large suspense typography fills the upper section above a small noir-style scene, while illustrated portraits of George Nader and Phyllis Thaxter anchor the lower half. The oversized yellow Man Afraid title and prominent Australian “Not Suitable for Children” classification badge give the poster particularly strong period character.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Original Australian daybill for the 1957 Universal-International suspense thriller Man Afraid. The film stars George Nader and Phyllis Thaxter and was directed by Harry Keller; it is also notable as the feature-film debut of Troy Donahue. Its colourful illustrated artwork, film-noir styling, 1950s Universal connection and Australian daybill format make this an appealing example of mid-century cinema advertising.

BB17-018 — Swim Team

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YEAR: 1979
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: FilmTel Ltd.
TAGLINE: “When You Have To Win — Anything Goes…!” / “…it’s wet & wild!”
DIRECTOR: James Polakof
CAST: James Daughton, Stephen Furst, Richard Young, Jenny Neumann, Elise-Anne, Buster Crabbe, Gunilla Hutton
GENRE: Comedy / Sports Comedy
FORMAT: Original Australian Daybill
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd. — visible on this example.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Colourful illustrated Australian daybill with a bright orange, blue and white palette and chaotic poolside artwork featuring swimmers, bikini-clad characters, flying drinks, a cameraman and even a shark. A prominent promotional box connects stars James Daughton and Stephen Furst with Animal House, giving the artwork a distinctly late-1970s teen-comedy marketing style.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An original Australian daybill for the 1979 comedy Swim Team, written and directed by James Polakof. The film stars James Daughton and Stephen Furst, both coming directly from National Lampoon's Animal House, and follows a struggling swimming team attempting to turn around a seven-year losing streak. The exuberant illustrated artwork, late-1970s comedy styling and Australian daybill format make it a fun piece of period cinema memorabilia.

BB17-019 — It's My Turn

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YEAR: 1980
STUDIO / DISTRIBUTOR: Rastar Films / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “Just when she thinks she has everything right… in steps the man who says ‘wrong.’”
DIRECTOR: Claudia Weill WRITER: Eleanor Bergstein
CAST: Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, Charles Grodin
GENRE: Romance / Comedy-Drama
FORMAT: Original Australian Daybill
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd. — visible at the bottom of this example.The film is a 1980 romantic comedy-drama centred on mathematics professor Kate Gunzinger, played by Jill Clayburgh, whose settled life is disrupted after meeting former baseball player Ben Lewin, played by Michael Douglas.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Australian photographic daybill design dominated by a large portrait of Jill Clayburgh embracing Michael Douglas, with a restrained cream, grey, black and red colour palette. The three principal stars — Clayburgh, Douglas and Charles Grodin — are prominently identified above the distinctive red It’s My Turn title treatment.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE: An original Australian daybill for It’s My Turn (1980), starring Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas and Charles Grodin. Directed by Claudia Weill and written by Eleanor Bergstein, the film explores career, independence and relationships through a successful mathematics professor whose carefully ordered life takes an unexpected romantic turn. The Australian daybill’s strong photographic presentation of Clayburgh and Douglas gives it additional appeal for collectors of either star and early Michael Douglas cinema material.

BB17-020 — 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.

BB17-021 — A Howling in the Woods

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]]>BB17-028 — A HOWLING IN THE WOODS
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YEAR: 1971
FILM STUDIO: Universal Television / Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: “What was their horrifying secret?”
DIRECTOR: Daniel Petrie
CAST: Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, John Rubinstein, Vera Miles
GENRE: Thriller / Mystery / Horror
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd., Fremantle
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive monochrome illustrated Australian Daybill featuring character portraits of Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, John Rubinstein and Vera Miles arranged in boxed panels. The restrained brown-and-cream palette, hand-drawn portraiture and prominent “What was their horrifying secret?” headline give the poster a strong early-1970s mystery-thriller aesthetic. The Australian M classification and local printer's credit are incorporated into the lower design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A Howling in the Woods is particularly interesting as an Australian theatrical poster for a production originally made as an American television movie. The film reunited I Dream of Jeannie stars Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman shortly after that series ended, adding crossover appeal for collectors of classic television as well as vintage horror and thriller material.

BB17-029 — The National Health

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YEAR: 1973
FILM STUDIO: Virgin Films / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “If you think that there’s funny business going on in the wards after lights out… you’re right! BE WARNED… YOU MAY DIE LAUGHING”
DIRECTOR: Jack Gold
CAST: Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Jim Dale, Donald Sinden
GENRE: Comedy / Black Comedy / Satire
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully quirky Australian Daybill dominated by pale hospital blue, with five hospital beds containing only the watchful eyes of their occupants. Below, photographic cut-outs of nurses and hospital staff reinforce the film’s bawdy medical-comedy theme, while the large black The National Health title and hand-drawn figures running along the bottom give the design a distinctly 1970s feel.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The National Health is a 1973 British black comedy adapted by Peter Nichols from his acclaimed 1969 stage play. The film satirises Britain’s National Health Service through the chaotic workings of a rundown London hospital, contrasting reality with a glossy fictional medical soap opera. It features a strong British ensemble cast including Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Jim Dale and Donald Sinden, with an early appearance by Bob Hoskins.

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.

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.

BB17-032 — Every Little Crook and Nanny

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YEAR: 1972
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Cy Howard–Leonard J. Ackerman Production
TAGLINE: “The ‘Big Boss’ wanted his son to have culture. So he hired a nanny to give him some…..or else!”
DIRECTOR: Cy Howard
CAST: Lynn Redgrave, Victor Mature, Paul Sand, Maggie Blye, John Astin, Dom DeLuise, Austin Pendleton, Pat Morita
MUSIC: Fred Karlin
GENRE: Comedy / Crime Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A very 1970s Australian Daybill combining photographic imagery with bold comedy advertising. Victor Mature appears twice in his white Mafia-boss suit, while Lynn Redgrave's nanny carries his son across the centre. The black-and-white upper panel cheekily parodies The Godfather with the line “I’m gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse.” Coral-red and purple title lettering and the vintage Playboy magazine visible in the central image add to its unmistakable period character.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A fun piece of early-1970s crime-comedy memorabilia with several interesting collector connections. Every Little Crook and Nanny brought Victor Mature out of retirement for his first major screen role since 1966, alongside Lynn Redgrave and a supporting cast including The Addams Family's John Astin, Dom DeLuise and Pat Morita. The Australian poster's overt spoof of The Godfather advertising is particularly interesting: both films were released in 1972, giving this Daybill a great snapshot of the Mafia craze then sweeping popular culture.

BB17-033 — Women Are Weak

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YEAR: 1959
ORIGINAL TITLE: Faibles Femmes ALTERNATE TITLE: Three Murderesses / 3 Murderesses
FILM STUDIO / DISTRIBUTOR: Paul Graetz Production / Paramount Pictures
DIRECTOR: Michel Boisrond
CAST: Mylène Demongeot, Pascale Petit, Jacqueline Sassard, Alain Delon, Noël Roquevert, Monique Mélinand, Pierre Mondy, André Luguet, Simone Renant
GENRE: Comedy / Romantic Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: W.E. Smith Limited
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully colourful late-1950s Australian Daybill with large hand-drawn red title lettering and vibrant illustrated artwork showing Alain Delon surrounded by the film's three female leads. Bright green, blue, pink and mustard clothing creates a playful composition against the predominantly white background. The poster also prominently advertises the film's French title Faibles Femmes and its presentation “in Eastman Color.”

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is an especially appealing early Alain Delon poster, produced near the beginning of his international screen career and before the films that established him as one of European cinema's major stars. Women Are Weak was released in France as Faibles Femmes and internationally under several titles, including Three Murderesses. The combination of Delon's early-career appearance, Mylène Demongeot, Pascale Petit and Jacqueline Sassard, and colourful Australian-specific artwork gives this Daybill considerably more collector interest than the film's light romantic-comedy subject might initially suggest.

BB17-035 — Night Flight from Moscow

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YEAR: 1973
ORIGINAL TITLE: Le Serpent
ALTERNATE TITLE: The Serpent
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Les Films de la Boétie / Euro International Films / Rialto Film / Avco Embassy
TAGLINE: “One of these men is working for the C.I.A.”
DIRECTOR: Henri Verneuil
CAST: Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret, Michel Bouquet, Virna Lisi, Guy Tréjan, Elga Andersen, Farley Granger MUSIC: Ennio Morricone
GENRE: Spy Thriller / Espionage / Cold War Thriller
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd. — visible along the lower edge
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Night Flight from Moscow was the title used for the film in Australia; internationally it is also known as The Serpent, from its original French title Le Serpent. It was a French-Italian-West German production centred on the defection of a high-ranking Soviet intelligence officer and the possibility that his information about Western double agents may itself be part of a KGB operation.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A dark and appropriately secretive Australian Daybill using black-and-white photographic imagery against deep burgundy and vivid orange-red borders and typography. The upper photograph shows Soviet officials beneath the provocative “One of these men is working for the C.I.A.” headline, while individual portraits of the principal characters reinforce the film's intelligence and double-agent storyline. The stark design is much more restrained than many 1970s action posters and suits the film's Cold War espionage subject particularly well.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This Australian Daybill has an unusually strong line-up for a 1970s espionage film, bringing together Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda and Dirk Bogarde, alongside Philippe Noiret, Virna Lisi and Farley Granger. It also has additional appeal for soundtrack collectors through its score by Ennio Morricone. The film was released in the same year as Brynner's now-iconic appearance as the Gunslinger in Westworld, making this an interesting piece from the later part of his film career.

BB17-037 — The Choirboys

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YEAR: 1977
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Lorimar Productions / Airone Cinematografica / Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: “A hilarious high powered low languaged pistol of a picture!”
DIRECTOR: Robert Aldrich
CAST: Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Perry King, Clyde Kusatsu, Stephen Macht, Tim McIntire, Randy Quaid, Don Stroud, James Woods, Burt Young
MUSIC: Frank De Vol
GENRE: Crime / Comedy-Drama / Black Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A distinctly 1970s Australian Daybill built around an irreverent police-badge caricature, with a policeman's cap above and a large open mouth incorporated into the badge. Black-and-white photographic figures appear between the character's legs, while bright cyan-blue panels contrast strongly against the otherwise monochrome artwork. The poster also reproduces Joseph Wambaugh's bestselling novel and carries the Australian-specific promotional line “CONTAINS STUFF YOU’LL NEVER SEE ON TV!” — a particularly memorable piece of local cinema advertising.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The Choirboys was adapted from former LAPD officer Joseph Wambaugh's 1975 bestselling novel and directed by Robert Aldrich, whose credits include The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard. Its ensemble cast is particularly notable today, bringing together Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Randy Quaid, James Woods and Rocky actor Burt Young. Wambaugh famously disliked the finished adaptation after substantial changes were made to his screenplay, making the film an interesting chapter in the author's relationship with Hollywood.

BB17-040 — 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.

BB17-041 — Shout at the Devil

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YEAR: 1976
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Tonav Film Productions / Michael Klinger Production
TAGLINE: “A spectacular adventure you will always remember and a beautiful love story you will never forget.”
DIRECTOR: Peter R. Hunt
CAST: Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, Barbara Parkins, Ian Holm, Reinhard Kolldehoff
MUSIC: Maurice Jarre
GENRE: Adventure / Action / War
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A colourful Australian Daybill dominated by a bright yellow background and illustrated adventure montage. Large portraits of Lee Marvin and Roger Moore sit over British and American flags, surrounded by an elephant, riflemen, boats, explosions, a biplane and action imagery. The red Gothic-style title block creates a strong contrast against the yellow field, giving the poster a classic 1970s adventure-film appearance. The poster artwork is credited to R. Kinyon.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Shout at the Devil has excellent crossover appeal through its two leads. Roger Moore was already James Bond when the film was released, appearing between The Man with the Golden Gun and The Spy Who Loved Me, while Lee Marvin was firmly established as a major action star. It was directed by Peter R. Hunt, who had previously directed Moore's Bond predecessor George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The combination of Moore, Marvin, Wilbur Smith source material and colourful adventure artwork makes this an appealing Australian Daybill even though the film itself sits outside the highest-value collector titles.

BB17-042 — Circus Stars Big Arena

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YEAR: 1958/1959
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Central Documentary Film Studios, Moscow
TAGLINE: “International Circus Thrills” / “The World’s Greatest Circus Stars in The Big Arena” FEATURED PERFORMER: Oleg Popov, the celebrated Soviet clown
GENRE: Documentary / Circus / Family Entertainment
POSTER PRINTER: Advertising & Commercial Printers Pty. Ltd. — visible along the lower edge
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A superbly colourful Australian Daybill with an exceptionally strong circus theme. Against a brilliant yellow ground are individually illustrated trapeze artists, a clown riding a unicycle, an elephant, performing bears and other circus performers. Bold red, blue and green typography advertises “International Circus Thrills,” “World’s Wildest Wild Animal Act!” and “Fantastic Dancing Bears with Savage Rhythms!” The MGM release credit and Australian “For General Exhibition” triangle complete the period cinema presentation.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is an unusual crossover piece between vintage cinema and circus memorabilia. The Big Arena documented performers from the Soviet State Circus during the period when Soviet circus companies were attracting considerable international attention, with renowned clown Oleg Popov specifically promoted in the Australian advertising. A contemporary 1960 review described the film as a screen representation of the Soviet State Circus and praised its spectacular acts and entertainment value. The highly decorative Australian artwork gives the poster appeal well beyond collectors specifically seeking the film.

