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'The Story of the Kelly Gang' circa 1909 original daybill…
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23-Jun-2019
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'The Story of the Kelly Gang' circa 1909 original daybill advertising poster, approx. 78 x 29 cm printed in black on newspaper-quality stock; predominantly text with a vignette view of Ned Kelly wearing his 'helmet' and firing his gun in a forest scene. The text reads [in part] 'James Wallace presents by means of picture the Lives and Deeds of the Victorian Desperados. The Kelly Gang The Most Thrilling Sensational and Remarkable Picture Ever Taken. The Kelly Gang Its Inception, Its Exploits, Its Capture. A Complete and Comprehensive Synopsis depicting: The Kelly Homestead. The Kellys at Home. Arrival of the Trooper. The Constable Insults Kate Kelly. Ned Kelly Retaliates. the Flight The Police Camp, Wombat Ranges. Arrival of the Gang. Kellys in Possession. Constable McIntyre Escapes. Gang Retiring.' and continues, with a listing of the various scenes which make up the rest of the feature-length film, up to the Capture of Ned Kelly and all the Latest Moving Pictures' Popular Prices. Doors open 7:30, Performance 8. Musical Conductor: Mr C. McBride. Probably unique, this poster records a screening of the film, produced in 1906, at the Oddfellows' Hall in Guyra, which was advertised in The Guyra Argus, Thursday November 25, 1909 at page 2. The Story of the Kelly Gang was directed by Charles Tait and shot in and around Melbourne. The silent film ran for more than an hour with a reel length of about 1200 metres (4,000 ft), making it the longest narrative film yet seen in the world. It was first shown at Melbourne's Athenaeum Hall on 26 December 1906 and premiered in the United Kingdom in January 1908. A commercial and critical success, it is regarded as the origin point of the bushranging drama, a genre that dominated the early years of Australian film production. In 2007, The Story of the Kelly Gang was inscribed on the Unesco Memory of the World Register for being the world's first full-length narrative feature film.
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Printed & Written Material: Movie Posters & Daybills