This is not noir, but apparently, GHETTO FREAKS was originally released as 'Love Commune' and while I have never seen a poster that shows the original title, I just listed a nice onesheet for re-titled version on my website:
http://www.filmposter.net/movieposters/poster/movie/original/ghetto-freaks/ > absolutely, Dave, and DEADLY IS THE FEMALE is an interesting > example---because that is a case where it wasn't just the title that was > changed, but the entire artwork campaign and the poster designs, all of which > were radically changed as well. > Walter > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Posteropolis <[email protected]> wrote: > Another notable one is DEADLY IS THE FEMALE, which of course became GUN CRAZY. > > > > Dave > > > > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of walter > reuben > Sent: March-11-14 4:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Fwd: [MOPO] Murder is my Beat vs. Danger is My Beat > > > > Channing: it has happened before in movie poster history, sometimes like with > HOT BLOOD becoming THE WILD ONE, and the posters being redone, so that we are > not just talking about a title change. SUSPICION (with a few lobby cards > initially created titled AFTER THE FACT) is another example, as is THE WOMAN > ON PIER 13 (at first under the title I MARRIED A COMMUNIST). > > Walter > > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Channing Thomson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Jay -- anyone else have any ideas on my question? I think Jay's > theory sounds probable but I don't think I've ever seen it happen before. > Thanks, Channing > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > > From: > > Jay Pea <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Murder is my Beat vs. Danger is My Beat > > Date: > > March 10, 2014 8:22:37 PM PDT > To: > > [email protected] > Reply-To: > > Jay Pea <[email protected]> > > > It looks like Allied Artists printed a number of posters up before it was > decided to re-title the movie as Murder Is My Beat. Sounds more menacing. > Arent there other examples, especially of noir films, that did this kind of > title change, even tho posters had already been produced? > > It's a great looking insert, regardless. > > > > > > > > > > From: Channing Thomson <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 8:08 PM > Subject: [MOPO] Murder is my Beat vs. Danger is My Beat > > > I have an insert poster for a film with Barbara Payton called Danger is my > Beat (Allied Artists 1955). I've been trying to get information on it but > the only reference is what is obviously the same film but with the title > Murder is My Beat. I can't find any reference to the film being released as > Danger is my Beat. > > Does anyone here on MOPO know the story behind this mystery of this poster > with the unknown name? > > Thanks, Channing Thomson > > 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. > > > 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. > > > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > 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. > 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.