BB17-043 — Land of the Pharaohs

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YEAR: 1955
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Warner Bros. Pictures / Continental Company Ltd.
TAGLINE: “The barbaric love that left the Great Pyramid as its landmark!”
DIRECTOR: Howard Hawks
CAST: Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin, Alexis Minotis, James Robertson Justice, Luisa Boni, Sydney Chaplin, James Hayter
MUSIC: Dimitri Tiomkin
GENRE: Historical Epic / Adventure / Drama / Sword and Sandal
POSTER PRINTER: W.E. Smith Limited, Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A superb early Australian Daybill with richly coloured illustrated artwork. The design combines Egyptian architecture, a monumental Pharaoh figure, pyramid imagery and a dramatic scene of a chained woman, while Joan Collins is prominently illustrated in striped Egyptian costume across the lower half. Bright orange-red title lettering, turquoise-blue shadows and deep green and brown panels create an exceptionally strong 1950s Technicolor-era appearance. Australian censorship markings and the W.E. Smith Sydney printer credit add further local period character.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is a particularly desirable combination of Howard Hawks, Joan Collins and classic 1950s Hollywood epic filmmaking. Collins was only in her early twenties when she played the ambitious Princess Nellifer, giving the poster additional appeal as an early piece from her long screen career. The film also represents the final collaboration between Hawks and Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner. Its Egyptian subject matter, Great Pyramid imagery and highly decorative artwork give this Daybill crossover appeal beyond film collectors into vintage Egyptian and mid-century cinema décor.

BB17-045 — Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

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YEAR: 1953
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: “They’re on an outer-space spree!!”
DIRECTOR: Charles Lamont
CAST: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard, Robert Paige, Martha Hyer, Horace McMahon, Jack Kruschen, Jean Willes, Anita Ekberg
PRODUCER: Howard Christie
GENRE: Science Fiction / Comedy / Family
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FORMAT: Australian Daybill

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A striking and unusually minimalist Australian Daybill printed almost entirely in blue and red against white. Large illustrated portraits of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello dominate the upper half, with their surnames incorporated into an oversized hand-lettered title treatment. The lower section uses bold red typography, stars and the Australian “For General Exhibition” triangle. Unlike many international posters for the film, this Australian design concentrates almost entirely on the instantly recognisable comedy duo rather than spaceships, planets or female characters.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is a particularly appealing Australian poster for one of cinema's most famous comedy partnerships, combining Abbott and Costello with the hugely collectible 1950s science-fiction genre. The film also contains an early appearance by Anita Ekberg, several years before La Dolce Vita. Australian Daybills for the title are documented in specialist Abbott and Costello poster collections, including more than one Australian Daybill design.

BB17-046 — Popcorn and Ice Cream

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YEAR: 1978
ORIGINAL TITLE: Popcorn und Himbeereis
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Lisa Film / Barthonia Film
TAGLINE: “Young People! Young Love! Young Music”
DIRECTOR: Franz Josef Gottlieb
CAST: Benny Schnier, Olivia Pascal, Zachi Noy, Gesa Thoma, Bea Fiedler, Alexander Grill, Herbert Fux, Ursula Buchfellner
MUSIC: Gerhard Heinz
GENRE: Comedy / Romance / Sex Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Popcorn and Ice Cream is the Australian title for the 1978 West German comedy Popcorn und Himbeereis. It stars Benny Schnier, Olivia Pascal and Zachi Noy and was directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully bright late-1970s Australian Daybill using turquoise blue, yellow and hot pink with a combination of illustrated and photographic artwork. The central image shows Benny Schnier sitting amid spilled popcorn while holding an oversized ice cream, with Olivia Pascal and Zachi Noy pictured above. A photographic montage across the bottom promotes the film's youthful cast and music, while promotional lines including “Hear the Hits!” reinforce its late-1970s youth-culture styling. The Australian R classification and local M.A.P.S. printer credit complete the period presentation.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This Australian Daybill captures the colourful European youth-comedy style of the late 1970s particularly well. Zachi Noy appeared in the hugely successful Lemon Popsicle in the same year, while Olivia Pascal became a recognisable figure in German film and television. Interestingly, Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda also appears as himself in the film. Popcorn and Ice Cream also received recognition in Germany's 1978 Bravo Otto awards, placing among that year's German films.

BB17-047 — Zachariah

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YEAR: 1971
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: ABC Pictures Corp. / George Englund Productions
TAGLINE: “A head of his time” / “The First Electric Western”
DIRECTOR: George Englund
CAST: John Rubinstein, Pat Quinn, Don Johnson, Elvin Jones, Doug Kershaw, Dick Van Patten, Country Joe and the Fish, The James Gang
MUSIC: Jimmie Haskell
GENRE: Acid Western / Musical / Comedy-Drama / Psychedelic Western
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill
Released in 1971, Zachariah is an unconventional rock musical Western starring John Rubinstein, Pat Quinn and a very young Don Johnson. Its unusual musical line-up includes The James Gang, Country Joe and the Fish, jazz drummer Elvin Jones and fiddler Doug Kershaw. AFI confirms George Englund as director and producer and ABC Pictures as a production company.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A strikingly unconventional Australian Daybill dominated by a large psychedelic photographic portrait of John Rubinstein wearing mirrored glasses, a futuristic helmet and breathing apparatus. The reflected figure within one lens, rainbow-toned photographic treatment and minimalist white background strongly reflect the counterculture aesthetic of the early 1970s. “A head of his time” appears above the portrait, while the orange Zachariah title and “The First Electric Western” sit beneath. This is a very different visual treatment from a conventional Western poster.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Zachariah has developed cult appeal because it deliberately combines the Western with psychedelic counterculture and contemporary rock music. The musical credentials are particularly strong: The James Gang line-up included Joe Walsh, while Country Joe and the Fish had become closely associated with the late-1960s counterculture. Jazz great Elvin Jones, best known for his work in John Coltrane's classic quartet, also appears. The film additionally provides an early screen role for Don Johnson, years before Miami Vice. The unusual “First Electric Western” concept and highly distinctive psychedelic artwork give the Australian Daybill good crossover potential with music and counterculture collectors.

BB17-048 — A Little Romance

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YEAR: 1979
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Orion Pictures / Pan Arts / Trinacra Films; Warner Bros. distribution
TAGLINE: “A Little Romance… to remember always.”
DIRECTOR: George Roy Hill
CAST: Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard, Arthur Hill, Sally Kellerman, Broderick Crawford, David Dukes
MUSIC: Georges Delerue
GENRE: Romance / Comedy-Drama / Coming-of-Age
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

A Little Romance follows an American girl and French boy who fall in love in Paris and travel toward Venice with the help of an elderly adventurer played by Laurence Olivier. It was directed by George Roy Hill, whose previous films included Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A distinctive Australian Daybill with a bright yellow field and blue-toned photographic montage. The central image features the young couple kissing, surrounded by photographs of Laurence Olivier and scenes from the film. The Australian advertising makes particularly prominent use of director George Roy Hill's earlier successes, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, with the playful headline “Bingo!” above the artwork. The restrained yellow, blue and coral-red palette gives it a recognisable late-1970s graphic style.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An especially nice early-career piece for Diane Lane, who made her feature-film debut here at just 14, alongside screen legend Laurence Olivier. The film also has an important awards connection: Georges Delerue won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, while Allan Burns received a screenplay nomination. The Australian poster's prominent references to The Sting and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid add another point of interest for George Roy Hill collectors.

BB17-055 — DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE

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YEAR: 1970
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Frank Perry Films
DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures / Cinema International Corporation in Australia
TAGLINE: “It can happen to any married woman anywhere, anytime…. It happened to Tina.”
DIRECTOR: Frank Perry
CAST: Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Lorraine Cullen, Frannie Michel
SCREENPLAY: Eleanor Perry, based on the novel by Sue Kaufman
GENRE: Comedy-Drama / Satire / Psychological Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney — visible along the lower edge
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Released in 1970, Diary of a Mad Housewife was directed and produced by Frank Perry, with Eleanor Perry adapting Sue Kaufman's 1967 novel. Carrie Snodgress stars as Tina Balser, a dissatisfied Manhattan housewife caught between her marriage and an affair with a writer played by Frank Langella.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly strong Australian-specific illustrated design using a limited red, black, grey and white palette. Carrie Snodgress dominates the upper artwork as Tina, provocatively pulling on a black stocking, surrounded by smaller scenes depicting her husband, children and relationships. The enormous white lowercase title sits against a vivid red block across the lower half. The Australian Restricted Exhibition classification diamond and Robert Burton Sydney printer credit provide excellent period Australian cinema details.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This poster has several worthwhile collector connections. Carrie Snodgress received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her performance and won the Golden Globe for Best Actress – Drama. The film also features an early performance by Frank Langella, while Peter Boyle and the Alice Cooper band appear in smaller roles. The bold Australian artwork also gives the Daybill good decorative appeal independent of the film's title recognition.

BB17-056 — The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

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YEAR: 1946
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Columbia Pictures
DIRECTORS: Henry Levin and George Sherman
CAST: Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond, Edgar Buchanan, Henry Daniell, George Macready, Russell Hicks, John Abbott, Lloyd Corrigan
GENRE: Adventure / Swashbuckler / Robin Hood
POSTER PRINTER: Cunningham & Co. Pty. Limited, Litho. Syd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Released by Columbia in 1946, The Bandit of Sherwood Forest stars Cornel Wilde as Robert of Nottingham, the son of Robin Hood, who rallies the Merry Men against the Regent of England and his attempt to seize power from the young King Henry III. Contemporary and archival sources confirm Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond and Edgar Buchanan among the principal cast and Henry Levin and George Sherman as directors.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully stark early Australian Daybill built almost entirely around typography rather than pictorial artwork. Deep burgundy-red printing against the cream paper creates an enormous Cornel Wilde star credit above the boldly angled The Bandit of Sherwood Forest title. “In Technicolor,” Anita Louise and Jill Esmond appear beneath, together with the Australian For General Exhibition triangle, Columbia Pictures branding and period Australian printer information. Its simplicity makes it quite different from the colourful illustrated international posters produced for the film.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An appealing early Australian cinema piece combining the enduring Robin Hood legend with Cornel Wilde at the height of his 1940s Hollywood career. Wilde had received an Academy Award nomination for playing Frédéric Chopin in A Song to Remember immediately before this film. Rather than playing Robin Hood himself, Wilde plays Robin Hood's son, while Russell Hicks appears as the older Robin. At around 80 years old, this Australian Daybill also predates the more familiar pictorial Daybill designs of the 1950s–70s represented elsewhere in the collection.

BB17-057 — Ups and Downs of a Handyman

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YEAR: 1975
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: K.F.R. Productions
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: GUO Film Distributors Pty. Limited
TAGLINE: “His customers are always satisfied.”
DIRECTOR: John Sealey
CAST: Barry Stokes, Gay Soper, Sue Lloyd, Bob Todd, Chic Murray, Valerie Leon, Penny Meredith, Robert Dorning MUSIC: Vic Elms
GENRE: British Comedy / Sex Comedy / Sexploitation
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian DaybillThe Ups and Downs of a Handyman is a 1975 British comedy starring Barry Stokes as Bob, a handyman whose move to an English village brings him considerably more attention from his female customers than he anticipated. The film was also marketed under titles including Confessions of a Handyman, Confessions of an Odd-Job Man and The Happy Housewives.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully lurid Australian Daybill dominated by a bright yellow field with turquoise-blue borders and red, green and blue line artwork. Barry Stokes stands centrally holding a fishing rod, flanked by two bikini-clad women, beneath the cheeky Australian advertising line “His customers are always satisfied.” Particularly interesting is the unusually large GUO Film Distributors Pty. Limited logo occupying the entire upper section. The red Australian R classification diamond, hand-drawn title treatment and Robert Burton printer credit complete its distinctly local theatrical presentation.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A fun example of the British “saucy comedy” boom of the 1970s, with particularly good crossover appeal through its cast. Valerie Leon appeared in several Carry On films as well as the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me and Never Say Never Again, while Bob Todd was closely associated with The Benny Hill Show. The film is sometimes confused with the popular Confessions series because of its alternate titles, but it is a separate production. The colourful Australian-specific artwork is also completely different in approach from the British Quad artwork.

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
POSTER PRINTER:
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.

BB17-059 — Waitress!

