Hi David,
This actually popped up in a previous thread several years ago:
_http://www.mail-archive.com/mopo-l%40listserv.american.edu/msg29685.html_
(http://www.mail-archive.com/mopo-l@listserv.american.edu/msg29685.html)
Like Rich Evans said, on face value the version with the A rating – which
is clearly part of the design not an overstamp - is a domestic UK version
(albeit very unusual for the 1940s!), and the Lion International one an
international equivalent. I used to think post-war British one sheets were only
intended for overseas use too, but there are other titles with BBFC
ratings that seem to contradict this.
Possibly helping to back up this argument, both have the same litho number
B.L. 838, although with very slight differences in the artwork detail. (“
B.L.” stands for production/distribution company British Lion which was
absorbed by London Films in the mid-40s.) Interestingly, on one poster the
printer is credited as “STAFFORD & CO LTD NETHERFIELD NOTTINGHAM”, and on
the other “STAFFORD & CO LTD NETHERFIELD NOTTINGHAM and London”. However,
this is inconclusive, as both credits appear on British posters from that
time. Maybe the additional London credit indicates which ones were printed for
the London branch.
The only slight question mark in my mind is whether Lion International
existed in 1949/1950. Apart from IMDb, which may itself have been updated as a
result of the poster, the earliest reference to the company I can find is
1955, although this of course doesn’t mean they didn’t exist before then.
This is where a good collection of trade mags would come in useful!
Paul
_www.movieposterstudio.com_ (http://www.movieposterstudio.com)
In a message dated 19/06/2015 11:58:57 GMT Daylight Time,
shadow....@gmail.com writes:
I guess the question for someone more knowledgeable on the Brit stuff is
why is there (on the HA '49) a British Censor's stamp on a poster that was
never designed to be used in the UK - as I understand it 1shts and 3shts
were printed for the colonies not used in the UK, so no reason to print UK
data on it is there?
Anyone?
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