Phil I have seen cards like these for other major MGM movies of the 1930s. I think they are likely from 1942 to 1942, when they lost their European distribution and most of their stars to war, and re-released most of their major movies, with lower quality material like this.
You are right about the11x14s that were produced locally. I have seen those. But I have never seen any quality full-color 1930s Australian LCs. Bruce On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 10:10 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Unless it was an Australian film, where 11x14s were produced locally - > usualy using a photographic process and not a litho process - lobby cards > came for their country of origin - the US and to a lesser extent the UK > (where 11x14s were not usually produced) but where 8x10 front of house cards > were. > > > Why there are vagaries to the difefrence between the original card you > have seen and these cards is lost in the mists of time. > I know of no "rule" that one can apply. > > They don't actually look faded, they look like a different inking. > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* Bruce Hershenson [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Sunday, October 14, 2012 10:15 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] question for dealers - Great Waltz 1938 > > If those are snipes (not printed on) then there is no chance those cards > are from the first U.S. release in 1938. > > I have never seen a 1930s Australian printed lobby card for an MGM U.S. > movie. I think they only imported U.S. cards. > > Bruce > > On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Sales <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi all**** >> >> ** ** >> >> just a quick note to say a big thank you to those of you that responded >> to my query on the origins of the "Great Waltz" lobby cards I mentioned.* >> *** >> >> ** ** >> >> From your posts I think it is fair to say the cards originate *prior to >> the 1946* re-issue definitely, the colours have faded due to the passage >> of time and thus wear and they are of MGM origins. Three of the four >> cards have an Australian censor rating sniped on which could have suggested >> they were first printed in the US and then sent to Australia but there is >> no mention of the printers name at the bottom right hand corner like there >> is on the 1938 original US release card. The cards I have do not have a >> printers name ?? This leads me to my final two questions to this group of >> experts ii - particularly the aussie ones…**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Who were the Australian printers when it came to lobby cards in the >> 1930's and prior to 1946 and did they print lobby cards a lot or was it >> largely left to the US to send them to Australia? **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Also would the practise ever be for a card to be sent from the US without >> a printers name or for that matter in that period would lobby cards (be >> they re-issues or not) be printed without the printers name ?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> >> http://www.allaboutmovies.com.au/products/lobby-cards/the-great-waltz-1938-luise-rainer-fernand-gravet-lobby-4 >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Regards**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Ben **** >> >> All About Movies**** >> >> Website: www.allaboutmovies.com.au**** >> >> ** ** >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> >> > > > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 26 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. 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