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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Troma Entertainment / Lloyd Kaufman–Michael Herz Production
TAGLINE: “The Wildest Film of the Year!” / “Make Your Reservations Now For… Waitress!”
DIRECTORS: Lloyd Kaufman (credited as Samuel Weil) and Michael Herz
CAST: Jim Harris, Carol Drake, Carol Bevar, Renata Majer, Hunt Block, Tony Denison
GENRE: Comedy / Sex Comedy / Sexploitation
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Waitress! is an early Troma comedy about three waitresses contending with the chaos of a New York restaurant. It was made before Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz took Troma into the cult exploitation territory for which the company later became famous. AFI records the film as a Troma production directed by Kaufman, under his Samuel Weil credit, and Michael Herz.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A very distinctive Australian Daybill using black, white and vivid red, dominated by a large circular photograph of three waitresses dressed in revealing restaurant-themed costumes. The oversized red Waitress! title sits beneath the Australian promotional wording, while a second photographic scene occupies the bottom panel. The Australian R classification, Blake Films branding and M.A.P.S. printer credit add strong local theatrical-release details. The relatively simple photographic design is unmistakably early-1980s exploitation advertising.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This one has an important cult-film connection: Waitress! belongs to Troma's early run of adult-oriented comedies, preceding the company's breakthrough with The Toxic Avenger. It was the second of Troma's so-called “sexy comedies,” following Squeeze Play! and preceding Stuck on You! and The First Turn-On!. The film also contains the first feature-film appearance of Chris Noth, later widely known for Law & Order and Sex and the City. This gives the poster additional crossover interest for Troma, cult cinema and exploitation-film collectors.

BB17-060 — Mattress Tango

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YEAR: 1973
ORIGINAL TITLE: Matratzen-Tango
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: CTV 72 Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH, Munich
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: British Empire Films (BEF)
TAGLINE: “Hilarious R Rated Comedy With Those Beautiful West German Birds”
DIRECTOR: Eberhard Schröder
CAST: Rinaldo Talamonti, Eva Mattern, Franz Muxeneder, Walter Feuchtenberg, Bruno W. Pantel, Gerry Thiele, Dorothea Rau, Astrid Boner, Ekkehardt Belle
SCREENPLAY: Fred Denger
PRODUCER: Horst Hächler
GENRE: West German Comedy / Erotic Comedy / Sexploitation
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Mattress Tango is the English-language title of the 1973 West German film Matratzen-Tango. The German Film Institute confirms Eberhard Schröder as director, Fred Denger as screenwriter, Horst Hächler as producer and CTV 72 as the production company.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully unmistakable piece of 1970s Australian exploitation advertising. The design combines a large yellow-and-green title panel with blue promotional typography and a photographic montage beneath. The central imagery shows the film's romantic and risqué comedy elements, including a kissing couple and Rinaldo Talamonti surrounded by women. Particularly notable is the very Australian headline “Hilarious R Rated Comedy With Those Beautiful West German Birds”, together with the small BEF distributor logo. Bright yellow, turquoise, green and red give the poster excellent period character.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A colourful example of the West German sex-comedy cycle of the early 1970s, marketed specifically for Australian audiences. The film stars Italian-born actor Rinaldo Talamonti, who appeared extensively in German exploitation and comedy films during this period. Mattress Tango was his first solo starring film role. The Australian Daybill is particularly appealing because its local advertising language and British Empire Films branding firmly identify it as an Australian theatrical-release piece rather than an imported poster.

BB17-062 — Atlantic City

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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: International Cinema Corporation (ICC) / Selta Films / Cine-Neighbor / Famous Players / Canadian Film Development Corporation
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures / Australian poster marked “A Roadshow Release”
TAGLINE: “Laugh, Cry, and Dream…”
DIRECTOR: Louis Malle
CAST: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Michel Piccoli, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Al Waxman, Robert Goulet
SCREENPLAY: John Guare
MUSIC: Michel Legrand
GENRE: Crime / Drama / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Atlantic City is Louis Malle's acclaimed 1980 French-Canadian crime drama starring Burt Lancaster as ageing small-time gangster Lou Pascal and Susan Sarandon as Sally Matthews, whose lives intersect amid the changing casino city. The film was nominated for all five major Academy Awards — Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Original Screenplay — and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly attractive Australian Daybill with a rich golden-yellow background and finely rendered blue monochrome artwork. Large portraits of Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon dominate the upper half beneath the Australian advertising line “LAUGH, CRY, AND DREAM…”, while smaller illustrated scenes depict the casino and Atlantic City setting. The ornate Atlantic City title treatment resembles casino and boardwalk signage, with the Australian M classification, Roadshow release credit and M.A.P.S. Litho printer mark completing the local theatrical design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An excellent crossover poster for collectors of Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon and director Louis Malle, with unusually strong critical credentials for a mainstream theatrical release. Atlantic City received Academy Award nominations in all of the “Big Five” categories and won the Golden Lion at the 1980 Venice Film Festival. The film was later selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry, adding further significance to what is otherwise a relatively affordable piece of original cinema history.

BB17-063 — They Laughed

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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Moon Pictures / Time-Life Films
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow — poster marked “A Roadshow Release”
TAGLINE / AUSTRALIAN PROMOTION: “A gorgeously entertaining and uninhibited comedy about a bizarre detective agency and its amorous clients.”
DIRECTOR: Peter Bogdanovich
CAST: Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Patti Hansen, Dorothy Stratten, George Morfogen, Blaine Novak
SCREENPLAY: Peter Bogdanovich and Blaine Novak
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Robby Müller
GENRE: Romantic Comedy / Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

They All Laughed is Peter Bogdanovich's 1981 New York romantic comedy about private detectives who become romantically involved with the women they have been hired to follow. The film brings together Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, John Ritter and Dorothy Stratten in one of Bogdanovich's most personal films. AFI confirms the principal production and cast details.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A striking Australian Daybill using predominantly black, pale blue and white, with a large photographic group portrait occupying the centre. Three prominent review quotes — “Gorgeous Fun,” “Totally Captivating Romp” and “Irrepressible Joy” — fill the black upper panel. The hand-drawn white They All Laughed title sits against black, while Audrey Hepburn and Ben Gazzara receive prominent turquoise billing immediately beneath. The Roadshow release statement and M.A.P.S. Litho printer credit firmly identify this as an Australian theatrical-release poster.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This poster has several particularly strong collector connections. It represents Audrey Hepburn's second-last theatrical feature film and pairs her with director Peter Bogdanovich, whose credits include The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon and What's Up, Doc?. The film was also the final completed screen performance of Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered in 1980 before the film's release; the finished film was dedicated to her. Bogdanovich later described They All Laughed as a particularly personal work, giving the title an enduring cult following beyond its original theatrical reception.

BB17-064 — One Man Jury

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YEAR: 1978
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Cal-Am Productions / Atilla Films
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: City Theatre Group — poster marked “A City Theatre Group Release”
TAGLINE: “Every citizen is entitled to a fair and speedy trial…”
DIRECTOR: Charles Martin
CAST: Jack Palance, Christopher Mitchum, Pamela Shoop, Angel Tompkins, Joe Spinell, Cara Williams, Alexandra Hay, Jeff McCracken
SCREENPLAY: Charles Martin
MUSIC: Morton Stevens
GENRE: Crime / Action / Thriller / Neo-Noir / Vigilante Film
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

One Man Jury is a gritty 1978 American crime thriller starring Jack Palance as LAPD Lieutenant Jim Wade, a hard-edged homicide detective who becomes increasingly frustrated with criminals escaping justice and begins imposing his own form of punishment. The film was directed and written by Charles Martin and produced by Theodor Bodnar and Steve Bono.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly strong Australian crime-film Daybill using a dramatic red, black and white palette. Jack Palance dominates the artwork, confronting the viewer while holding a large firearm, with a second armed figure visible behind him. The enormous white ONE MAN JURY title is set against vivid red, while photographic headshots of the supporting cast run across the lower section. The stark opening quotation, “Every citizen is entitled to a fair and speedy trial…”, immediately establishes the film's vigilante-justice theme. The Australian M classification, City Theatre Group release credit and M.A.P.S. Litho printer mark complete the local presentation.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A good crossover piece for collectors of Jack Palance, 1970s crime cinema and vigilante films. The film was originally developed under the considerably more provocative working title The Cop Who Played God before being renamed One Man Jury in 1978. Its supporting cast adds cult interest, particularly Joe Spinell, later associated with Rocky, The Godfather films and the cult horror film Maniac, along with Christopher Mitchum, son of Robert Mitchum. The Australian theatrical release appears to have followed in 1981, making this a locally produced release poster rather than simply an imported American design.

BB17-065 — Mother, Jugs & Speed

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YEAR: 1976
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: 20th Century-Fox / Peter Yates–Tom Mankiewicz Production
TAGLINE: “The F+B Ambulance Co. is looking for a few good men…but they will take anybody they can get.”
DIRECTOR: Peter Yates
CAST: Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield, L.Q. Jones, Bruce Davison, Larry Hagman, Dick Butkus
SCREENPLAY: Tom Mankiewicz
STORY: Stephen Manes and Tom Mankiewicz
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ralph Woolsey
GENRE: Black Comedy / Comedy-Drama
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Mother, Jugs & Speed is a 1976 black comedy directed by Peter Yates about the fiercely competitive world of privately operated ambulance services in Los Angeles. The film brings together Bill Cosby as “Mother,” Raquel Welch as “Jugs” and Harvey Keitel as “Speed,” supported by a notably strong ensemble including Larry Hagman and Bruce Davison. AFI confirms the production, cast and principal credits.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A colourful Australian Daybill built around illustrated portraits of the film's three stars — Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch and Harvey Keitel — above a wonderfully chaotic F+B ambulance scene filled with tumbling patients and attendants. Coral-red, turquoise and blue typography contrasts strongly against the white background, while Raquel Welch is positioned prominently at the centre of the artwork. The Australian M classification, 20th Century-Fox logo and M.A.P.S. Litho printer credit appear at the bottom. The artwork also carries the cheeky subtitle “A Black and Blue Comedy.”

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A strong 1970s ensemble poster with particularly good crossover appeal through Raquel Welch and Harvey Keitel, alongside director Peter Yates, who had previously directed Bullitt. Interestingly, during development Yates reportedly planned even wilder Los Angeles chase sequences than those he had staged for Bullitt. The supporting cast adds further interest through Dallas star Larry Hagman, Bruce Davison, L.Q. Jones and former NFL star Dick Butkus.

BB17-066 — Paradise

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YEAR: 1982
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: RSL Films / Guardian Trust Company
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Hoyts Distribution
TAGLINE: “…a world where a boy and a girl discover the most intimate secret of all.”
DIRECTOR: Stuart Gillard
CAST: Willie Aames, Phoebe Cates, Tuvia Tavi, Richard Curnock
SCREENPLAY: Stuart Gillard
MUSIC: Paul Hoffert
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Adam Greenberg
GENRE: Adventure / Romance / Coming-of-Age
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Paradise is a 1982 romantic adventure starring Willie Aames and Phoebe Cates as two young survivors who find themselves alone together after their caravan is attacked while travelling through the Middle East. The film marked Stuart Gillard's feature directing debut and was one of Phoebe Cates' first two feature films, released the same year as Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A very photographic Australian Daybill dominated by a full-colour image of Phoebe Cates and Willie Aames together beside a tropical waterfall, with the film's suggestive Australian promotional line positioned at upper right. The lower section switches to a vivid turquoise panel carrying the large white PARADISE title and compact production credits. Unlike many illustrated Daybills of the period, the close-up photographic design makes the two young stars the overwhelming focus of the poster. The Hoyts Distribution credit and Robert Burton printer mark identify the Australian theatrical presentation.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The principal collector draw here is Phoebe Cates, appearing at the very beginning of the screen career that would shortly include Fast Times at Ridgemont High and later Gremlins. Paradise also has a cult connection to The Blue Lagoon-style romantic adventure cycle of the period. Cates additionally performed the film's vocal theme, giving the title another connection to her early career.

BB17-067 — The Big Hunt

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YEAR: 1959
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Sherwood-Dungan Productions / An Ellis Dungan Production
DISTRIBUTOR: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
DIRECTOR: George Sherwood
FEATURED: Ellis Dungan; narration/commentary by Sidney Hertzberg
SCREENPLAY: George Sherwood
GENRE: Documentary / Adventure / Wildlife
POSTER PRINTER: Chromo Print — this particular design is documented by Australian poster collectors as a Chromo Print Daybill.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Big Hunt is a feature-length documentary filmed in India and Pakistan, following American filmmaker and adventurer Ellis Dungan as wild elephants and a rhinoceros are captured and trained. The film also documents a Hindu festival and a tiger hunt with the Maharaja of Cooch Behar. Although subsequently released in the US in 1969 by Crown International, AFI records the production as having been filmed in 1958, while contemporary material and MGM releases identify it as a 1959 film.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: An unusually minimalist Australian Daybill printed almost entirely in vivid blue against white. The upper artwork depicts a dramatic Indian hunting scene with a turbaned hunter confronting large cats amid jungle vegetation. The lower half leaves substantial negative space around the strongly angled THE BIG HUNT title, MGM branding and large Australian “FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION” classification triangle. Its limited-colour graphic treatment is distinctly different from the photographic and full-colour advertising commonly associated with wildlife documentaries.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A fascinating piece of both Australian cinema advertising and documentary history. Filmmaker Ellis Dungan spent many years working in India and became particularly important in the development of Tamil-language cinema. His surviving archive specifically contains correspondence, promotional material, photographs, contracts and scripts relating to The Big Hunt, which was also known as Jangal. Contemporary promotion could be spectacular: in Britain, the Hyde Park Picture House famously brought in a real circus elephant to promote the film in 1959. For Australian poster collectors, this title is also specifically documented among known Chromo Print Daybills, adding another layer of local poster-history interest.

