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Joe Caruso
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posted January 21, 2008 02:01 PM

'Beauty And The Bath', S8Sound 200' OB - Will buy or trade for - Shorty

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Osi Osgood
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posted January 21, 2008 10:19 PM

Sorry, All I have is "Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap" (Standard 8mm sound, very good print Castle Films, no box)

(if anybody else is interested)

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted January 22, 2008 04:09 PM

Shorty,

Which A&C film is this taken from?

Doug

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Joe Caruso
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posted January 22, 2008 06:31 PM

I only caught sight of the box once, it was like the OH MY ACHIN' TOOTH and PINCH ME PLEASE boxes, which showed a drawing of the action and had super-imposed their heads on their caricatures. I'm thinking of a film where water played a dominant part, so perhaps IN SOCIETY. I really do not know, so if anyone can answer this one, please do. I only know I need it to complete my long-run on their film releases. Tis a puzzler.

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Robert Wales
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posted January 22, 2008 08:43 PM

Castle would have had exclusive access to the Universal features so it wouldn't be IN SOCIETY. The Waltons were from one of their independent features. I'm pretty sure they are all from THE NOOSE HANGS HIGH. Other non-Universal titles were AFRICA SCREAMS and CAPTAIN KIDD, as well as a couple of MGM titles.

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Joe Caruso
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posted January 23, 2008 06:39 AM

Thanks Robert, so it must be from KIDD or SCREAMS, as the releases from NOOSE have all been documented - Its a mystery, but I'll find it with anyone's help too

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Jonathan Sanders
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posted January 23, 2008 07:37 AM

I have a 1970 Walton catalogue which lists BEAUTY AT THE BATH as a 50ft silent release only - though it may have been available in a longer sound edition previously.

Here is the Walton synopsis for BEAUTY AT THE BATH:
"Lou's behaviour as a judge at a bathing beauty contest is so unconventional that his congratulations to the winning lovely prove to be a knock-out!"

Perhaps an A&C fan (I'm not one myself!) can identify the film from this. I'd be surprised if it's not from the same film as OH MY ACHIN' TOOTH and PINCH ME, PLEASE (which are listed in one-reel sound versions in the 1970 catalogue)- have they been identified?

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Maurice Leakey
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posted January 23, 2008 12:15 PM

Joe

I fast forwarded my DVD of "Africa Screams" and nothing in it matches Jonathan's description. It is obviously not "Captain Kidd." It is also unlikely to be MGMs "A & C in Hollywood."

But, have a look at You Tube. There is a clip from a British newsreel which Walton could have got hold of. It is the Morecombe Beauty Contest in 1950 with A & C as judges and Lou fooling around. It runs 101 seconds.

Maurice

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Mark Todd
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posted January 23, 2008 01:02 PM

Maurice just sent us a free small film packet with a couple of kiddies shorts. Very nice surprise Maurice, much appreciated.
Best Mark.

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Joe Caruso
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posted January 24, 2008 06:25 PM

By George, I think that's it - It may have also been released in sound, but now I can identify the BEAUTY AND THE BATH as that newsreel foortage, question is where to get a copy in the box? - Thanks Maurice

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Jonathan Sanders
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posted January 25, 2008 01:49 AM

Joe, I think all Walton's 50ft releases were silent only (this seems to be confirmed by the catalogue I have) so I'd be very surprised if it was released with sound.

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Joe Caruso
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posted January 25, 2008 06:46 AM

Well then, I still need to have it, so a headline 50' it shall be, now the chase is on, Cheers from Shorty

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Maurice Leakey
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posted January 26, 2014 11:40 AM

It's on GB Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPER-8mm-film-Abbot-Costello-in-Beauty-at-the-Bath-50ft-B-W-Silent-/131098125621?pt=UK_DVD_Film_TV_OtherFormats_GL&hash=item1e860ea535

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William Fleming
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posted January 26, 2014 12:06 PM

Is someone here watching it as it has a watcher. Im wondering if i should buy it just in case Shorty misses out then i can send it on to him.

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Winbert Hutahaean
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posted January 26, 2014 07:20 PM

In case anyone needs this, I have made a complete list of A&C available on super 8mm:

[Complete list] Digests/shorts of Abbot & Costello

However, please note that I don't include those silents (as I don't see any points to collect a film made in sound on silent version)

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