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Panayotis A. Carayannis
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Athens,Greece
Registered: Jul 2008

posted September 09, 2008 03:12 PM

In my collection I have a std 8 copy of Lotte Reininger's cartoon
DOCTOR DOLITTLE IN CANNIBAL LAND (1928).After the end,there is a title in very small print, "An Anargyros Film Production, copyright 1964".Since this is the only instance I have encountered his name, and being a compatriot,I wonder if anybody knows what other titles did Mr Anargyros issue ...

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Claus Harding
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From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006

posted September 09, 2008 04:58 PM

Hi Panayotis,

I am not Greek, but your question piqued my interest, so I looked around a bit.
I get the impression the name is not uncommon: Google found a tobaccoist from the turn of the 1900eds, a sculptor, a lawyer and a Thomas Anargyros who is in fact involved with film (TV) today (maybe a son?)

The search landed only this library entry with the right time period:

(Quote):
"Wright brothers’ first flight". Anargyros Film Library, 1966. 4 min., si., b&w, 8 mm. Short loop film depicting the first successful powered flight by the Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, N.C., December 17, 1903"
(End quote.)

I saw this on a site devoted to the flying legacy of the Wright brothers.

Not much, but that's all Google would reveal [Big Grin]

Best,
Claus.

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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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posted September 09, 2008 05:08 PM

Wow Claus, good hunting for info there!

It sounds like he's an early distributor of 8mm!

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Bart Smith
Expert Film Handler

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From: Hackney, London
Registered: Feb 2007

posted September 10, 2008 12:14 AM

If I search for "Anargyros Film Library" in quotation marks in Google I get 46 hits, nearly all of which are referring to 8mm prints of historical events.

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