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Keith Ashfield
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posted February 05, 2009 05:31 AM

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I would be interested to know what "rare" titles fellow collectors have in their collection? These titles are, of course, "rare" in the owners opinion.

I'll start the with my "rarities" (in my opinion).

BRANNIGAN - Feature
F/X - MURDER BY ILLUSION - Feature
ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD - Red Fox feature
BATTLE HELL (aka - THE YANGZTEE INCIDENT) - Feature
OCCURANCE AT OWL CREEK - TWILIGHT ZONE - 600ft.

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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posted February 05, 2009 05:56 AM

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Keith, I too have a print of "Occurence at Owl's Creek".

There's one title I have in the collection that I never saw again anywhere, it's the Spam/Hungarian phrase book episode from Monty Python Flying Circus. Any other member own this one?

I have a bunch of titles which are considered rare here as they were only sold in Germany (a lot of French comedies which I have redubbed...) but some other german titles are pretty common to the collectors world (Das Boot, Star Crash, Zombie, The Kids are Alright, Phantasm, Anthropophagous, Something Waits in the Dark, Bullet Train 109...)

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Paul Spinks
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posted February 05, 2009 07:16 AM

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The bulk of my collection is vintage horror and sci fi films and two of my Super 8 titles I have never seen for sale on any lists in years. They are "Horror Express" 4X600ft reels colour and sound in the original crystal boxes and "The Night Caller" 4X400ft black and white sound from Walton Films also in its original boxes. This film from 1965 can be found on 1X400ft reel and as a feature in Standard 8 but it seems almost non existant as a Super 8 feature so I am really quite pleased to have it in my collection.

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John Clancy
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posted February 05, 2009 07:47 AM

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400ft of 'The Rose'. [Big Grin]

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Paul Adsett
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posted February 05, 2009 10:18 AM

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Without a doubt, the rarest film in my collection is the 2400ft color feature ' The Magic Box' - the 1951 Festival of Britain film about the birth of the cinema in the UK, and starring just about every British film actor of the time.

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Martin Jones
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posted February 05, 2009 10:49 AM

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Paul, there's not many of us here that actually went to the "Telekinema" at the Festival of Britain and were inspired by what we saw there. (And for those across the pond that have flown into Gatwick since then... the only thing at Gatwick in those days was a derelict racecourse and annual Air Show)
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Osi Osgood
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posted February 05, 2009 11:33 AM

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I envy you Paul, I love "Horror Express",

MOst of my rarities are the optical super 8 features, such as Rocky 3 or Children of a Lesser God ...

But my favorites ae the rare cartoons, such as "Sunshine Makers" in color and sound, (and very good color at that!), and "Magoo Beats the Heat" in color and scope!, among others.

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
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posted February 05, 2009 04:14 PM

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How about six Marx Brothers features (HORSE FEATHERS,DUCK SOUP,A DAY AT THE RACES,AT THE CIRCUS,ROOM SERVICE,A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA) and three Harry Langdon silent features (TRAMP TRAMP TRAMP ,LONG PANTS,HIS FIRST FLAME) for starters ? All in super or standard 8. [Smile]

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Kevin Clark
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posted February 05, 2009 04:25 PM

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The Super 8 rarities in my collection are:

Geri's Game ((Pixar short)
The Magic Box 4 x 600ft feature (sorry Keith!)
The Belstone Fox 4 x 600ft 'scope feature
Jason & The Argonauts 4 x 600ft feature

Kevin

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Gian Luca Mario Loncrini
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posted February 05, 2009 04:37 PM

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Well, here's my rare prints:

Disney's ROBIN HOOD (good Italian print)
Disney's SONG OF THE SOUTH (very good/excellent Italian print)
Disney's THE RESCUERS (excellent Italian print)
Disney's PETE'S DRAGON (not the best Italian Disney's)
Disney's BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS (good Italian print)
Disney's FANTASIA (very poor Italian print)

Spielberg's ET - The Extra-Terrestrial (American full-lenght print)
Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD (good Italian print - European cut)
Argento's TENEBRAE (good italian print)

I'm anyway so happy with them, even if probably not so rare... [Big Grin]

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Tony Stucchio
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posted February 05, 2009 06:36 PM

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HAVE BADGE, WILL CHASE, with Abbott & Costello, from Castle Films.

