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A Wynne Davies long daybill. An early Loretta Young movie, and pictured (sort of) on the poster.

in Hondo's This And That Comment by darolo April 8

I had the blue background Come Up Smiling daybill many moons ago, it was poorer than the above image, with the blank top roughly torn off.

in Rare Australian Posters Of Australian Films Comment by darolo April 4

There are collectors out there with other rare ones, I've seen some of these posters in person, unfortunately not all collectors want to advertise their 'holdings' publicly.

in Hondo's This And That Comment by darolo April 4

Reading the auction description of the Public Enemy window card, it states that the image of it should've been used on the one sheet. It actually was though, there were 2 one sheets and this image dominates one of them. In fact when you Google the m…

in Questions for Bruce-EMP Comment by darolo March 28

It's interesting how many U.S. posters (and often multiple copies too) have turned up from the teens and twenties compared to the very low number from the 30s.

in Even a Blind Squirrel Finds a Nut: Heritage Blind Buy Jackpot (LOST IN A BIG CITY-POSTER) Comment by darolo March 27

Since the hair colour has now changed (and the goal posts) the depiction in the poster resembles Sylvia Koscina. If it's anyone more obscure than her, good luck!

in Hondo's This And That Comment by darolo March 26

1950s - ok then, my more confident guess is Mylene Demongeot.

in Hondo's This And That Comment by darolo March 25

With that hair style it looks 1960s, a decade which had hordes of beauties to choose from. My guess Virna Lisi.

in Hondo's This And That Comment by darolo March 25

It is impressive, I regret parting with that!

in Glass Slides Comment by darolo March 21

Yes, Ben Hur is a horizontal daybill. Ir was the biggest publicised movie to that time in cinema history, so expect extra special advertising. I don't think a press sheet exists but I figure there would have been multiple daybill designs.

in Hondo's This And That Comment by darolo March 21

The unknown size thing is an ad from a magazine, great art though.

in Dating The Outlaw ( 1943 ) Australian Daybills Comment by darolo March 21

I would say that more than rarity, genre, decorative appeal etc, that the most important factor by far is what you actually paid or gave for the item.

in How do you determine a realistic retail price when selling posters? Comment by darolo March 10

So can it finally be put to bed that the Ben Hur is not a page removed from an campaign manual?

in Hondo's This And That Comment by darolo March 10

The RKO for me, that's just because I like RKO!

in Buyer Beware! Comment by darolo March 2

Your Forbidden Planet photo is an art still which the studios routinely printed for each poster size - one sheet and larger, as part of their suite of stills ( which ran into the hundreds). The one you have may be quite rare but doesn't prove that a…

in FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956), Oversized Photo of 24-Sheet Comment by darolo February 28

It's just as well you left eBay Bruce. With their ever increasing seller fees (which will eventually rival that of auction houses) you would need to charge a buyers premium and higher fees for consignors also.

in Questions for Bruce-EMP Comment by darolo January 27

Yeah it's of no importance of them to do individual requests like that. I asked in 2008 for an image of their Wolf Man daybill and got nowhere. Still waiting.

in Missing 1950's and 1960's Horror & Sci-FI daybill images. Comment by darolo December 2025

Irrelevant, but I've always liked that landscape When Worlds Collide art - except for the bit where the tidal wave appears in front of the girls arm!

in Hondo's This And That Comment by darolo December 2025

Great artist but my cupboard is bare. Struzan worked in the era of super glossy posters - which I've never fancied.

in RIP Drew Struzan Comment by darolo October 2025

That's good. Some of those yearbook issues are quite rare, I did have other earlier issues but misguidedly traded them many moons ago.