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Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on December 07, 2007, 05:19 AM:

I just found that MGM label printed its Tom & Jerry on AGFA stock. This why my TJ has still glorius colour.

Any of you find other than TJ printed on AGFA stock by MGM? what title is that?

thanks,

[ September 02, 2010, 10:20 PM: Message edited by: Winbert Hutahaean ]

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on December 07, 2007, 10:36 AM:

Winbert ...

I have a number of AGFA Tom and Jerry's, but sadly, I do not have the original boxes still, so I'd have no idea as to whether these were Ken films or Waltons.

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on December 07, 2007, 12:07 PM:

I have Walton Tom & Jerrys on Kodak SP, Fuji and Agfa stocks.

Maurice

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on December 10, 2007, 12:23 AM:

Maurice,

Yes I do know that Walton (a UK Company) printed TJ on AGFA, Kodak SP and Fuji. But for me, it is a surprise that MGM (a US Company) also printed on AGFA as I never seen before.

I do have a feeling that during the 8mm heydey there was somekind of "instruction" (undercovered by domestic incentives) to use only local products when releasing their films.

(ps: in my case, it might also someone has swept the box and the reel, unless someone here can confirm that MGM also printed other titles on AGFA)

[ September 02, 2010, 10:21 PM: Message edited by: Winbert Hutahaean ]

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on December 11, 2007, 07:26 AM:

Winbert: Your topic triggers a good question. I have a really superb (ie - vivid colours) Ken 2 parter of "The Empire Strikes Back". I looked on the side of the film but I can't find any mention of the stock. There's the "Dec. 23, 1982" date printed on the leader, though.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on December 11, 2007, 03:07 PM:

It's interesting to know that Ken printed anything as late as Dec 1982, right into the bleak period before the Super 8 revival, and considerably later than their final new releases.

Winbert - is your AGFA T&J a one off, or do you have more than one in Ken Boxes? I wondered if it could conceivably be something like a Derann release of the same title, transferred to a Ken box because it's a nicer box? I have some Ken films that still have good colour but the ones I've checked have been Kodak SP.

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on December 12, 2007, 05:28 AM:

quote:
I have a really superb (ie - vivid colours) Ken 2 parter

JM,

I believe your films are the same case with my 2 Elvis (not labelled as released by Ken and in clamshell case, not cardboard): "Roustablout" & "Hawaiian Paradise".

The two films are on Eastman but perhaps LPP. I raised this topic before.

quote:
Winbert - is your AGFA T&J a one off, or do you have more than one in Ken Boxes?

Adrian, I have only 1 in MGM box so perhaps it could be someone has transferred to a Ken box because as you mentioned.

Unless someone can say here that he has also Ken with AGFA stock.

cheers,

[ September 02, 2010, 10:21 PM: Message edited by: Winbert Hutahaean ]

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on January 03, 2008, 11:18 PM:

I just screened the 2 parter of Empire Strikes Back and get this! The first part has faded to a light pink..not completely but not that great looking either. The second reel is PERFECT and looks like LPP. I wonder why they had both parts printed on separate film stock?

Posted by John Clancy (Member # 49) on January 04, 2008, 05:00 AM:

Both extracts were released about a year apart. There are far more prints of part 1 about than part 2 so it sounds like your print is made up of reels printed at different times (as most copies are).

I thought reel 2 was rubbish. At the time of reel 1's release I was told Ken were to be releasing 3x400ft reels but owing to the downturn in Super 8 sales generally decided against putting three extracts out and so compacted parts 2 and 3 into a single reel. For me, it shows!

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