Australian Vs American

[stewart boyle]

Paul, flags were flown upside down as a distress signal.  Also, it was used (flown upside down) by groups under siege during the Boer War and during campaigns in India in the late 18th century.

Perhaps in this scene in the film, this has happened sometime prior to this particular ship.

And if so, then the "Yank" artist painted it correctly for the insert art.   

"The most commonly agreed-upon distress signal in Britain’s Royal Navy was to tie an ensign into a “wheft” or a “knot” and fly it from the foretop-gallant masthead."

Stew

[erik1925]

Sounds like various methods were used, right Stew? 

[stewart boyle]

Sounds like various methods were used, right Stew? 

4 members of my extended family have served in the Royal Navy,they all say no...

Stew

[Ari]

Perhaps in this scene in the film, this has happened sometime prior to this particular ship.

Wait, does this mean you never read treasure island? I'm going to go to bed and cry for a while.

[erik1925]

Wait, does this mean you never read treasure island? I'm going to go to bed and cry for a while.

Nope, i havent. 

[Ari]

I know it sucks being told you should read a book, but this is a fantastic story.

[50s]

The last book I read was Day of the Triffids for school nearly 30 years ago. I read the back cover and tried to pass the exam off of that.

[Ari]

I'm not even dead and I'm rolling in my grave.

[Mirosae]

The last book I read was Day of the Triffids for school nearly 30 years ago. I read the back cover and tried to pass the exam off of that.

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[paul waines]

Yes you lot, the Union flag, or Union Jack if flown at sea, have a certain way up. Also It would never under any circumstance be flown upside down. That's not the British way, and there's a VERY long story why it would never be flown upside down. 

Some of this history has been lost in recent generations, as seen by these Olympic games, where the amount of people with the flag upside down was Astounding...

[erik1925]

Children of the Damned (1964):

       

[110x75]

Oz wins again 

[stewart boyle]

Oz wins again 

Neat hair color on the Oz..

Stew

[erik1925]

Neat hair color on the Oz..

Stew

And who says blondes only have more fun?

 

[stewart boyle]

And who says blondes only have more fun?

 

Wonder if the guys at MPF are having as great a time as you get here?

Stew

[110x75]

Neat hair color on the Oz..

Stew

Ok, I'll give you that, but the eyes blend better with the rest of the image, a detail that always annoyed me in US paper...

[erik1925]

Ok, I'll give you that, but the eyes blend better with the rest of the image, a detail that always annoyed me in US paper...

Yup, i agree with you, Matias.   

On US paper. the eyes look like cut out and pasted orbs....LOL

[50s]

The kid looks like an old woman to me in the daybill

[Ari]

To add some mystery, I swear I had a different daybill to this once (here we go again)

[erik1925]

Maybe you are thinking of that daybill for Children of Treasure Island? 

[ATLfun]

  The mouse looks more ferocious in the US insert.

[CSM]

To add some mystery, I swear I had a different daybill to this once (here we go again)

Oy vey!

[Ari]

It's ok, a bit, I thought about it.
It was different, maybe a second run, same art, but the blue was dark red, no blue at all. So minus a colour. Pupils were dark red also. So I guess just red and blank ink used.
It looked much darker overall and the eyes really stood out as his hair and the edge of face etc sort of melted not the background. I know who has it, but he can't find it. One day he will find it.
I think it Actually looked better perhaps.

[brude]

The kid looks like an old woman to me in the daybill

My thoughts also.
The pronounced facial lines age the kid badly.
I prefer the insert.
Only thing I like better on the daybill is the whiter rat.

[CSM]

It's ok, a bit, I thought about it.
It was different, maybe a second run, same art, but the blue was dark red, no blue at all. So minus a colour. Pupils were dark red also. So I guess just red and blank ink used.
It looked much darker overall and the eyes really stood out as his hair and the edge of face etc sort of melted not the background. I know who has it, but he can't find it. One day he will find it.
I think it Actually looked better perhaps.

You sure you're not thinking of the one sheet old man?