Rare Australian Daybills
in Australian
This is the only daybill image of this made in Australia film I have seen. It is a nice looking W.E. Smith poster and I thought it would be good to post it for anyone that hasn't viewed it before. U.S. paper on this title is often available but Australian paper in any form is rare.
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The second Australian daybill i would like to talk about is Shadow Of The Booberang released commercially in Australia in 1961. The film was released at the Liberty Theatre Sydney on the 17th of August, 1961 as a supporting feature to The Green Helmet. Made by the Billy Graham organisation it was released in Australia by MGM. Modest in the domestic Australian market by 1962 it was being screened at Churches and halls often with free entry. The film did not receive much attention outside Christian circles in Australia. The point for the producers was not box office per sc, but as a bait to promote attendance at allied churches in the U.S.A.
Now what is missing here is where is a copy of the original daybill? After years of searching I have never been able to locate an image of the daybill or paper in any form. Anyone have anything or seen anything?
Australian newspaper advertisement dated the 7th of December, 1961.
U.S. advertisement.
Hondo
Even short features often had posters created so why wouldn't a full length feature have one ? Anyone else care to omment?
Hondo
It looks like from I can find that it had it's premiere in Sydney and only screened for a couple of days.
At first I thought, then why bother with paper, but then I found mention of it in women's weekly but in an April edition.
I'm thinking it had such a small release, they either never made them, or they were trashed...
Perhaps the Billy Graham people took control of any artwork after the short 35mm commercial release.
Hondo
Good idea Ves. I have been down this path before. I sent off an email regarding information but never received any reply back from them. Hopefully the feminine touch will make all the difference.
Hondo
Ok, so I heard back from the Archive today, looks like the feminine touched has done it again!...no movie posters at all...
She pointed me to a couple of things in their collection:
Thank you for your message. The Archives does have a copy of the film Shadow of the Boomerang and a copy of the script, which you can find described in Collection 214 on our website here: http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/GUIDES/214.htm. Unfortunately, I have found no film posters for Shadow of the Boomerang. My only suggestions is that you may be able to find used film posters for sale online.
In addition, the Archives does have correspondence relating to the release of the film, found especially in Collection 245 Records of the BGEA Australia Affiliate: You can find descriptions of that correspondence in the online collection guide here: http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/GUIDES/245.htm. There is further information in Collection 9 Records of the BGEA found here: http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/GUIDES/009.htm.
Also, Collection 360 BGEA Clippings File contains scrapbooks of newspaper and other media clippings preserved by the BGEA in chronological order. Articles related to the 1959 Australia Crusade or viewings of Shadow of the Boomerang might be included in these scrapbooks. The scrapbooks have been microfilmed and are available for inter-library loan if you are interested. You can find out more about our inter-library loan process here: http://www2.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/ill/intro.htm
I hope this information is helpful to you. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
I think the correspondence and the scrapbooks would be most useful if it is possible to get them.
They only loan to other libraries though, so I am assuming would have to approach your local library and see if they can organise it for you, or does anyone know anyone who works in a library?
Been up the mountains again Mark?
Hondo
Good work Ves in contacting the BG Archive.
Hondo