BB17-068 — 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.

BB17-069 — Gregory's Girl

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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Lake Films / National Film Finance Corporation / Scottish Television
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: GUO Film Distributors
TAGLINE: “What Gregory doesn’t know about women fills a wonderful new comedy.” / “…there’s a little bit of him in all of us.”
DIRECTOR: Bill Forsyth
CAST: John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn, Clare Grogan, Jake D’Arcy, Chic Murray, Alex Norton, John Bett
SCREENPLAY: Bill Forsyth
PRODUCERS: Davina Belling and Clive Parsons
MUSIC: Colin Tully
GENRE: Romantic Comedy / Coming-of-Age / Teen Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Gregory’s Girl is Bill Forsyth’s much-loved Scottish coming-of-age comedy about awkward teenager Gregory, who becomes infatuated with Dorothy after she joins his school football team. The film stars John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn and Clare Grogan and has become an enduring favourite of Scottish and British cinema.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly attractive Australian Daybill dominated by warm peach, apricot and burgundy tones. The illustrated artwork places John Gordon Sinclair as Gregory front and centre, clutching a rather battered bunch of flowers while giving an optimistic thumbs-up. The distinctive handwritten Girl treatment crosses the heavier GREGORY’S title, while the generous white border and restrained lower credit panel give this poster a cleaner, more sophisticated appearance than many Australian comedy Daybills of the period. GUO Film Distributors and Robert Burton printer markings provide clear Australian-release identifiers.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is a strong title within 1980s British cinema rather than simply another teen comedy. Bill Forsyth won the BAFTA for Best Screenplay for Gregory’s Girl, while the film itself was nominated for Best Film and Forsyth for Best Direction. John Gordon Sinclair also received a BAFTA nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. The film is particularly associated with the emergence of Forsyth’s distinctive Scottish filmmaking style and also features an early performance by Clare Grogan of Altered Images.

BB17-071 — 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.

BB17-072 — 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.

BB17-073 — 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.

BB17-074 — A Time to Love

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YEAR: 1958
ORIGINAL TITLE: A Time to Love and a Time to Die
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: “The Great Love Story of World War II by the Author of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’”
DIRECTOR: Douglas Sirk
CAST: John Gavin, Lilo Pulver, Jock Mahoney, Don DeFore, Keenan Wynn, Erich Maria Remarque, Klaus Kinski
SCREENPLAY: Orin Jannings, based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque
PRODUCER: Robert Arthur
MUSIC: Miklós Rózsa
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Russell Metty
GENRE: War / Romance / Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Cunningham & Co. Pty. Ltd., Litho., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

A Time to Love, originally released as A Time to Love and a Time to Die, is Douglas Sirk's 1958 adaptation of the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, author of All Quiet on the Western Front. Set in Germany during the final years of World War II, it follows German soldier Ernst Graeber, played by John Gavin, who returns home on leave and falls in love with Elisabeth, played by Lilo Pulver, amid the destruction of war. Universal produced the film in Germany during 1957, with its theatrical release following in 1958.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A superb early Australian Daybill dominated by richly coloured romantic artwork of John Gavin and Lilo Pulver, framed by deep red curtains against a glowing bomb-damaged European cityscape. Strong blue, yellow, red and green tones surround the oversized A TIME TO LOVE title, with CinemaScope and Eastman Color prominently promoted beneath. The lower section carries the Universal-International branding and Australian “NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN” classification. The Australian campaign uses the shortened A Time to Love title, an alternate title specifically documented in contemporary records.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A particularly desirable combination of Douglas Sirk, Erich Maria Remarque and classic 1950s romantic artwork. Remarque did more than supply the source novel: he contributed to the screenplay and appears in the film as Professor Pohlmann — the only film adaptation of his work in which he acted. John Gavin would shortly become internationally recognised through Imitation of Life and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, while Sirk's reputation has grown substantially, with A Time to Love and a Time to Die now recognised as an important work from the final period of his Hollywood career.

BB17-076 — Rock, Pretty Baby!

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YEAR: 1956
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: “It’s the Rock-and-Roll Sensation of Our Generation!”
DIRECTOR: Richard Bartlett
CAST: Sal Mineo, John Saxon, Luana Patten, Edward C. Platt, Fay Wray, Rod McKuen, Shelley Fabares
SCREENPLAY: Herbert Margolis and William Raynor
PRODUCER: Albert J. Cohen
MUSIC: Henry Mancini
GENRE: Rock & Roll / Musical / Teen Drama / Romance

FORMAT: Australian DaybillRock, Pretty Baby! is an early rock-and-roll teen musical centred on a group of high-school musicians trying to make it through a television talent contest. The Smithsonian confirms the 1956 film, Richard Bartlett as director and the principal trio of Sal Mineo, John Saxon and Luana Patten.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A terrific early rock-and-roll Australian Daybill with colourful illustrated artwork rather than photographic imagery. John Saxon and Luana Patten embrace on a beach above the enormous red ROCK, PRETTY BABY! title, while smaller vignettes show teenage romance, a drummer and a performing band. Blue hand-drawn typography announces “It’s the Rock-and-Roll Sensation of Our Generation!” The Australian “FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION” triangle and Universal-International branding appear prominently at the bottom. The combination of beach culture, teenage romance and live music gives this poster an unmistakable mid-1950s youth-culture appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This one has genuine crossover appeal beyond movie-poster collecting. It comes from the first wave of Hollywood films built around the emerging rock-and-roll youth market, and features Sal Mineo shortly after Rebel Without a Cause, alongside John Saxon and Luana Patten. The supporting credits add Fay Wray, Rod McKuen and Shelley Fabares, while Henry Mancini contributed to the score. Original Rock, Pretty Baby! material is actively collected internationally, particularly when the artwork strongly features its rock-and-roll theme.

BB17-077 — 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.

BB17-078 — Meet Me in Las Vegas

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YEAR: 1956
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
TAGLINE: “A Goldmine of Entertainment”
DIRECTOR: Roy Rowland
CAST: Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Agnes Moorehead, Jim Backus, Cara Williams, George Chakiris, Lena Horne, Frankie Laine, Jerry Colonna, Paul Henreid, Peter Lorre, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra
GENRE: Musical / Romantic Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: Not visible on this particular Australian poster — I would leave this field unrecorded rather than guess
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Meet Me in Las Vegas is MGM's colourful 1956 musical comedy starring Dan Dailey and Cyd Charisse, built around the glamour of Las Vegas. The film follows a gambler who discovers his luck changes dramatically whenever he holds the hand of a reluctant dancer. The production also packs in an extraordinary collection of musical performers and celebrity cameos, including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne and Frankie Laine.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully minimalist Australian Daybill dominated by a stylised blue-and-white pin-up illustration of Cyd Charisse, whose elongated dancer's legs run through almost the entire composition. Stars surround the figure while the MGM and Dan Dailey credits sit above, with COLOR and CINEMASCOPE displayed across angled blue panels. The handwritten-style Meet Me in Las Vegas title completes a very clean piece of mid-century graphic design. Unlike many international posters for the film, this Australian design strips away the busy Las Vegas imagery and makes Cyd Charisse herself the visual focus.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This poster has several collecting markets working in its favour: classic MGM musicals, Cyd Charisse, Las Vegas imagery and 1950s mid-century design. Charisse was one of MGM's defining dancers of the period, and the film's supporting appearances create additional music and Hollywood crossover appeal. The unusually restrained Australian artwork is particularly attractive because it presents more like a piece of 1950s graphic design than a conventional illustrated film poster.

BB17-079 — So This Is Paris

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YEAR: 1955
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: “U-I’s Greatest Musical!”
DIRECTOR: Richard Quine
CAST: Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven, Gene Nelson, Corinne Calvet, Paul Gilbert, Mara Corday
SCREENPLAY: Charles Hoffman, from a story by Ray Buffum
PRODUCER: Albert J. Cohen
MUSIC: Henry Mancini and Herman Stein
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Maury Gertsman
GENRE: Musical / Romantic Comedy
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

So This Is Paris is a 1955 Universal-International musical romantic comedy following three American sailors on leave in Paris, starring Tony Curtis, Gloria DeHaven and Gene Nelson. Significantly, it was Tony Curtis's only singing performance in a film musical.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully minimalist Australian Daybill printed almost entirely in blue against a white background. A stylised sailor illustration dominates the upper half, surrounded by musical notes and stars, while the sweeping hand-lettered SO THIS IS PARIS title fills the centre. Technicolor, Tony Curtis and the principal cast are prominently advertised below, together with the Australian “FOR GENERAL EXHIBITION” classification. The restrained two-colour treatment gives this example a particularly strong 1950s mid-century graphic-design quality.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A particularly appealing Tony Curtis poster because So This Is Paris represents his only film-musical singing performance. The supporting cast adds further classic-Hollywood interest through Gene Nelson, Gloria DeHaven, Corinne Calvet and Mara Corday. Its unusual Australian artwork also differs markedly from the more colourful international campaigns, giving the Daybill its own distinct visual identity.

BB17-081 — Walking My Baby Back Home

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YEAR: 1953
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: No conventional tagline appears on this Australian design
DIRECTOR: Lloyd Bacon
CAST: Donald O'Connor, Janet Leigh, Buddy Hackett, Lori Nelson, Scatman Crothers
SCREENPLAY: Don McGuire and Oscar Brodney; Lenny Bruce also contributed uncredited material
PRODUCER: Ted Richmond
MUSIC: Henry Mancini contributed to the score
GENRE: Musical / Comedy / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: No printer credit is visible in the supplied image — left unrecorded
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Walking My Baby Back Home is a 1953 Universal-International musical starring Donald O'Connor and Janet Leigh, with Buddy Hackett making his feature-film debut. The story follows a returning serviceman and musician who joins a travelling show and falls for the show owner's niece. AFI notes that it was Universal's first musical since 1948's Up in Central Park.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A beautifully restrained Australian Daybill printed almost entirely in bright blue against white. Donald O'Connor dominates the design in a large dancing sailor pose, with the unusually shaped WALKING MY BABY BACK HOME title filling the lower half. Janet Leigh receives prominent billing despite not being pictured. The minimal two-colour artwork, oversized typography and generous white space give this poster a particularly strong 1950s mid-century graphic-design aesthetic.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: There are some excellent names tucked into this film. Alongside Donald O'Connor and Janet Leigh, it marked Buddy Hackett's feature-film debut, while Scatman Crothers appears in the supporting cast. The film later gained an unusual second life through Columbo: clips from it appear in the 1975 episode Forgotten Lady, in which Janet Leigh plays an ageing former musical star watching one of her old films.

BB17-082 — 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.

BB17-083 — 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.

BB17-084 — César and Rosalie

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YEAR: 1972
ORIGINAL TITLE: César et Rosalie
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Fildebroc Productions / Mega Film / Paramount-Orion Film Production
TAGLINE / REVIEW LINES: “A very funny and very true love story…” / “A beautiful film… It’s what love is all about”
DIRECTOR: Claude Sautet
CAST: Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey, Eva Maria Meineke, Bernard Le Coq, Isabelle Huppert
SCREENPLAY: Claude Sautet, Jean-Loup Dabadie and Claude Néron
PRODUCER: Michelle de Broca MUSIC: Philippe Sarde
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jean Boffety
GENRE: Drama / Romance / Comedy-Drama
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

César and Rosalie is Claude Sautet's acclaimed 1972 French romantic drama starring Yves Montand, Romy Schneider and Sami Frey. The story centres on Rosalie and the complicated relationship that develops between her, her current partner César and former lover David.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A strikingly minimalist Australian design dominated by a large emerald-green field, with Yves Montand and Romy Schneider rendered photographically in brown and pink across the lower section. The compact dark title treatment and extensive negative space give it a distinctly early-1970s European art-house appearance. The poster also carries its original Australian M classification and Eastman Colour credit.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A strong piece for collectors of European cinema, particularly because it brings together Claude Sautet, Romy Schneider and Yves Montand. Schneider's work with Sautet became an important part of her mature career, while a young Isabelle Huppert also appears in the supporting cast.

BB17-085 — Gums

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YEAR: 1976
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Cum Laude Films / Masada Film Releasing Corporation / Blake Films
TAGLINE: “Guaranteed to get you back into the water”
DIRECTOR: Robert J. Kaplan
CAST: Terri Hall, Brother Theodore, Robert Kerman, Jody Maxwell, Crystal Sync, Paul Styles
SCREENPLAY: Paul E. Cohen, Robert J. Kaplan, Sam Cohen
MUSIC: Brad Fiedel
GENRE: Adult Comedy / Parody / Sexploitation / Fantasy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd. — visible lower right
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Gums is a 1976 adult comedy created as a deliberately outrageous parody of Jaws, replacing the shark with a predatory mermaid played by Terri Hall. The film received a theatrical release and became part of the American midnight-movie circuit.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully bizarre Australian Daybill with predominantly black line-art against white, contrasted by vivid orange-red typography. The artwork directly parodies Jaws: the S.S. Gums carries an absurd collection of hunters while a mermaid rises from stylised waves below. The oversized GUMS title and “Guaranteed to get you back into the water” line openly spoof the marketing of Jaws.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A great example of 1970s exploitation cinema responding almost immediately to a major mainstream hit. Beyond its Jaws parody connection, Gums has cult-film interest through Brother Theodore, who later voiced Gollum in the animated The Hobbit and The Return of the King, and Robert Kerman. Its cheeky Australian artwork gives it particularly strong crossover appeal for collectors of exploitation, parody and cult cinema posters.

