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Australia Day Movie Poster Auction the world has ever seen...January 26,
2015.
*Hop-A-Long Cassidy (1935) - Original Australian Long Daybill Movie Poster
*This is the first poster for the first movie of 66 Hopalong Cassidy
films produced between 1935 and 1948, all 66 films starred William Boyd
in the title role.
Born in 1895, William Boyd arrived in Hollywood around 1918 and quickly
became a fully fledged leading man during the silent era, including many
films for Cecil B. DeMille. But roles in the early 1930s Boyd found it
tough to find roles, some said it was because of his prematurely greying
hair, other said it was due to his constant womanising, partying and
alcohol...surely the latter three contributing to the former?!
An independent producer by the name of Harry 'Pop' Sherman convinced
Paramount to release a series of westerns based on the Hopalong Cassidy
novels and short stories authored by Clarence E. Mulford and ultimately
Boyd got the role. The first in the series, Hop-A-Long Cassidy was
released in the USA in August of 1935, and in Australia from November
1935 (it would late be renamed Hopalong Cassidy Enters, for this reason
perhaps it is difficult to find movie posters under the film's original
title).
William Boyd’s Hopalong Cassidy was multi-faceted. He was good, honest,
brave, and tough. He was also funny, caring, loyal and not afraid to
show his emotions. He wasn't a Superman—he got shot, tied up, put in
jail, and knocked around. He was the smartest cowboy, fastest gun,
toughest fighter, and best rider in the West. William Boyd appeared in
66 Hop-A-Long Cassidy movies and a further fifty-two television episodes
playing a much beloved icon of the silver and small screen.
Please enjoy your sneak peak at this wonderful poster produced by the
famed Richardson Studios, it is indeed a rare piece of movie history
being auctioned on www.Bidll.com on January 26th 2015.
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*David Rew
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