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This is a collection of posters of international films distributed in Australia between 1927 and 1932.
The distributor Cinema Art Films brought many notable foreign productions to Australia,...
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The NFSA collection contains over 100 political glass slide advertisements from 1917 to 1976.
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A full-spread newspaper advertisement from Theatre Orange, showcasing The Far Paradise (1928) as featured in a scrapbook created by the McDonagh sisters to document their second film.
As with other...
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A large newspaper advertisement from Sydney's Capitol Theatre, for the McDonagh sister's film The Far Paradise (1928). This ad is in a scrapbook created by the sisters to document the release and...
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A full-page newspaper advertisement from Hoyts movie theatres in Bourke Street, for the McDonagh sister's film The Far Paradise (1928) from a scrapbook the sister's created.
The ad tries to generate...
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The Fate of a Flirt is a romantic comedy cutting across classes which is effectively illustrated in this playful poster design. The poster features Dorothy Revier in an intricate flapper-style dress...
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This is one of two clown-focused cinema posters in the Cinema Art collection. At first glance you could be excused for thinking this film is titled Grock rather than its actual title, What For? This...
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Looping the Loop was a UFA production. The poster was designed by the Richardson Studio and features the two romantic leads gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes, framed by a looping slide with a...
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This UFA production (original German title: Der Heilige Berg) was controversial director and film star Leni Riefenstahl’s first starring film role. Riefenstahl is best known for directing Nazi...
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This poster barely gives anything away. It focuses on the female romantic lead, Kitty Cranston (Betty Balfour), whose name appears as large as the film’s title. Her sheer dress, exposed flesh, large...