RECENT ACQUISITIONS -October 2008

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feeds@yuku.com (htg1941) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:33:18 GMT

Going back a few page ... those Abbott & Costello that Ves has are simply great!

Steve

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feeds@yuku.com (rockabilly777) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:20:01 GMT

erik1925 wrote:
Jimmie Cameron??

How about the ex-Mr Hamilton, or maybe "king of the world"?!?

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feeds@yuku.com (erik1925) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:17:11 GMT

Jimmie Cameron??

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feeds@yuku.com (rockabilly777) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:42:02 GMT

Great Titanic poster! Sure beats the shit outta anything they released for Jimmie Cameron's version!

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feeds@yuku.com (noeldevereux) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:24:16 GMT

just got this one today and I am very happy!

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feeds@yuku.com (cinemarts) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:48:37 GMT

That's about as close as we are going to get, I think.... except I'll add that in the earliest days of cinema, "the show" was daily made up of lots of short films, rather than features, so the "bill of the day" scenario makes more sense... as the shows were changed daily, hence "daybill", perhaps. Well into the 50s, it was not uncommon for subureban and country cinemas to change programmes of double bills (along with shorts, newsreels, cartoons etc) up to...

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feeds@yuku.com (carson cochren) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:38:12 GMT

Thanks. Missed the thread with Dario's question.

I won't derail this one further except to say I looked up the definition for playbill

Playbill (noun): a poster or bill advertising a play or theatrical performance.

So it makes sense to me to think of "daybill" as a poster or bill advertising the film of the day.

eg; on todays bill: "The Glass Key" starring Alan Ladd. Anyway, just curious. Thanks

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feeds@yuku.com (varmit01) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:31:50 GMT

unka's original answer:

I've never heard a specific answer that completely satisfied me, as unlike ONE SHEET (30x40) or THREE SHEET or ONE PANEL or TWO PANEL etc as in France or the Italian variations already mentioned, or the German paper sizes, et al, the term does not appear - that I have ever heard that relates it to a paper size. They were called daybills when they were 15x40 inches, (half a one sheet) when they were 10x30 (during WW2, and 4 could be...

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feeds@yuku.com (cinemarts) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:39:12 GMT

I answered this question as best I could when Dario asked it the other day.

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feeds@yuku.com (CSM) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:43:28 GMT

Oh good question! I have searched for a reasonable explanation but cannot find something suitable. It could possibly have something to do with the fact pre 1940s daybills have a blank space at the top to write/list the days the movie is being shown - hence a "daybill" - bill being the poster itself or billing of the movie.

Well that's my attempt! I am sure one our Aussie friends can do a better job (and make me look silly!)

CSM

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feeds@yuku.com (carson cochren) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:04:47 GMT

varmit01, I love those fight club wilding posters.

Also, why are daybills called "daybills" anyways?

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feeds@yuku.com (Ari Richards) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:31:39 GMT

I love em

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feeds@yuku.com (CSM) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:28:33 GMT

Haha I know Ves...I find it so tempting to move into other areas sometimes!

CSM

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feeds@yuku.com (varmit01) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:21:44 GMT

Stills have consistantly been the one thing I haven't started collecting...but you guys aren't making it easy for me to stick to that!

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feeds@yuku.com (CSM) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:46:44 GMT

That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing those pics!

CSM

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feeds@yuku.com (cinemarts) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:25:15 GMT

Great piece of film exhibition on the back there, and makes the still even more interesting!

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feeds@yuku.com (dutch2006) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:21:56 GMT

Sometimes stills would be pasted on a cardboard backing before being distributed to the theatres. This way they lasted much longer.

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feeds@yuku.com (Hazard) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:41:56 GMT

They are unusual aren't they? The borders are paper and cardboard and yes they are original. Here pics of the verso.

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feeds@yuku.com (CSM) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:43:35 GMT

Hazard...although those are stills they are very nice shots! Are those paper(?) borders original?

CSM

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feeds@yuku.com (cinemarts) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:20:18 GMT

A very nice AMOLAD

RECENT ACQUISITIONS -October 2008

feeds@yuku.com (oldposterho) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:25:49 GMT

I know I'll be branded a heretic but I *really* like the way this cleaned up and am glad I went for the full monty resto. Photo'd through it's new non-glare frame, I haven't bothered to take it out.

--Peter