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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on September 05, 2006, 10:23 AM:

I have heard just recently that Universal (originally castle films) in the early 80's or late 70's, actually released super 8 features (Dracula?) Does anyone have a lisiting of the features that they released? I'd love to hear that the Marx. Brothers "Duck Soup" was among them!

Posted by Paul Spinks (Member # 573) on September 05, 2006, 01:00 PM:

I am only aware of 3 titles:
Jet Pilot
The Conqueror
Richard Prior Live in Concert.

As lists go it's not exactly awe inspiring is it!
All the best,
Paul.

Posted by Eberhard Nuffer (Member # 410) on September 05, 2006, 01:14 PM:

Other full length editions by Universal 8 were

-Scarface (1932, dir: Howard Hawks; #7807-7811; 5x400')
-Hell's Angels (1930, dir: Howard Hughes; #7800-7806; 7x400')

Osi, the Marx Bros' "Duck Soup" was available in a 4x400' version which should be complete. As far as I know, it was released by Blackhawk.

Best,

Eberhard

Posted by Andrew Wilson (Member # 538) on September 05, 2006, 01:18 PM:

HI there OSI,I know that CLASSIC HOME CINEMA have serval universal
horror features.
They are THE MUMMY(1932).
THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN(1942).
DRACULA(1931).
They do however come at a price.Andy.

Posted by Norman Fisher (Member # 481) on September 05, 2006, 04:48 PM:

Eberhard, When did Blackhawk release a 4x400 version of DUCK SOUP? I was a regular customer of their's from 1974-1981 and never saw this listed in the catalogs or flyers. Only the Castle 200 version.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on September 05, 2006, 07:33 PM:

Another notable feature is 'Psycho' on Std 8, which Universal permitted Derann to release.

Posted by David Kilderry (Member # 549) on September 05, 2006, 07:33 PM:

I can't see it in my Blackhawk catalogs either. There is the Universal 8 400ft release in a 1979 Blackhawk catalog.

Was Duck Soup released on Super 8 as a feature ever?

David

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on September 05, 2006, 08:09 PM:

Hey Nuffer,

Could you verify the info on "Duck Soup"? Even if it isn't a Blackhawk release, I'd still love to buy this feature on Super 8 when I eventually run into it!

Posted by Barry Attwood (Member # 100) on September 06, 2006, 01:37 AM:

Osi,

Derek Simmonds told me that before U8 went under they had decided to start releasing some F/L titles, and when he went over there to buy up some of there old stock he came accross prints of the John Wayne film "Hellfighters" still as they had come from the labs i.e. double run and not split, but they could not sell them to him because of the winding up order (I believe these actual prints had not been paid for), whether any of this title ever made it to the market is doubtful (I've never seen one), but it seems there decision to bring out F/L prints came to late for U8.

Posted by Michael De Angelis (Member # 91) on September 06, 2006, 03:24 PM:

Full length prints of Duck Soup
have ciruclated on second hand lists.
But Blackhawk never released it,
because any of the Paramount features
were only released by MCA Universal.
The MCA library was only intended as
a Rental TV Library in which prints
were circulated around the market.
Any full length S-8 Duck Soup prints
must have been under the table.
Animal Crakers was also one of those
releases as well.

Michael

Universal released Hells Angels and Scarface
full lenght.

Posted by Eberhard Nuffer (Member # 410) on September 06, 2006, 03:45 PM:

Norman, Osi,

I saw a 4x400' print of "Duck Soup" for sale a couple of years ago, and the seller - I think it was TOP Film/van de Kleut in Amsterdam, but I'm not completely sure about the seller - claimed that it was a Blackhawk release. So while it is not completely sure, if "Duck Soup" was printed by Blackhawk, it is sure that 4x400' prints of this title exist.

Posted by Michael De Angelis (Member # 91) on September 06, 2006, 10:35 PM:

Eberhard,

Thanks for the reminder. Duck Soup prints
exist. TOP Film/van de Kleut in Amsterdam,
aquired this print from the late Arthur Stephan
of Ann Arbor Michigan, prior to his
passing.

Another title that Arthur had in his collection
was W.C. Fields, Million Dollar Baby.
This and Duck Soup were early Paramount
releases from the early 1930's.

It indeed would be good to know who handled
the production of these two features on
Super 8 Sound.

Michael

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