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Dino Everette
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posted February 06, 2009 12:53 AM

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I guess my Castle films short Border Law is pretty rare since someone on here said it was only released in 1942 and then deleted.

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David Skillern
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posted February 06, 2009 07:42 AM

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Some of the titles that i think are rare are:
1. Horror Express - full length
2. Legend of the Werewolf - full length
3. The Longest Yard (Mean Machine) - full length
4. Carry on Screaming - full length
5. Enter the Dragon - 4x400ft

and I need to go through all the other featues just in case other gems appear

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Gary Crawford
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posted February 06, 2009 07:59 AM

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I wasn't aware Horror Express was rare. It was released here by Red Fox. I have a print and a number of other collectors I know have a print. I do have a super 8 print of the Marx Brothers' Animal Crackers...it was printed by the man who invented the Extend a Reel...who within a year or so after printing it, died. He only put out a very few things...things that were his favorites. I don't believe there were more than two or three of the Animal Crackers prints made.

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posted February 06, 2009 02:03 PM

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Love to get "Duck Soup"!

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Terry Lagler
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posted February 06, 2009 03:14 PM

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I recently acquired Chaplin's "The Circus" sound feature in Super 8. I had no idea it existed until I had it in my hands.
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But, my super duper extra special ultra hard-to-find rarity is the 1919 Charlie Chaplin cartoon CHARLEY ON THE FARM by Pat Sullivan (Felix the Cat's creator)! ! ! [Smile]

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Kevin Faulkner
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posted February 06, 2009 05:23 PM

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In my collection the rare titles are:

Carry on Screaming
Close Encounters
Alien
ET
Robin Hood (Red Fox)
Fra Diavolo (Red Fox)

Kev.

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Steve Klare
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posted February 06, 2009 05:45 PM

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The rare titles in my collection are so rare that they don't even exist!

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posted February 06, 2009 06:44 PM

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in my colection my rare titles are

The Hunchback of the Rue Morgue (el jorobado de la morgue in spanish) paul naschy movie

exorcism ,paul naschy movie

Marshall of Hell (mariscal del infierno is the spanish title) paul naschy movie

Adelante Marta!(is a very very strange and rare film enterely filmed on sweden and german,the title in english is not on the imdb but means literally something like go ahead martha!)

burnt offerings a classic horror story about an enchanted house with karen black and a old bette davis

scanners

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captain horatio hornblower a classic with gregory peck and a wonderfull print
and last but not least..JAWS great print on ag s1 stock

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in my colection my rare titles are

The Hunchback of the Rue Morgue (el jorobado de la morgue in spanish) paul naschy movie

exorcism ,paul naschy movie

Marshall of Hell (mariscal del infierno is the spanish title) paul naschy movie

Adelante Marta!(is a very very strange and rare film enterely filmed on sweden and german,the title in english is not on the imdb but means literally something like go ahead martha!)

burnt offerings a classic horror story about an enchanted house with karen black and a old bette davis

scanners

its alive

the ten comandments

the nigth visitor

captain horatio hornblower a classic with gregory peck and a wonderfull print
and last but not least..JAWS great print on ag s1 stock and SCOPE

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Jim Schrader
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posted February 06, 2009 07:47 PM

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Mine would be
Helter Skelter- the story of the manson murders
Carrie- with sissy spacek

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posted February 06, 2009 08:22 PM

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Steve, this Was great. I'm still laughing! [Big Grin]

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Bill Phelps
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posted February 06, 2009 08:39 PM

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I have the Monty Python episode 'Spam' on super 8. I also have 'The Devil's Ball' on super 8.

Bill

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Keith Ashfield
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posted February 07, 2009 01:28 AM

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Welcome to the Forum Bill - Enjoy......... [Smile]

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