Good on., and yes it would be from the 1970s. The film was distributed in Australia it would appear on 35mm by Fred Crouch, as per the rare daybill image showing below.
Room Service was classified on 35mm by the Australian film censor on 1 December 1975 The film was submitted by Rebelez. One would have to think that the two Marx Brothers films were released in Australia not long then after this
I knew nothing about Fred Crouch at all, so I did a little digging. I located that in 1969 that a Fred Crouch was the General Manager of British Empire Films ( Sydney ). Later in 1983 while still working for the same company he was General Manager of the now titled Greater Union. Film Distributors.
He would surely be the same person and that he imported and released the two Marx Brothers re-releases as a sideline to his normal day job.
Found this today at an Antique Mall. A card for Kiss and Make Up (1934). Not a standard window card as only the top seems to be trimmed, but it only measures 13 X 17…the card stock seems right for that period. An odd one for sure. Anyone ever seen one of these in your poster collecting?
Would this trimmed window card have been printed by a company like Bower Show Print who printed window cards for distribution to cinemas in certain area of the U.S.A. after the original film distribution companies had released theres?
Would this trimmed window card have been printed by a company like Bower Show Print who printed window cards for distribution to cinemas in certain area of the U.S.A. after the original film distribution companies had released there's?
Yes, I agree. I found this in Ohio, so Bower is a likely candidate as they are the closest geographically. The tag said “1950s RP”, it’s definitely not a reprint and why would anyone reprint a card for this film? I think it is a regional “other company” card. And for $20, I’m not complaining.
Most of times, I find silkscreened posters like that more appealing than litho one sheets. For some reason, I'd rather frame and hang one of these instead of the others. The smaller size might be one of the reasons
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I knew nothing about Fred Crouch at all, so I did a little digging. I located that in 1969 that a Fred Crouch was the General Manager of British Empire Films ( Sydney ). Later in 1983 while still working for the same company he was General Manager of the now titled Greater Union. Film Distributors.
He would surely be the same person and that he imported and released the two Marx Brothers re-releases as a sideline to his normal day job.
An original image of the U.S.A. 3 sheet poster artwork produced for the 1951 film The Man From Planet X.
Someone had some fun playing around with the remaining part poster image.
Peter
Actually both of the one sheets outshine the Robert Burton produced daybill.
Peter