BB17-085 — 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.

BB17-087 — The Marseille Contract

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YEAR: 1974
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Kettledrum Films / PECF
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “The upper class of the underworld. They play the game of sudden death!”
DIRECTOR: Robert Parrish
CAST: Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, James Mason, Maurice Ronet, Alexandra Stewart, Maureen Kerwin, Catherine Rouvel, Marcel Bozzuffi
SCREENPLAY: Judd Bernard
PRODUCER: Judd Bernard
MUSIC: Roy Budd
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Douglas Slocombe
GENRE: Crime / Thriller / Action / Drama
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Marseille Contract is a 1974 British-French crime thriller starring Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn and James Mason. Caine plays professional hitman John Deray, hired to eliminate a powerful Marseille drug trafficker. The film was released in the United States under the alternate title The Destructors.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A distinctive Australian Daybill using a restrained mint green, purple and white palette. Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn and James Mason dominate the upper billing, while the central circular montage combines character portraits, firearms and action imagery. The oversized geometric purple title typography and limited colour palette give the poster a strong 1970s crime-thriller graphic style.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A strong ensemble piece for collectors of 1970s British crime cinema, bringing together Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn and James Mason. The film also features cinematography by acclaimed cinematographer Douglas Slocombe and a score by Roy Budd, adding further interest beyond its headline cast.

BB17-089 — 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.

BB17-090 — The Sex Machine

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YEAR: 1975
ORIGINAL TITLE: Conviene far bene l’amore
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Clesi Cinematografica
DISTRIBUTOR: United Artists
TAGLINE: “The funniest, sexiest, most outrageous science friction comedy is here!”
DIRECTOR: Pasquale Festa Campanile
CAST: Gigi Proietti, Agostina Belli, Eleonora Giorgi, Christian De Sica, Mario Scaccia, Adriana Asti
SCREENPLAY: Pasquale Festa Campanile and Ottavio Jemma
PRODUCER: Silvio Clementelli
MUSIC: Fred Bongusto
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Franco Di Giacomo
GENRE: Science Fiction / Comedy / Sexploitation
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Sex Machine is an Italian science-fiction sex comedy built around an energy crisis and a scientist's discovery that sexual activity can be converted into electricity. The film stars Gigi Proietti, Agostina Belli, Eleonora Giorgi and Christian De Sica.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully outrageous Australian exploitation design using black-and-white photographic imagery with vivid orange-red typography. The central image places the four principal characters around the film's fictional machinery, while the hand-lettered headline deliberately sells the film as “science friction.” The combination of lingerie imagery, retro technology, R classification and oversized red title makes it unmistakably 1970s exploitation advertising.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An unusual crossover between Italian sex comedy and science-fiction parody, making it considerably more distinctive than a conventional 1970s adult comedy. Its absurd energy-crisis premise, Gigi Proietti lead performance and early appearance by Christian De Sica give it additional Italian-cinema interest.

BB17-091 — The High and the Mighty

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YEAR: 1954
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Wayne-Fellows Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures
TAGLINE: “Civilised people turned into a rabble of violence & terror”
DIRECTOR: William A. Wellman
CAST: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris, Robert Newton, David Brian
SCREENPLAY: Ernest K. Gann, based on his 1953 novel
PRODUCERS: Robert Fellows and John Wayne
MUSIC: Dimitri Tiomkin
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Archie Stout
GENRE: Aviation / Adventure / Drama / Disaster Film / Thriller

FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The High and the Mighty is the 1954 aviation drama starring John Wayne as veteran airline first officer Dan Roman, aboard a passenger flight that develops catastrophic engine trouble while crossing the Pacific. Directed by William A. Wellman, it became an important early template for the ensemble disaster-film genre.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A strikingly minimalist Australian Daybill dominated by a large black aircraft silhouette above an oversized black-to-red title treatment. Red hand-lettered cast billing highlights John Wayne, Claire Trevor and the extensive supporting cast. Unlike many international posters for the film, this Australian design avoids portraits entirely, instead selling the danger of the aircraft and the film's dramatic premise.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An important John Wayne title outside his better-known Westerns and war films, with Wayne also serving as producer. The film received six Academy Award nominations, with Dimitri Tiomkin winning for his memorable original score; Claire Trevor and Jan Sterling were both nominated for supporting actress. Its combination of John Wayne, aviation history and early disaster-film significance gives the poster several distinct collector markets.

BB17-092 — 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.

BB17-094 — The High Cost of Loving

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YEAR: 1958
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
TAGLINE: “A Candid Connubial Comedy!” / “As intimate as the young couple next door who forgot to pull down the blind!”
DIRECTOR: José Ferrer
CAST: José Ferrer, Gena Rowlands, Joanne Gilbert, Jim Backus, Bobby Troup
SCREENPLAY: Rip Van Ronkel
PRODUCER: Milo O. Frank Jr.
MUSIC: Jeff Alexander
CINEMATOGRAPHY: George J. Folsey
GENRE: Comedy / Marriage Comedy / Satire
POSTER PRINTER: Not identified with enough certainty
FORMAT: Australian DaybillThe High Cost of Loving is a 1958 MGM comedy starring José Ferrer as a married businessman simultaneously confronting possible unemployment and the prospect of becoming a father. Ferrer also directed the film.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A particularly attractive 1950s Australian design featuring a full-length illustrated José Ferrer and Gena Rowlands embracing, set against a pale blue geometric background. Strong red and blue hand-lettered typography, Ferrer's vivid yellow suit and Rowlands' pink nightwear give the poster excellent mid-century colour and display appeal.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Particularly significant as the feature-film debut of Gena Rowlands, who went on to become one of the most acclaimed American screen actresses of her generation. José Ferrer both stars and directs, making this an interesting early Rowlands collectible as well as a strong example of 1950s MGM romantic-comedy advertising.

BB17-096 — Au Pair Girls

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YEAR: 1972
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Kenneth Shipman Productions / Tigon Pictures
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Blake Films
TAGLINE: “They came to make the beds… and did everything!”
DIRECTOR: Val Guest
CAST: Gabrielle Drake, Astrid Frank, Me Me Lai, Nancie Wait, Richard O’Sullivan, Ferdy Mayne, John Le Mesurier, John Standing, Rosalie Crutchley
SCREENPLAY: Val Guest and David Adnopoz, from a story by David Grant
PRODUCER: Guido Coen
MUSIC: Roger Webb
CINEMATOGRAPHY: John Wilcox
GENRE: British Comedy / Sex Comedy / Sexploitation
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Au Pair Girls is a 1972 British sex comedy following four young women who arrive in England to work as au pairs, only for their employment to lead to a series of increasingly risqué encounters. It was directed by veteran British filmmaker Val Guest and became part of Britain's highly recognisable 1970s sex-comedy cycle.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A bold Australian exploitation design dominated by a coral-red field with black-and-white photographic portraits of the four female leads arranged inside a geometric diamond. The oversized black title typography and prominent Australian R classification create a stark graphic appearance. Particularly unusual is the blank white rectangular area across the centre of the photographic montage.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An interesting piece of Australian censorship history as well as British exploitation cinema. Australian records show that Au Pair Girls was cut by approximately 1 minute 36 seconds to obtain an R rating in September 1972, with Blake Films submitting the film. Contemporary Australian poster research also specifically notes the unexplained white panel appearing across this Daybill design.

BB17-097 — The Bell Jar

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YEAR: 1979
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Robert A. Goldston Productions / Avco Embassy Pictures
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Filmways
TAGLINE: “Sometimes just becoming a woman is an act of courage…”
DIRECTOR: Larry Peerce
CAST: Marilyn Hassett, Julie Harris, Anne Jackson, Barbara Barrie, Robert Klein
SCREENPLAY: Marjorie Kellogg, based on the novel by Sylvia Plath
PRODUCERS: Gerald Brandt Jr. and Michael Todd Jr.
MUSIC: Gerald Fried
GENRE: Drama / Literary Adaptation
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Bell Jar is the 1979 screen adaptation of Sylvia Plath's semi-autobiographical novel, starring Marilyn Hassett as Esther Greenwood, a talented young woman struggling with identity, expectations and deteriorating mental health.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A distinctive Australian Daybill dominated by pink, black and white, with a silhouetted female figure framed by a rose stem. Wide pink borders and stylised title lettering give the design a strong late-1970s appearance, while the reference to Sylvia Plath's bestselling novel is prominently incorporated into the campaign.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Particularly interesting as the first feature-film adaptation of Sylvia Plath's only novel, giving the poster crossover appeal beyond traditional film collecting into literary and Plath-related memorabilia. The strong pink-and-black Australian design also differs markedly from much of the international advertising for the film.

BB17-098 — The Seduction of Joe Tynan

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YEAR: 1979
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Martin Bregman Production / Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: “What drives a man to his limits — the power of love or the love of power?” / “There are many ways to be seduced. Joe Tynan knows them all.”
DIRECTOR: Jerry Schatzberg
CAST: Alan Alda, Barbara Harris, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Kimbrough
SCREENPLAY: Alan Alda
PRODUCER: Martin Bregman
MUSIC: Bill Conti
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Adam Holender
GENRE: Political Drama / Romance / Drama
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Seduction of Joe Tynan is a 1979 political drama starring Alan Alda as an ambitious U.S. Senator whose growing political influence places increasing pressure on his marriage and personal principles. Meryl Streep co-stars as political researcher Karen Traynor. The film marked Alda's first feature-film screenplay.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A bright Australian Daybill using a distinctive yellow, turquoise, orange and red colour palette. A large monochrome profile of Alan Alda dominates the upper section, while Barbara Harris, Meryl Streep and Alda appear within the circular photographic montage below. The strong geometric layout and bold italic title typography give the poster a classic late-1970s appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Particularly notable for Meryl Streep during her breakthrough year of 1979, alongside Manhattan and Kramer vs. Kramer. Her performance in The Seduction of Joe Tynan contributed to multiple Best Supporting Actress critics' awards that year. The film is also significant as Alan Alda's first feature screenplay, which he reportedly developed over three years.

BB17-099 — 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.

BB17-100 — The Buttercup Chain

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YEAR: 1970
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Whitney-Waddilove / Columbia British Productions
DISTRIBUTOR: Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “When two people are in love they’re a couple. When four people are in love they’re The Buttercup Chain.”
DIRECTOR: Robert Ellis Miller
CAST: Hywel Bennett, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jane Asher, Sven-Bertil Taube, Clive Revill
SCREENPLAY: Peter Draper, based on the novel by Janice Elliott
PRODUCERS: John Whitney and Philip Waddilove
MUSIC: Richard Rodney Bennett
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Douglas Slocombe
GENRE: Drama / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Buttercup Chain is a 1970 British romantic drama following four young people whose intertwined relationships become increasingly complicated. Adapted from Janice Elliott's 1967 novel, the film was shot in England, Spain and Sweden.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: A wonderfully period-specific Australian Daybill dominated by bright pink, yellow and black. The four principal characters appear within oversized yellow buttercup flowers connected into a chain, surrounding a central romantic photographic image. Psychedelic-style title lettering and floral graphics give the poster a distinctive late-1960s/early-1970s counterculture aesthetic.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A visually distinctive piece of early-1970s British cinema. The Buttercup Chain was selected for competition for the Palme d'Or at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, while its cinematography was by acclaimed British cinematographer Douglas Slocombe.

BB17-101 — 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.

BB17-102 — 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.

BB17-103 — The Four Seasons

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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Martin Bregman Production / Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: “Here’s to our friends… and the strength to put up with them.”
DIRECTOR: Alan Alda
CAST: Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Rita Moreno, Jack Weston, Bess Armstrong
SCREENPLAY: Alan Alda
PRODUCER: Martin Bregman
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Victor J. Kemper
GENRE: Comedy-Drama / Romantic Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Four Seasons is a 1981 comedy-drama written, directed by and starring Alan Alda, following three long-time couples whose friendships and relationships are tested during a series of seasonal holidays together. It marked Alda's feature-film directorial debut.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Soft grey and blue Australian Daybill featuring a large illustrated portrait of Carol Burnett and Alan Alda raising their glasses, signed “Cadino”, above a smaller boating scene depicting the ensemble cast. Bright red title lettering and the handwritten-style tagline reinforce the film's friendship theme.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The Four Seasons was a substantial box-office success and received four Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical and acting nominations for Alan Alda and Carol Burnett. The title refers to Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, which forms an important part of the film's musical soundtrack.

