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Chip Gelmini
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Brooksville, FL
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posted February 21, 2018 02:23 PM

I recently obtained a free copy of this feature. In good condition overall, but faded pink. Clips on Youtube showed this movie in black and white.

So if this print was made on color stock - is that the reason why it went pink? Strange I guess.

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Will Trenfield
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
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posted February 21, 2018 03:57 PM

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028249/technical?ref_=ttfc_ql_6

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Clinton Hunt
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From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
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posted February 21, 2018 06:14 PM

Yes Chip Gelmini , I've read that B/W films were sometimes put on colour film stock , something to do with the cost maybe?
And being colour film the chemicals still fade to pink/red.
I'm pretty sure about this [Smile]

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Brian Fretwell
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posted February 22, 2018 03:33 AM

Also getting neutral B&W images to start with was a problem, in later days some of the Derann "White box specials" were B&W films on colour stock with bad colour tints from new.

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Joe Vannicola
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From: Lincoln, DE, USA
Registered: Feb 2014

posted February 22, 2018 01:42 PM

I bought a 16mm trailer for Young Frankenstein which was printed on color stock. In the beginning it used to a have a nice sepia tone tint to it. Now it's turned to an annoying reddish black and white.

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