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Joseph Randall
Master Film Handler

Posts: 437
From: Wyckoff, NJ, USA
Registered: Jun 2015

posted January 09, 2016 03:17 PM

Castle: 200 FT.
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THE INCREDIBLE JEWEL ROBBERY
THIS IS WAR?
PIGSKIN CAPERS
THE STOWAWAYS
MONKEY BUSINESS

U8: 400 FT.
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MONKEY BUSINESS
HORSEFEATHERS
DUCK SOUP

IVY: FULL LENGTH
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A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA
LOVE HAPPY

NOSTALGIA MERCHANT: FULL LENGTH
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ROOM SERVICE

M-G-M: 800 ft.
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A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Castle/U8 ignored THE COCOANUTS and ANIMAL CRACKERS. M-G-M ignored 4 films, but did a magnificent job on OPERA.

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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted January 09, 2016 05:38 PM

I'm sure Mountain Films in the UK had various versions of A Night in Casablanca. I have a 150ft (on 200ft reel) extract, possibly the last few minutes no splice between countdown and picture, but as in box with no label I can't say for sure who did this.

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Athens,Greece
Registered: Jul 2008

posted January 10, 2016 02:50 PM

Features from "mysterious sources" (a.i. S.V.!!!!) HORSE FEATHERS,DUCK SOUP,A DAY AT THE RACES,AT THE CIRCUS. Plus, a MONKEY BUSINESS promo and the aborted tv pilot DEPUTY SERAPH.

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Joseph Randall
Master Film Handler

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From: Wyckoff, NJ, USA
Registered: Jun 2015

posted January 10, 2016 04:06 PM

I forgot about the latter 2 just mentioned.

Legal issues prevented ANIMAL CRACKERS from being issued before 1974, when it saw a nationwide theatrical release. Castle then responded in 1975 with two new extracts...from MONKEY BUSINESS.

[Confused]

M-G-M could have released a wonderful 800 footer of A DAY AT THE RACES -- not sure why they didn't.

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Osi Osgood
Film God

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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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posted January 11, 2016 11:57 AM

I have seen "A day at the Races" coming up every once in awhile, but the others, especially "Duck Soup" are true rarities!!! [Eek!]

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Joseph Randall
Master Film Handler

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From: Wyckoff, NJ, USA
Registered: Jun 2015

posted January 11, 2016 07:31 PM

How was the quality of these full-length rare releases?

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Carlos Paz
Junior
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From: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Registered: Jan 2010

posted January 12, 2016 06:12 AM

In my country, Spain, were edited as complete features Room Service and Duck Soup, using negatives from the 70's rereleases... Also were edited some fragments from Duck Soup with different titles.

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Gary Crawford
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Manassas, VA. USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 12, 2016 06:57 AM

Back in the 70's a collector and inventor , Lou Fazzari, took a 35smm print of Animal Crackers and made up a very few superb quality Super 8 prints. He gave me one as a gift. I still have it and it looks better than most of the 16mm prints I've seen of that one.

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