BB17-104 — Night Shift

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YEAR: 1982
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: The Ladd Company / Brian Grazer Production / Warner Bros.
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “Meet the mousy nobody who became a spunky somebody!”
DIRECTOR: Ron Howard
CAST: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Gina Hecht, Bobby Di Cicco
SCREENPLAY: Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel
PRODUCER: Brian Grazer
MUSIC: Burt Bacharach
CINEMATOGRAPHY: James Crabe
GENRE: Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Night Shift is the 1982 Ron Howard comedy starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton and Shelley Long, about two New York morgue attendants who turn their workplace into the unlikely headquarters for an escort business.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Bold red, purple and white Australian Daybill featuring large photographic images of Henry Winkler and Shelley Long against a Manhattan skyline, with smaller scenes from the film across the lower section. Bright yellow title lettering and the strong red border give the poster a distinctive early-1980s comedy look.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Particularly collectible as Michael Keaton's first starring feature-film role, alongside Happy Days star Henry Winkler, and an early directing credit for Ron Howard. The film also contains small early appearances by Kevin Costner and Shannen Doherty.

BB17-105 — 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.

BB17-107 — Hanky Panky

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YEAR: 1982
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Columbia Pictures / Martin Ransohoff Production
TAGLINE: “When you’re wanted for a murder you didn’t commit, chased for secrets you didn’t steal, and running from people who want to kill you, the worst mistake you can make is falling in love.”
DIRECTOR: Sidney Poitier
CAST: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard Widmark
SCREENPLAY: Henry Rosenbaum and David Taylor
PRODUCER: Martin Ransohoff
MUSIC: Tom Scott
GENRE: Comedy / Crime / Thriller
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Hanky Panky is a 1982 comedy-thriller pairing Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner in a mistaken-identity adventure involving murder, espionage and an increasingly chaotic cross-country chase.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Full-colour illustrated Australian Daybill dominated by Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner escaping in a helicopter, pursued by armed men in a second helicopter. The blue sky and desert landscape contrast strongly with the bright red-and-white title treatment. The artwork is signed Velez.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Hanky Panky has an important connection beyond the film itself — Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner met while making the movie, beginning the relationship that later led to their marriage. It was also directed by acclaimed actor and filmmaker Sidney Poitier. Heritage specifically notes the Wilder/Radner connection in its catalogue entry for the film's original poster material.

BB17-108 — Many Rivers to Cross

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YEAR: 1955
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
DIRECTOR: Roy Rowland
CAST: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Victor McLaglen, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, James Arness, Josephine Hutchinson
SCREENPLAY: Harry Brown and Guy Trosper, based on a story by Steve Frazee
PRODUCER: Jack Cummings
MUSIC: Cyril J. Mockridge CINEMATOGRAPHY: John Seitz
GENRE: Western / Adventure / Comedy / Romance
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Many Rivers to Cross is a 1955 MGM frontier Western starring Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker, set in the Kentucky wilderness of 1798. Taylor plays an independent trapper pursued romantically by Parker's determined frontier woman.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: An unusually minimalist Australian Daybill printed almost entirely in turquoise blue against white, featuring stylised artwork of Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker above the large block-letter title. Its sparse two-colour design is quite different from the more elaborate full-colour international campaign artwork.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A strong classic-MGM Western pairing Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker, with supporting appearances from Victor McLaglen, Russ Tamblyn and James Arness. The film was shot partly on location along California's Russian River and includes Taylor and Parker singing “The Berry Tree.”

BB17-109 — I Walk the Line

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YEAR: 1970
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: John Frankenheimer–Edward Lewis Production / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “Every man walks the line between right and wrong. One day Sheriff Tawes crossed over.”
DIRECTOR: John Frankenheimer
CAST: Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld, Estelle Parsons, Ralph Meeker
SCREENPLAY: Alvin Sargent, based on the novel An Exile by Madison Jones
PRODUCER: Harold D. Cohen
MUSIC: Johnny Cash CINEMATOGRAPHY: David M. Walsh
GENRE: Drama / Neo-Noir / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

I Walk the Line is a 1970 John Frankenheimer drama starring Gregory Peck as a Tennessee sheriff whose affair with a young woman, played by Tuesday Weld, places him in conflict with both the law and his own principles.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Full-colour Australian Daybill featuring illustrated portraits of Gregory Peck and Tuesday Weld against a vivid green landscape. A particularly distinctive feature is the large Johnny Cash soundtrack panel, advertising five songs including “I Walk the Line”, “This Side of the Law” and “Hungry”.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This poster has crossover appeal for both classic-film and Johnny Cash collectors. Cash composed and performed the film's soundtrack, re-recording “I Walk the Line” for the movie; the soundtrack's “Flesh and Blood” subsequently became a No. 1 country hit.

BB17-110 — The Spoilers

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YEAR: 1955
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Universal-International Pictures
DIRECTOR: Jesse Hibbs
CAST: Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler, Rory Calhoun, Ray Danton, Barbara Britton, John McIntire
SCREENPLAY: Oscar Brodney and Charles Hoffman, based on the novel by Rex Beach
PRODUCER: Ross Hunter
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Maury Gertsman
GENRE: Western / Adventure / Drama
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Spoilers is a 1955 Technicolor Western starring Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun, set during the Alaskan Gold Rush and centred on miners fighting to protect their claims from corruption and claim-jumping.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Striking minimalist Australian Daybill printed almost entirely in turquoise blue on white, with the enormous The Spoilers title dominating the upper half. Illustrated action artwork of Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun fighting appears below the cast names, giving this Australian design a very different appearance from the full-colour international campaign.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This was the fifth and final film adaptation of Rex Beach's famous 1906 novel. Earlier versions included the 1930 film starring Gary Cooper and the particularly well-known 1942 adaptation starring John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich and Randolph Scott.

BB17-111 — Roar

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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: American Filmworks / Film Consortium
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Filmways
TAGLINE: “…a ferocious comedy”
DIRECTOR: Noel Marshall
CAST: Tippi Hedren, Noel Marshall, Melanie Griffith, John Marshall, Jerry Marshall, Kyalo Mativo
SCREENPLAY: Noel Marshall
PRODUCERS: Tippi Hedren and Noel Marshall MUSIC: Terence P. Minogue
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jan de Bont
GENRE: Adventure / Comedy / Thriller
POSTER PRINTER: Not identified with enough certainty
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Roar is a 1981 adventure film starring Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith, made using numerous untrained lions, tigers and other big cats. Importantly for this poster, the film's world premiere was held in Sydney on 30 October 1981, making the Australian theatrical campaign particularly relevant to its release history.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Striking Australian Daybill with huge hand-painted red ROAR lettering over a yellow sun, above illustrated action artwork showing lions and tigers surrounding a vintage car. A prominent burst announces “NOW rated G for the whole family!”, identifying this as advertising for the edited Australian G-rated release rather than the initial Australian version.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is an especially interesting Australian release poster. Roar originally received an Australian NRC/PG-equivalent classification, but was subsequently edited and re-released in Australia with a G rating — exactly the version promoted on this Daybill. The film became notorious for its hazardous production with untrained big cats, and cinematographer Jan de Bont later became the director of Speed and Twister.

BB17-112 — Brubaker

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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: 20th Century-Fox / Ted Mann–Ron Silverman Production
TAGLINE: “The most wanted man in Wakefield prison is the Warden.”
DIRECTOR: Stuart Rosenberg
CAST: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander, Murray Hamilton, David Keith, Tim McIntire, Morgan Freeman
SCREENPLAY: W. D. Richter
STORY: W. D. Richter and Arthur Ross
PRODUCERS: Ron Silverman and Ted Mann
MUSIC: Lalo Schifrin
GENRE: Drama / Prison Drama
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Brubaker is a 1980 prison drama starring Robert Redford as a newly appointed prison warden who secretly enters his own institution as an inmate, allowing him to witness its corruption and brutality firsthand.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Restrained photographic Australian Daybill dominated by a large sepia-toned portrait of Robert Redford behind a graphic prison fence and razor wire. The muted brown and cream palette, minimal typography and stark prison imagery give the poster a serious, dramatic appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Inspired by the experiences documented by prison reformer Thomas Murton, Brubaker combines Robert Redford with director Stuart Rosenberg, whose earlier prison classic was Cool Hand Luke. The supporting cast also includes Morgan Freeman in an early feature-film role.VIEW THIS POSTER: See the current price and availability in our Vintage Movie Poster Collection.

BB17-113 — The Mephisto Waltz

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YEAR: 1971
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: 20th Century-Fox / Quinn Martin Production
TAGLINE: “When was the last time you were afraid? Really afraid?” / “Brace yourself for the ultimate transplant. The human soul.”
DIRECTOR: Paul Wendkos
CAST: Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Parkins, Bradford Dillman, William Windom, Kathleen Widdoes, Curt Jürgens
SCREENPLAY: Ben Maddow, based on the novel by Fred Mustard Stewart
PRODUCER: Quinn Martin
MUSIC: Jerry Goldsmith
GENRE: Horror / Supernatural Horror / Occult Thriller
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

The Mephisto Waltz is a 1971 supernatural horror film starring Alan Alda and Jacqueline Bisset, centred on an acclaimed pianist, Satanism and the supernatural transfer of a human soul. Contemporary collecting archives specifically categorise the film around Satanism and soul-switching.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Striking purple, pink and turquoise Australian Daybill dominated by an eerie photographic image of a woman drawing a pentagram, paired with a small demonic dog illustration. The minimal colour palette and prominent occult imagery give the poster strong early-1970s horror appeal.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An appealing piece for 1970s occult-horror collectors, particularly because the Australian artwork places the pentagram and supernatural theme front and centre. The film also has notable creative credentials through composer Jerry Goldsmith, alongside Alan Alda and Jacqueline Bisset. International specialist catalogues continue to actively trade original posters for the film.

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BB17-114 — Along Came a Spider

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YEAR: 1970
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: 20th Century-Fox / Armer Productions
TAGLINE: “The murderer left no clues… no leads… no body! It was the perfect crime… until”
DIRECTOR: Lee H. Katzin
CAST: Suzanne Pleshette, Ed Nelson, Andrew Prine, Brooke Bundy, Richard Anderson
SCREENPLAY: Barry Oringer, based on Leonard Lee’s play Sweet Poison
PRODUCER: Alan A. Armer
MUSIC: David Rose
GENRE: Mystery / Thriller / Crime Drama
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Along Came a Spider is a 1970 mystery thriller starring Suzanne Pleshette as the widow of a scientist who assumes another identity while investigating the circumstances surrounding her husband's death. Originally produced for American television, it subsequently received theatrical distribution internationally.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Striking pink, black and white Australian Daybill dominated by a large photographic portrait of Suzanne Pleshette overlaid with spider-web graphics. A small silhouetted hanging figure appears in the upper corner, creating a particularly strong mystery-horror visual despite the film's thriller origins.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An interesting example of an American made-for-television production receiving its own Australian theatrical poster campaign. The Australian artwork is particularly effective, using spider-web and hanging-figure imagery to market the film much more like a psychological horror thriller. Suzanne Pleshette would shortly become widely known for her long-running role as Emily Hartley in The Bob Newhart Show.

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BB17-115 — My Bodyguard

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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Melvin Simon Productions / 20th Century-Fox
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “Superman can go fly a kite… Dennis Lillee can give himself a bumper… and Luke Skywalker can gallop up some other galaxy!”
DIRECTOR: Tony Bill
CAST: Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon, Ruth Gordon, Martin Mull, John Houseman, Joan Cusack
SCREENPLAY: Alan Ormsby
PRODUCERS: Melvin Simon and Don Devlin
MUSIC: Dave Grusin
GENRE: Comedy-Drama / Coming-of-Age / Teen Drama
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

My Bodyguard is a 1980 coming-of-age comedy-drama about a bullied Chicago schoolboy who befriends the school's intimidating outsider for protection, only for their arrangement to develop into a genuine friendship. It marked Tony Bill's feature directing debut and features several young actors at the beginning of significant careers.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive turquoise, black and white Australian Daybill featuring photographic cut-outs of the young cast and a deliberately cheeky Australian advertising campaign. Of particular interest is the locally tailored headline referencing Australian cricketer Dennis Lillee alongside Superman and Luke Skywalker, giving this poster a strong piece of Australian popular-culture history.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: My Bodyguard features early performances from Matt Dillon and Adam Baldwin, with Baldwin making his film debut. Joan Cusack appears in her first major film role, while Jennifer Beals has a small uncredited appearance. The Australian-specific Dennis Lillee tagline makes this Daybill particularly interesting compared with overseas poster campaigns.

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BB17-116 — 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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BB17-117 — Birds of Prey

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YEAR: 1973
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc.
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: 7K
TAGLINE: “Run fast and don’t look back. The Birds of Prey may be the last thing your eyes will ever see!”
DIRECTOR: William A. Graham
CAST: David Janssen, Ralph Meeker, Elayne Heilveil
SCREENPLAY: Robert Boris
STORY: Robert Boris and Rupert Hitzig PRODUCER: Alan A. Armer
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Roger Gimbel
MUSIC: Jack Elliott and Allyn Ferguson
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jordan Cronenweth
GENRE: Action / Crime / Thriller
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Birds of Prey is a 1973 action thriller starring David Janssen as a former military pilot turned helicopter traffic reporter who witnesses an armed robbery and pursues the criminals and their hostage from the air. Originally made for American television, the film subsequently received theatrical distribution internationally.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Bold turquoise, black and white Australian Daybill dominated by three approaching helicopters and a fleeing woman. The stark photographic treatment, oversized BIRDS OF PREY typography and dramatic tagline give the Australian campaign the appearance of a full-scale theatrical action thriller.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Beyond David Janssen and Ralph Meeker, the film has an interesting behind-the-camera connection: cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth later photographed Blade Runner. Australian film publication FilmInk has also highlighted Birds of Prey as an example of a 1970s American telemovie that successfully crossed into overseas cinemas.

