Last month (April) added this poster from Capetown South Africa to my collection.
The movie was first released in the United States July 2, 1953 followed by release dates in South Africa:
- December 9, 1953 (Johannesburg)
- December 24, 1953 (Cape Town)
- February 1, 1954 (Durban)
First learned of this poster from Kevin Connolly’s Conjuring History Facebook page:
…looks like it’s around 60 years old…may be a re-release poster for the movie market in Africa back in the day. There is no mention of Paramount Studios or film credits besides Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. [Kevin Connolly]
…it appears on the surface that Galazy Films was and may still be a film distributor in South Africa, it is privately owned and has no association with Paramount other than being the distributor of the film…the poster, in this case, may well have been produced by the distributor to better fit the style of the times and thus make it more appealing to the hipper audience. [Rick Allen]
Recently (May), another one appeared and sold on eBay. One wonders how many the seller has.
Thoughts?
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I like it. Family entertainment!
Way to go I was thinking about getting it myself. So congratulations Houdini will never
stop taking our money it seems, but so worth it.