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Auction History Result 3t447 FOR THE TERM OF HIS NATURAL LIFE matted long Aust daybill '27 Marcus Clarke's immortal story! Date Sold 12/14/2014 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Matted Original Vintage Theatrical Long Australian Daybill Movie Poster (db; measures 21" x 44 1/4" [53 x 112 cm]) (Learn More) For The Term Of His Natural Life, (Released in the U.S. in 1929) the 1927 Norman Dawn Australian silent prison escape adventure romance ("Adapted from Marcus Clarke's Immortal Story"; about an Australian convict who was falsely accused of yet another crime after arriving in Australia, and he is sent to an Australian penal colony for life; there he falls in love with the warden's daughter, and has to confront the evil convicts, including one who looks just like him!) starring Eva Novak, George Fisher, Dunstan Webb, Arthur McLaglen, Jessica Harcourt, Mayne Lynton, Katherine Dawn, Compton Coutts, and Arthur Tauchert ("And a Cast of Thousands"). Note that Australia was founded by English convicts who were exiled there, and in the very early days of film, there are many Australian movies. But by the 1920s, there was not much of an Australian film presence, and this movie was intended to jump start that with a big budget and based on a classic Australian book that was much loved by Australians, due to its realistic portrayal of harsh English treatment of Australian convicts. But the movie had the great misfortune of being filmed as a silent in 1927, and by the time it was released in the U.S. in 1929, there was almost no demand for silent movies, and it quickly became forgotten. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that posters from this "country of origin" Australian movie are beyond scarce! We have never seen or heard of another first release poster from this movie. The movie was rediscovered and re-released in the 1970s, and a new daybill was created that used most of the image from this original 1927 daybill.
UPDATED 12/09/2014: Note that we have updated the Condition Grade and Description. Condition: fair. The poster was dry-mounted onto a board, and then a double mat was glued over the edges. The poster originally had a yellow background along with red title letters and vertical columns that have faded significantly. Also, the poster had darkening, smudges, and stains around the edges (see our image). A restorer could certainly remove the double mat and then separate the poster from the board it is dry-mounted to, but since the poster displays pretty well as it is, we certainly can imagine that many collectors might choose to simply re-frame it as it is. Either way, this is a rare and historic poster that deserves to be displayed! Learn More about condition grades 
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