Millhouse: A White Comedy | Poster | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Millhouse: A White Comedy

Millhouse: A White Comedy | Poster | Wisconsin Historical Society
Poster advertising an Australian release of Emile de Antonio's 1971 documentary "Millhouse: A White Comedy," about the political career of Richard Nixon. The film was shown at the Filmmakers' Cinema in Darlinghurst, Australia, a theater operated by the Sydney Filmmakers Co-Operative. The poster is made to look like the front page of a newspaper titled Daily Flash (with the film camera logo of the Sydney Filmmakers Co-Operative), with text that reads:<p>Devastating Portrait of President<br>Nixon: New Scandals Exposed!<p>This is followed by a screenprint image of Nixon posing with four men, and then further text, which reads:<p>in "Millhouse"<br>Emile de Antonio's savagely comic indictment of Nixon<br>filmmakers' cinema<br>St. Peters Lane, Darlinghurst 2011 (31 3237)</br>

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DESCRIPTION
Poster advertising an Australian release of Emile de Antonio's 1971 documentary "Millhouse: A White Comedy," about the political career of Richard Nixon. The film was shown at the Filmmakers' Cinema in Darlinghurst, Australia, a theater operated by the Sydney Filmmakers Co-Operative. The poster is made to look like the front page of a newspaper titled Daily Flash (with the film camera logo of the Sydney Filmmakers Co-Operative), with text that reads:

Devastating Portrait of President
Nixon: New Scandals Exposed!

This is followed by a screenprint image of Nixon posing with four men, and then further text, which reads:

in "Millhouse"
Emile de Antonio's savagely comic indictment of Nixon
filmmakers' cinema
St. Peters Lane, Darlinghurst 2011 (31 3237)

RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:102524
Creation Date:circa 1974
Creator Name:Unknown
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Collection Name:Emile de Antonio papers, 1868-1990 (bulk 1950s-1980s)
Genre:Poster
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:US Mss 117AN OV Folder 1
Original Dimensions:20 x 30 inches
SUBJECTS
Politicians
Presidents
Exhibitions
Men
Motion pictures
Hats
Neckties
Suits (Clothing)
RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS
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Reference Details
Location:Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin

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