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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted December 13, 2017 08:15 AM

I was just sifting through my vast collection of film catalogues and lists when I came across some old lists from Cecil Cramp.

A very nice old gentleman now sadly no longer with us.

Who else has memories of Cecil ?

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
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posted December 13, 2017 09:38 AM

Among other things,he did many reprints of old Pathescope catalogues and monthlies.

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
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posted December 13, 2017 09:43 AM

I have several boxes of films with a stamp "Another film from C.W.Cramp".

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Maurice Leakey
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posted December 13, 2017 09:46 AM

He was a supreme seller of 9.5mm films.
I also believe that Cecil issued complete contents listings of the Pathescope Super Gazettes which were issued monthly from April 1934 in SB form.

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted December 13, 2017 12:19 PM

Cecil had also great knack of finding some titles for me.

He tracked down 9.5mm copies of Hitchcock's silent BLACKMAIL for me and also Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS to name a couple.

For me he represented a cosy homely side of film collecting the antithesis and the other side of the collecting scene in contrast to the bigger players such as Derann Film Services.

I have some of those Pathescope monthlies and catalogues.

I miss my phone chats with him and his polite old timer approach.

[Smile]

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Terry Sills
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From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
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posted December 13, 2017 12:40 PM

Likewise Dom, I've got a few 9.5's with that stamp on the box and they are always good quality. He was a very respected collector/dealer.

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Ken Finch
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From: Herne Bay, Kent. U.K.
Registered: Oct 2011

posted December 15, 2017 10:22 AM

I have many 9.5mm prints purchased from him. They wer often sold at £1.00 per 300ft reel in the days when so many people deserted 9.5mm for the "upstart" Super 8.!!! Ken Finch. [Wink]

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David Hardy
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Johnshaven Village , Montrose, Scotland
Registered: Jan 2015

posted December 15, 2017 10:28 AM

I agree Ken. If only 9.5mm had became the gauge of choice for the mass cine markets instead of the 8mm formats.

Who knows what titles might have been released from the likes of Derann , Ken Films , Walton , Perry's Movies , MGM , etc.

They would probably been on Optical sound too. [Smile]

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Mark Todd
Film God

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From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted December 16, 2017 03:48 AM

I remember his boxes too.

I`ve only seen 9.5mm once in about 89 when a chap showed me a few chaplins etc and I was amazed at the quality.

When was Cecil doing until ?

Best Mark.

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