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BB17-118 — Dragnet

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YEAR: 1954
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Mark VII Ltd. / Warner Bros. Pictures
TAGLINE: “My name’s Friday!”
DIRECTOR: Jack Webb
CAST: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson, Stacy Harris, Virginia Gregg, Vic Perrin
SCREENPLAY: Richard L. Breen
PRODUCER: Stanley D. Meyer
MUSIC: Walter Schumann
GENRE: Crime / Drama / Film Noir / Police Procedural
POSTER PRINTER: Not identified with enough certainty
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Dragnet is the 1954 feature-film adaptation of Jack Webb's influential police procedural, with Webb both directing and starring as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. It brought the already successful radio and television franchise to cinemas through Warner Bros.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Exceptionally minimalist Australian Daybill using only deep blue against white, dominated by a full-length graphic portrait of Jack Webb as Joe Friday. The huge JACK WEBB / DRAGNET typography and simple “My name’s Friday!” headline make this distinctly different from the more colourful American theatrical campaign.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Dragnet became one of the defining early police-procedural franchises, beginning on radio before moving to television and film. This Australian Daybill is particularly collectible for its stark locally produced artwork and prominent Jack Webb imagery. An exact Australian example is documented by MovieMem as an “exceptionally rare original hand litho Australian daybill”.

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BB17-119 — Breakout

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YEAR: 1975
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Columbia Pictures / Persky-Bright–Vista
TAGLINE: “‘Breakout’ is action and adventure Bronson-style!” / “Mr. ‘Tough Guy’ engineers the greatest escape since ‘The Great Escape’!!!”
DIRECTOR: Tom Gries
CAST: Charles Bronson, Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland, John Huston, Randy Quaid, Sheree North
SCREENPLAY: Howard B. Kreitsek, Marc Norman, Elliott Baker
PRODUCERS: Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff
MUSIC: Jerry Goldsmith
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Lucien Ballard
GENRE: Action / Adventure / Prison Thriller
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Breakout is a 1975 action adventure starring Charles Bronson as a pilot hired to rescue an innocent man, played by Robert Duvall, from a Mexican prison using an audacious helicopter escape. The film was inspired by the real-life helicopter escape of Joel David Kaplan.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Vibrant yellow, red and black Australian Daybill dominated by an illustrated portrait of Charles Bronson surrounded by helicopters, aircraft, prison guards and fleeing figures. The locally styled advertising puts Bronson's tough-guy persona front and centre, with large hand-lettered promotional headlines above and below the artwork.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A particularly strong Charles Bronson Daybill from the period immediately following Death Wish. Breakout also brings together Robert Duvall, Jill Ireland, John Huston and Randy Quaid, with a Jerry Goldsmith score. The film proved commercially successful and was notable for Columbia's then-unusual large-scale saturation-release campaign.

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BB17-120 — 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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BB17-123 — Last Embrace

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YEAR: 1979
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Taylor-Wigutow Productions / United Artists
TAGLINE: “It begins with an ancient warning. It ends at the edge of Niagara Falls. In between there are 5 murders. Solve the mystery. Or die trying.”
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Demme
CAST: Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin, John Glover, Sam Levene, Charles Napier, Christopher Walken
SCREENPLAY: David Shaber, based on the novel The 13th Man by Murray Teigh Bloom
PRODUCERS: Michael Taylor and Dan Wigutow
MUSIC: Miklós Rózsa
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Tak Fujimoto
GENRE: Mystery / Thriller / Neo-Noir / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: Not identified with enough certainty
FORMAT: Australian DaybillLast Embrace is a 1979 mystery thriller starring Roy Scheider as a government agent who, following his wife's death and a mental breakdown, becomes convinced someone is trying to kill him. The investigation leads through New York and ultimately to Niagara Falls.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Dramatic blue Australian Daybill dominated by painted Niagara Falls artwork showing a woman falling towards the water while Roy Scheider reaches desperately towards her. A smaller photographic image of Scheider and Janet Margolin sits beside the blood-red title. The artwork is signed Cadino.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An early film from director Jonathan Demme, who later directed The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia. The cast also includes Christopher Walken, while cinematographer Tak Fujimoto later worked with Demme on several major films. Contemporary critics noted the film's deliberate Hitchcock-style construction, particularly its climactic Niagara Falls setting.

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BB17-124 — Moment by Moment

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YEAR: 1978
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Robert Stigwood Production / Universal Pictures
TAGLINE: “One summer… a boy met a woman… and fell in love.” / “It wasn’t easy.”
DIRECTOR: Jane Wagner
CAST: Lily Tomlin, John Travolta, Andra Akers, Bert Kramer, Debra Feuer
SCREENPLAY: Jane Wagner
PRODUCER: Robert Stigwood
MUSIC: Lee Holdridge
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Philip H. Lathrop
GENRE: Drama / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Moment by Moment is a 1978 romantic drama starring Lily Tomlin and John Travolta in a May–December romance between a wealthy Beverly Hills woman and a younger drifter. Travolta made the film immediately after the enormous successes of Saturday Night Fever and Grease.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive Australian Daybill designed around overlapping Polaroid-style photographs of John Travolta and Lily Tomlin. Handwritten captions tell the romance in three stages — “One Summer…”, “a boy met a woman…” and “…and fell in love.” Deep purple and blue tones contrast with the white photographic borders and understated title treatment.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A particularly interesting John Travolta poster from the height of “Travolta fever.” Moment by Moment completed his three-film run with producer Robert Stigwood following Saturday Night Fever and Grease. The title song was performed by Yvonne Elliman, who had also recorded the Saturday Night Fever hit “If I Can’t Have You.”

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BB17-127 — Open Season

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YEAR: 1974
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Impala / ARPA Production / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “Meet Ken, Gregg and Art. Two weeks each year they get away… with Everything!”
DIRECTOR: Peter Collinson
CAST: Peter Fonda, Cornelia Sharpe, John Phillip Law, Richard Lynch, Alberto de Mendoza, William Holden
SCREENPLAY: David Osborn and Liz Charles-Williams, based on the novel by David Osborn
PRODUCER: José S. Vicuña
MUSIC: Ruggero Cini
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Fernando Arribas
GENRE: Thriller / Crime / Survival
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Open Season is a dark 1974 thriller about three men whose annual hunting trip takes a sinister turn when they abduct people and hunt them as human prey. Peter Fonda stars alongside John Phillip Law and Richard Lynch, with William Holden in a supporting role.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Striking mustard-yellow, black and white Australian Daybill using photographic imagery framed through rifle-scope crosshairs. Portraits of the three hunters sit above the central image, while William Holden appears separately in another crosshair near the title. The stark photographic treatment gives the poster a suitably unsettling exploitation-thriller appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Open Season is an unusually dark entry in Peter Fonda's 1970s filmography, casting him against type as one of the film's violent hunters. The combination of Fonda, John Phillip Law, Richard Lynch and veteran star William Holden gives the poster crossover appeal beyond the film itself.

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BB17-128 — March or Die

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YEAR: 1977
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Sir Lew Grade Presents / Dick Richards Film
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “Trinity’s back with a brand new buddy… and they’re in the Foreign Legion. When they hit the desert you’d better hit the dirt!”
DIRECTOR: Dick Richards
CAST: Gene Hackman, Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve, Max von Sydow, Ian Holm
SCREENPLAY: David Zelag Goodman
PRODUCERS: Dick Richards and Jerry Bruckheimer
MUSIC: Maurice Jarre
GENRE: Adventure / War / Drama / Foreign Legion
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

March or Die is a 1977 adventure drama set in the 1920s, with Gene Hackman commanding a French Foreign Legion unit sent to protect an archaeological expedition in Morocco. The international cast includes Terence Hill, Catherine Deneuve, Max von Sydow and Ian Holm.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive orange, black and white Australian Daybill featuring photographic cut-outs of Gene Hackman and Terence Hill above a mounted Foreign Legion charge. Particularly interesting is the Australian campaign's prominent “TRINITY'S BACK” headline, directly marketing the film around Terence Hill's popularity from the Trinity films.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: March or Die has an unusually strong ensemble cast, while the Australian poster provides an interesting example of localised movie marketing. Contemporary production history indicates that much of the financing was secured partly because of Terence Hill's international popularity, which helps explain why the Australian Daybill sells the film so heavily around his Trinity persona. Gene Hackman was also injured after being thrown from a horse during production.

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BB17-129 — Zero to Sixty

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YEAR: 1978
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: First Artists / Grandmet Productions
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “It’s a Rocketing Riot on wheels!”
DIRECTOR: Don Weis
CAST: Darren McGavin, Sylvia Miles, Joan Collins, Denise Nickerson, The Hudson Brothers, Vito Scotti, Lorraine Gary, David Huddleston, Dick Martin
SCREENPLAY: Darren McGavin, credited as W. Lyle Richardson
PRODUCER: Kathie Browne
MUSIC: John Beal
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Donald H. Birnkrant
GENRE: Comedy / Road Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Zero to Sixty is a 1978 comedy starring Darren McGavin as a recently divorced man whose encounter with a street-smart teenage car repossessor pulls him into the chaotic world of repossessing cars. Joan Collins and Sylvia Miles co-star.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Bright turquoise, black and white Australian Daybill with a photographic collage built around a speeding car, Darren McGavin and Denise Nickerson. The large stylised Zero to Sixty title incorporates a speedometer, reinforcing the film’s motoring theme.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An interesting late-1970s ensemble piece with Joan Collins and Darren McGavin, who also wrote the screenplay under his birth name, W. Lyle Richardson. Denise Nickerson — best remembered as Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory — received an “introducing” credit here, and Zero to Sixty became her final theatrical feature film.

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BB17-130 — Malibu Beach

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YEAR: 1978
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Crown International Pictures
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “Everything can happen on… Malibu Beach”
DIRECTOR: Robert J. Rosenthal
CAST: Kim Lankford, James Daughton, Susan Player, Jarreau, Michael Luther, Stephen Oliver
SCREENPLAY: Celia Susan Cotelo and Robert J. Rosenthal
PRODUCER: Marilyn J. Tenser
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Newton P. Jacobs
MUSIC: Michael Lloyd
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jamie Anderson
GENRE: Comedy / Teen Comedy / Beach Movie
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Malibu Beach is a 1978 teen beach comedy from Crown International Pictures, following a group of young Californians through a summer of lifeguarding, romance, parties, cars and beachside misadventures.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Cheeky turquoise, black and white Australian Daybill dominated by a bikini-clad figure, a cartoon dog holding a bikini top and a busy illustrated beach scene below. The combination of photographic and cartoon artwork gives it a particularly distinctive late-1970s exploitation-comedy look.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Malibu Beach sits squarely within the late-1970s American teen and drive-in exploitation cycle associated with Crown International Pictures. The film also features James Daughton, who appeared the same year as Greg Marmalard in National Lampoon's Animal House. Original theatrical material for Malibu Beach continues to appear in specialist poster auctions; a pair of original US one-sheets including the film sold at Heritage in March 2026.

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BB17-131 — This Is Russia!

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YEAR: 1958
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: “Inside Story! Of the land of mystery and contrast that produced the Earth Satellites!”
DIRECTOR: Sid Feder
NARRATOR: Carey Wilson
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sid Feder
PRODUCERS: Sid Feder and Carey Wilson
MUSIC: Heinz Roemheld and Herman Stein
GENRE: Documentary / Travelogue / Cold War
POSTER PRINTER: F. Cunningham & Co. Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

This Is Russia! is a feature-length Cold War documentary filmed inside the Soviet Union by Sid Feder, covering Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yalta, Siberia and other locations. Universal-International acquired Feder's footage and released the finished 67-minute documentary theatrically in 1958.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Striking mid-century Australian Daybill using oversized red typography with blocks of yellow, pale blue and dark teal. A small cameraman illustration and silhouette of Moscow's St Basil's Cathedral reinforce the documentary theme. The reference to “THE EARTH SATELLITES!” places the advertising firmly within the early Sputnik-era fascination with the Soviet Union.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This is an unusually interesting piece of Cold War and Space Race-era cinema advertising. Feder reportedly travelled some 20,000 miles through the Soviet Union over several trips, carrying his own camera equipment because he was not permitted to bring a film crew. AFI records that he used a right-angle viewfinder to secretly photograph subjects his official Soviet guides did not want filmed.VIEW THIS POSTER: See the current price and availability in our Vintage Movie Poster Collection.

