The Purple Hills daybill

HONDO

The Purple Hills was released by 20th Century Fox in the U.S.A. in colour in 1961. The film for whatever reason was released in Australia in black And White only The daybill poster has a tag stating ''black and white'' on it. Has anyone ever seen another  poster wth the words black and white printed on the poster? 

Hondo

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You sure it's not a snipe like the rating circle appears to be?

HONDO

CSM said:

You sure it's not a snipe like the rating circle appears to be?

Don't know -could be the case but be it printed or an added snipe why is it there?

Hondo

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Perhaps theatre not equipped to show a colour feature?

(As an aside, if this were a question of segregation it would state "Coloured" and "White" correct?)

HONDO

In the U.S. maybe.

Hondo

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HONDO said:

In the U.S. maybe.

Hondo

Excuse my ignorance but was segregation with respect to movie showings practiced in Australia?

HONDO

As far as I know the only segregation was for audiences at sex education film screenings and never at  general film screenings.

Hondo. 

David

http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/do-we-have-apartheid-in-australia#toc2

http://www.broomemovies.com.au/history.html

http://www.smh.com.au/national/mission-to-bring-light-to-what-was-once-a-dark-place-20130201-2dq07.html

http://press.anu.edu.au/apps/bookworm/view/Australian+Humanities+Review+-+Issue+51,+2011/8011/Text/02.html

http://indigenousrights.net.au/civil_rights/freedom_ride,_1965

HONDO

I was speaking about majors cities. I'm ashamed to know happed in the outback country areas. Not a very talked about subject.

Hondo