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Douglas Meltzer
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posted February 19, 2011 10:49 AM

From the Ken Films 20th Century Fox gallery:

I think a certain animated character has a remarkable resemblance to Mr. Hackman as drawn here.

Doug

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Pasquale DAlessio
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posted February 19, 2011 12:18 PM

This is better than the Playboy Centerfold! [Embarrassed]

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Graham Ritchie
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posted August 02, 2011 09:19 PM

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This is better than "Playboy" Centerfold.

Sorry Pat I cant agree with that one [Big Grin]

As an X mechanic this cover scares me every time I look at it, anyone ever owned one of those things. [Eek!]

The digest that changed the face of film collecting.

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Terry Lagler
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posted August 03, 2011 09:09 AM

What The heck! a few more!

Cheers
Terry

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Brad Kimball
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posted August 03, 2011 10:56 AM

I've always appreciated the KEN cover art, but hated their UA covers (ie "Curse Of Dracula", "How To Succeed As A Gangster"). I've always felt the very early CASTLE covers and the UA covers had a very grade-school appearance to them.

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Carter Bradley
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posted August 03, 2011 02:24 PM

How times have changed...In High School I worked in my local K-Mart camera department and we received a letter from the central office instructing us to remove all copies of Ken Films' "Coffy" as it was not appropriate for a family-oriented business. Of course the department manager allowed me to purchase a copy at a 20 percent discount before she shipped the others back to Ken!

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John Clancy
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posted August 04, 2011 02:25 AM

Terry, are the four box covers you posted all Ken Films? I don't know the three obscure titles at all so very interesting.

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Joe Caruso
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posted August 04, 2011 05:42 AM

Will someone post the covers for LONDON LANDMARKS (the real one), SAN JNUAN, CITY OF CONTRASTS, HILLBILLY GOAT (Mountain), FISH FEATHERS (Mountain), obliged - Shorty

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Carter Bradley
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posted August 04, 2011 02:13 PM

John, I can verify (through catalogs) that "Nyoka," "Coffy," and "Voyage into Space" were all Ken titles. "Nyoka in the Caves of Death" was catalog #R2 (I assume the R is for Republic Pictures) and was available in 200' regular and super 8. (I couldn't verify a 50' reel). "Coffy" was catalog #297 and was available in super 8 only, 200' b/w silent, 200' color/sound, and 400' color/sound versions. And "Voyage" was catalog #291, and was available in super only, 200' b/w silent, 200' b/w sound, and 200' color/sound.

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Terry Lagler
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posted August 04, 2011 05:36 PM

That's spot on information Carter.

Coffy manages to cram plenty of nudity and violence into about 8 minutes and I haven't even seen the 400' version!
Cheers
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John Skujins
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posted August 04, 2011 08:02 PM

I bought my 400' Coffee from Joe Taffis, and the color is still good. Nice action-packed digest.

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Brad Kimball
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posted August 04, 2011 11:01 PM

Always thought Pam Grier was one beautiful woman. Even today she still has her looks.

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John Clancy
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posted August 05, 2011 02:42 AM

Thanks chaps. I take it 'Frankenstein's Daughter' was actually issued by an 8mm distributor called 'Entertainment Films Company' then. Anyone know anything about them?

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John Davis
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posted August 05, 2011 10:55 AM

Just looking back over the box art on this page and noticed a couple of things; should ‘Iwo Jima’ be ‘eight square miles OF hell’? Otherwise it could be it could be a very damp film.
Probably more concerning is the unusual position being adopted by the otherwise attractive young lady at the bottom of the art panel on the Coffy box; is it possible for a spine to be double jointed?

(I had tried to upload an image to illustrate the Coffy detail but I get a message telling me I haven't logged in successfully - even though I managed to log in to edit and used the same password each time. Curious.)

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted August 05, 2011 01:31 PM

John D.,

Is your log in not working on the image upload page?

John C.,

Entertainment Films also released The Vampire Bat in 8mm.

Carter,

Great story about K-Mart! Nyoka and many of the other Republic titles (Before Ken Films took them over) were also available in 400' Standard 8mm versions.

Doug

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John Davis
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posted August 05, 2011 04:16 PM

Hi Doug,
that's right, I can log in to edit but the same log in doesn't allow me to upload,
John

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Terry Lagler
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posted August 05, 2011 04:39 PM

It would be interesting to know more about Entertainment Films...
At one point I also had a 400' Nosferatu and The Bells (1926)from them but in plain white boxes.
Cheers
Terry

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Graham Ritchie
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posted August 08, 2011 12:14 AM

Regarding past commemnts of the "Iwo Jima cover" the island itself was only 4.5 miles long and 2.5 miles wide. To take that island was very costly in lives. I think the title on the box is appropriate for those involved and speaks for itself.

Anyway.... here are some more

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted August 08, 2011 03:52 PM

Two with The Duke:

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Doug

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted September 01, 2011 10:49 AM

Paramount comedies from Ken Films:

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Doug

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Robert Crewdson
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posted September 01, 2013 10:23 AM

I had a copy of The Incredible Shrinking Man; I used to like the Castle shorts because you saw subtitles, rather than separate titles as in the Walton releases. The Castle Films in the UK were in flimsier boxes than the US copies and had a paper label rather than the image direct on the box. I am afraid I gave all of them away to a beginner when I went over to sound. Great to see these images, they bring back a lot of memories.

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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posted September 01, 2013 11:34 AM

I well remember the Castle two piece boxes, beautiful illustrations,
"The Mummy's Tomb" springs to mind, being one of the first Castle Film 200's I purchased. As Robert says, they invoke memories of happy collecting, long gone. Truth be told for me, I
think our friends in Germany & Holland had the nicest boxes
regarding longevity, Marketing, and UFA, with great photos on the
boxes, even though I am not really that into boxes, as it's always
the film with me, they were rather nice, as were Columbia with
nice stills from the film.

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Joe Caruso
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posted September 01, 2013 11:40 AM

As a box-boy from way back, some of the finer ones were (are);

APOLLO ELEVEN MISSION, BAITING BEAUTIES, RAILS INTO LARAMIE, DRACULA, GOBS IN A MESS - Just for a random example on some categories - Shorty

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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posted September 01, 2013 12:10 PM

Joe, your name is synonymous with box collecting as is Pat, Paul
Tom & Winbert, with box tops, can I add far superior to what the professionals gave us. LEGENDS OF THE GAUGE.
Truly, thanks to folks like you, future geeks can view the wrappings of this dubious hobby.

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Robert Crewdson
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posted September 01, 2013 12:11 PM

One I would like see if you have it Douglas is Albert Dekker in 'Dr.Cyclops'

Here is one I have, not sure if it qualifies as great art, but I don't think many, even in the UK will have seen this Laurel & Hardy short. It was made by Arrow Photographic, and I bought it about 1974.

This last one says ABC Film Library, New Jersey. I remember they also did Tom Sawyer, which was also from the Selznick Studios.

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