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Topic: Question About Birth Of A Nation
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted January 03, 2010 03:30 PM
There is, in fact, a copy of that somewhat rare version on ebay right now, (either that ir it just ended). As earlier stated, it has the color tinting and sound.
My copy is a stunner as well as a puzzle. Its black and white sound, standard 8mm. It is quite honestly the sharpest standard 8mm print I have ever seen hands down, but it doesn't have any printiong on it whatsoever that gives away who made it. The sprocket area, instead of being see through, is jet black.
Any ideas folks?
-------------------- "All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Dino Everette
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1535
From: Long Beach, CA USA
Registered: Dec 2008
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posted January 03, 2010 04:10 PM
Dan since Blackhawk released Super 8 silent versions that were both colored and B/W only you would be able to answer that unless you know the blackhawk number on the box?
Speaking of Birth of a Nation, which is an ongoing source of fascination with me. I have what basically is the only existing complete version of the Epoch Producing Corporations' stock book. The man that originally owned the book (he received it from one of the Aitkens) sold it to David Shepard in the 1970's who broke it apart and sold off all of the original D.W. Griffith autographs. Thankfully this gentleman had the forsight to copy the book and make a complete recreation down to every little paper clip, pin, added notes, everything. The final pic is from the back of my book which is an original unused stock certificate for the company that only existed to finance Birth of a nation. Basically they sold of the stock to folks and then quickly bought them all back, so the profits would ultimately go to Griffith and the 2 Aitkens.
These are some snapshots the gentleman took as well back in 1968. The first one is Griffiths' retirement home in La Grange Kentucky, the second pic of the couple was Griffiths' personal lawyer J. Ballard & his wife who lived across the street. The final picture is of Richard Reynolds, who was Griffiths' assistant in Kentucky. Both Reynolds and Ballard said that Griffith was actually not a racist, but was in fact highly progressive for a southerner of the time. I am just repeating what I heard rather than trying to open up the debate.
-------------------- "You're too Far Out Miss Lawrence"
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