8mm Forum: 200' releases that appeared on both Super and Std 8

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Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on February 09, 2011, 12:31 PM:

It's probably well-known that when at least some 200' silent releases appeared on Super and Std 8, the Super 8 version was slightly shorter, because making it the same length would increase the amount of footage. Examples include 'The Revenge of Frankenstein' and 'Moon Zero Two'.

I'd be curious to know if this also happened in the case of films that were also available in sound versions, as the sound editing could have made it a bit more complicated. I've never heard if the Std 8 versions of Castle releases (silent or sound) were longer but hopefully some members here know?

Posted by Rob Young. (Member # 131) on February 09, 2011, 01:32 PM:

Don't know about that Adrian, but I've some classic examples of early silent super 8 versions that were later released in sound.

One that springs to mind is "The Giant Claw", a brilliant piece of 50's B movie fodder...the 200ft B&W sound version is obviously a silent cut with the sound slapped back on to match the picture...sentances literally start and finish part way through and the music is just all over the place.

Classic and hilarious!!!

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