BB17-132 — Behind the High Wall

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YEAR: 1956
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: “The untold story of the Big House prison break!”
DIRECTOR: Abner Biberman
CAST: Tom Tully, Sylvia Sidney, Betty Lynn, John Gavin, John Larch, Barney Phillips
SCREENPLAY: Harold Jack Bloom
PRODUCER: Stanley Rubin
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Maury Gertsman
GENRE: Film Noir / Crime / Drama / Prison Film
POSTER PRINTER: F. Cunningham & Co. Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Behind the High Wall is a 1956 Universal-International film noir centred on a violent prison break, a corrupt warden and an innocent prisoner who becomes caught in the aftermath.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Classic 1950s Australian Daybill printed predominantly in brown against an off-white background. The artwork depicts three escaping prisoners running from the prison walls, with a getaway car and illustrated portrait of Sylvia Sidney below. The hand-drawn imagery and huge block BEHIND THE HIGH WALL title give it a strong pulp crime/noir appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Particularly interesting as an early John Gavin film. The AFI records Behind the High Wall as Gavin's film debut and notes that Universal publicity still referred to him by his birth surname, Golenor. The film was partly shot at the Sheriff's Wayside Honor Rancho in California and was based on the same story previously adapted by Universal as The Big Guy in 1939.

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BB17-134 — Starting Over

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YEAR: 1979
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Paramount Pictures / A James L. Brooks Production
TAGLINE: “To love, honour and obey until divorce us do part… then the real fun begins.”
DIRECTOR: Alan J. Pakula
CAST: Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, Frances Sternhagen, Austin Pendleton, Mary Kay Place
SCREENPLAY: James L. Brooks, based on the novel by Dan Wakefield
PRODUCERS: Alan J. Pakula and James L. Brooks
MUSIC: Marvin Hamlisch
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sven Nykvist
GENRE: Romantic Comedy / Comedy-Drama
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Starting Over is a 1979 romantic comedy starring Burt Reynolds as a recently divorced man attempting to rebuild his life while caught between his ex-wife, played by Candice Bergen, and a new relationship with Jill Clayburgh.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Bright yellow, red and black Australian Daybill featuring large photographic portraits of Jill Clayburgh, Burt Reynolds and Candice Bergen, with smaller full-length images of Reynolds and Clayburgh carrying their belongings. The broken-heart motif incorporated into the title reinforces the film's divorce-and-new-beginnings theme.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Starting Over earned two Academy Award acting nominations, for Jill Clayburgh as Best Actress and Candice Bergen as Best Supporting Actress. It was also the first feature-film screenplay written by James L. Brooks, who later created Terms of Endearment and co-created The Simpsons.

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BB17-135 — Thunder Bay

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YEAR: 1953
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Universal-International Pictures
TAGLINE: No tagline appears on this Australian Daybill
DIRECTOR: Anthony Mann
CAST: James Stewart, Joanne Dru, Gilbert Roland, Dan Duryea, Marcia Henderson, Jay C. Flippen
SCREENPLAY: Gil Doud and John Michael Hayes
PRODUCER: Aaron Rosenberg
MUSIC: Frank Skinner
CINEMATOGRAPHY: William H. Daniels
GENRE: Adventure / Drama
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Thunder Bay is a 1953 Technicolor adventure drama starring James Stewart as an oil engineer whose plans to establish an offshore drilling operation bring him into conflict with a Louisiana fishing community. It was directed by Anthony Mann during his celebrated run of collaborations with Stewart.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Strikingly minimalist Australian Daybill printed almost entirely in turquoise blue against white. The design features a small illustrated oil worker holding equipment above the Thunder Bay title, with the four principal stars presented in tall condensed lettering. Its restrained Australian artwork is dramatically different from the full-colour Reynold Brown artwork used on the American campaign.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Thunder Bay was one of the important James Stewart–Anthony Mann collaborations, made during the same period as their acclaimed Westerns. The film also has an interesting technical place in cinema history: its 1953 New York premiere was used by Universal-International to demonstrate its widescreen presentation and stereophonic sound system.

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BB17-138 — Small Change

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YEAR: 1976
ORIGINAL TITLE: L’Argent de poche
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Les Films du Carrosse / Les Productions Artistes Associés
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “François Truffaut’s celebration of childhood in this the Year of the Child. A delightful film for the whole family.”
DIRECTOR: François Truffaut
CAST: Jean-François Stévenin, Virginie Thévenet, Chantal Mercier, Tania Torrens, Nicole Félix, Georges Desmouceaux
SCREENPLAY: François Truffaut and Suzanne Schiffman
PRODUCER: Marcel Berbert
MUSIC: Maurice Jaubert
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Pierre-William Glenn
GENRE: Comedy / Drama / French New Wave / Coming-of-Age
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

François Truffaut's Small Change (L’Argent de poche) is a 1976 French comedy-drama following the everyday experiences of a group of children in the town of Thiers, France. Rather than following a conventional single storyline, the film builds a portrait of childhood through a series of interconnected episodes.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive Australian Daybill with a black, turquoise and white layout surrounding a large monochrome image of a young child. The handwritten-style Small Change title is paired with the original French title L’Argent de poche, while prominent contemporary review quotes describe the film as “Magical and blessedly funny” and “A major work.”

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An appealing Australian poster for one of François Truffaut's major later films, with particularly strong crossover interest for collectors of French New Wave and international cinema. The film was one of Truffaut's more commercially successful releases in France and returned directly to the subject of childhood that had been central to The 400 Blows.

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BB17-140 — Harry and Tonto

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YEAR: 1974
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: 20th Century-Fox
TAGLINE: “‘Harry and Tonto’ lights up the screen with warmth, wit and wisdom”
DIRECTOR: Paul Mazursky
CAST: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Hagman, Chief Dan George, Melanie Mayron, Joshua Mostel
SCREENPLAY: Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld
PRODUCER: Paul Mazursky MUSIC: Bill Conti
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Michael C. Butler
GENRE: Comedy-Drama / Road Movie
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Harry & Tonto is a 1974 road comedy-drama about an elderly New Yorker who sets out across America with his beloved cat Tonto after losing his home. The journey brings Harry back into contact with his children, old friends and an assortment of strangers along the way.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Distinctive orange, black and white Australian Daybill centred around an ornate picture frame containing a wonderfully simple line drawing of a hand and Tonto the cat. The cat motif is repeated in the bold Harry & Tonto title treatment, giving the poster a charming, instantly recognisable design.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Art Carney won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Harry, while Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld received an Academy Award nomination for their original screenplay. The film also features an impressive supporting cast including Ellen Burstyn, Larry Hagman and Chief Dan George.

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BB17-141 — 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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BB17-142 — The Big Brawl

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YEAR: 1980
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Golden Harvest / Fred Weintraub Production / Warner Bros.
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Roadshow
TAGLINE: “A Martial Arts fight to the finish. Filmed in America by the producers of ‘Enter the Dragon’.”
DIRECTOR: Robert Clouse
CAST: Jackie Chan, Kristine DeBell, Mako, Ron Max, David Sheiner, Rosalind Chao, Lenny Montana, José Ferrer
SCREENPLAY: Robert Clouse
PRODUCERS: Fred Weintraub and Terry Morse Jr.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Raymond Chow
MUSIC: Lalo Schifrin
GENRE: Martial Arts / Action / Comedy
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Also released as Battle Creek Brawl, The Big Brawl was Jackie Chan's first major attempt to break into the American film market. The Hong Kong–American production teamed Chan with director Robert Clouse and producer Fred Weintraub, both closely associated with Enter the Dragon.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Strong pink, black and red Australian artwork dominated by Jackie Chan in a fighting pose, surrounded by smaller martial-arts action scenes and a period car. The design places JACKIE CHAN prominently at the top and directly promotes the film's connection to Enter the Dragon.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An important early Jackie Chan Hollywood crossover poster. The film predates Chan's eventual American breakthrough by more than a decade, making original theatrical material an interesting part of his international career. The Australian Daybill is specifically recognised by Australian poster dealers as an original local issue, with this duotone artwork currently described as a distinct variant.

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BB17-144 — Masquerade

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YEAR: 1988
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Michael I. Levy Enterprises
TAGLINE: “An heiress. A hustler. A set-up. A murder. It’s not a game anymore.”
DIRECTOR: Bob Swaim
CAST: Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant, John Glover
SCREENPLAY: Dick Wolf
PRODUCER: Michael I. Levy
MUSIC: John Barry
CINEMATOGRAPHY: David Watkin
GENRE: Mystery / Thriller / Romance / Neo-Noir
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Masquerade is a 1988 romantic mystery thriller starring Rob Lowe as a yacht captain who becomes involved with a wealthy young heiress, played by Meg Tilly, in a story of seduction, deception and murder. Kim Cattrall and Doug Savant co-star.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Dark photographic Australian Daybill dominated by an intimate image of Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly, contrasted with the torn-paper style red MASQUERADE title. The sparse design and four-part “An heiress. A hustler. A set-up. A murder.” headline strongly emphasise the film's romantic-thriller storyline.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: Masquerade combines several notable late-1980s names, including Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly and Kim Cattrall. It is also an early feature screenplay by Dick Wolf, who later created the Law & Order television franchise, while its score was composed by five-time Academy Award winner John Barry. The film was shot extensively around New York and the Hamptons, including East Hampton, Montauk Harbor and Shelter Island.

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BB17-145 — The Gay Deceivers

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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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BB17-146 — She's Having a Baby

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YEAR: 1988
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Hughes Entertainment / Paramount Pictures
TAGLINE: “Man. Woman. Life. Death. Infinity. Tuna casserole. One movie dares to tell it all.”
DIRECTOR: John Hughes
CAST: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, William Windom, Holland Taylor, Cathryn Damon, Paul Gleason
SCREENPLAY: John Hughes
PRODUCER: John Hughes
MUSIC: Stewart Copeland
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Donald Peterman
GENRE: Romantic Comedy / Comedy-Drama
POSTER PRINTER: M.A.P.S. Litho Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian DaybillShe's Having a Baby is John Hughes' 1988 comedy-drama about newlyweds Jake and Kristy Briggs navigating marriage, careers, family expectations and eventually parenthood. Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern lead the film, with Alec Baldwin as Jake's best friend.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Soft photographic Australian Daybill featuring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern facing one another, with the image fading into a dark lower panel. The understated design is headed “A John Hughes Film” and uses the film's wonderfully offbeat “Man. Woman. Life. Death. Infinity. Tuna casserole.” advertising line.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A strong piece of John Hughes 1980s cinema memorabilia, made during the same period as Planes, Trains and Automobiles and The Great Outdoors. The film also has notable music crossover appeal: Stewart Copeland composed the score, while Kate Bush's “This Woman's Work” was originally written for the film and accompanies its climactic birth sequence.

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BB17-148 — Go for It

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YEAR: 1983
ORIGINAL TITLE: Nati con la camicia
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Laguna Productions
AUSTRALIAN RELEASE: Warner Bros. / Columbia Pictures
DIRECTOR: E.B. Clucher (Enzo Barboni)
CAST: Terence Hill, Bud Spencer, Buffy Dee, David Huddleston, Riccardo Pizzuti, Faith Minton
SCREENPLAY: Marco Tullio Barboni
MUSIC: Franco Micalizzi
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ben McDermott
GENRE: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Spy Parody
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Go for It is a 1983 action-comedy starring the hugely popular screen partnership of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. After being mistaken for secret agents, Rosco and Doug become caught up in a CIA mission involving a criminal organisation and a plot threatening the United States.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Colourful Australian Daybill featuring Terence Hill in roller-skating gear alongside a handcuffed Bud Spencer, surrounded by a truck, space shuttle, Cadillac, henchmen and the film's female villain. The artwork is by renowned Italian movie-poster artist Renato Casaro, whose artwork is specifically identified on the Australian Daybill by an Australian specialist dealer.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: A particularly fun Hill-and-Spencer poster with additional appeal for collectors of European action-comedy and 1980s spy spoofs. The film sends up elements of the James Bond series, including references to Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. The Renato Casaro artwork gives this Australian issue an additional recognised poster-art connection.

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BB17-149 — Go for It

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BB17-150 — Clash of the Titans

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YEAR: 1981
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Charles H. Schneer Productions
TAGLINE: “An Epic Entertainment Spectacular!”
DIRECTOR: Desmond Davis
CAST: Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Laurence Olivier, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Claire Bloom, Siân Phillips
SCREENPLAY: Beverley Cross
PRODUCERS: Charles H. Schneer and Ray Harryhausen
MUSIC: Laurence Rosenthal
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ted Moore
GENRE: Fantasy / Adventure / Greek Mythology
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Printers Pty. Ltd.
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

Clash of the Titans is the 1981 fantasy adventure based on the Greek myth of Perseus, following his battles with Medusa, the Kraken and other mythological creatures in his quest to save Andromeda.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Spectacular Australian Daybill dominated by fantasy artwork of Perseus riding Pegasus above the enormous Kraken, surrounded by fire, sea and mythological figures. A vertical strip of character portraits includes Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Laurence Olivier, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith and Ursula Andress. The dark background and large gold-and-red title give the poster a strong classic fantasy appearance.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: An especially collectable title for fans of Ray Harryhausen, as Clash of the Titans was the legendary stop-motion effects artist's final feature film. Harryhausen created the film's celebrated Medusa, Kraken, Pegasus and other creatures and also produced the film with his long-time collaborator Charles H. Schneer. The theatrical poster campaign was designed by Bill Gold with artwork by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt.

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