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Paul Adsett
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted December 08, 2006 10:03 PM
I have only seen a couple of Popeye releases on super 8mm, and it seems for some reason the sailor was not very popular on the bootlace guage. Contrast that with 9.5mm where literally dozens of Popeye films, sound and silent, are listed in Pathescope's 9.5mm catalogue, mainly the classic black and white series from the 30's and 40's. In fact I have never seen Popeye films look as great as they do on 9.5mm, pin sharp with deep rich contrast. By comparison the one or two titles I have seen on S8 are washed out and very poor quality.
Anybody know which Popeye titles were released on S8, and by who?
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Osi Osgood
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Registered: Jul 2005
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posted December 08, 2006 11:18 PM
Okay, I do know of one very good black n white release, as I have it, entitled "Blow Me Down" One of the early releases, in sound, (I'll have to look up the film company), and it has very good contrast, sharpness ect.
Then there are the Max Fleischer color Popeyes classics:
Popeye vs. Sinbad the salior (excellent) Niles and Derann
Popeye vs. Ali Baba & 40 thieves (very good) Niles
Popeye as Aladdin (good) Niles
Sadly, the Niles prints have tended to fade badly. The release of Derann's Sinbad thr Sailor has very good colour, (It was distibuted by Derann, but I believe that it was actually another person who released on super 8)
There are others, but I have only seen a few of the classic Popeyes, and, as you said, they tend to have somewhat wash-outed pictures. It's a shame that more of them weren't released, as I have fond memories of them. I'd love to know if additional releases were released.
By the way, those 9.5's, weren't some of them with sound?
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Bill Parsons
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Posts: 66
From: Brookland. UK
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted December 09, 2006 01:15 PM
Paul, I am a big fan of the Fleischer black and white Popeye cartoons, as you say some of the best were released on 9.5mm and also 17.5mm!
There were several put out in the UK on super 8 some of the best from DCR, a few of these were from my 16mm prints, if you see any of the DCR prints on second hand lists I would grab one, please see list of the black and white Max Fleisher super 8 prints, with the distributors name. I may have missed a few, the spelling of the titles is in Popeye language!
Popeye The Sailor. DCR and Perrys
Blow Me Down. DCR
I Eats my Spinach. DCR
The Adventures of Popeye. DCR. Film Office
I’m in the army now. Perrys
The Paneless Window Washer DCR
I never changes my altitude. Collectors club
Lets Celebrake. DCR
Learn Polikeness. (Unknown std.8)
A date to skate. DCR
Customers Wanted. Niles USA
Ghosts is the bunk. DCR
Puttin on the act. DCR
With poopdeck pappy.Niles USA
Women hadn’t oughta drive. DCR
The spinach overture. DCR
I ski love ski you ski. Niles. USA
Goonland. Collectors club
The man on the flying trapeze. DCR
Brotherly Love. Perrys
Shakespearean spinach. DCR
I believe Derann also released a few from the DCR negs, Film office released many of the inferior colour titles, plus a couple more of the black and white, but I can not remember the titles.
Hope this is of some interest to you.
BILL.
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