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Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on December 21, 2012, 12:14 PM:

This is what I know.

1. Who's On First (100’)
2. Pardon my Saron (200’)
3. Foreign Legion (200’ or 400')
4. Have Badge Will Chase (200’) all part is included in Buck Privates Come Home 400'
5. Knights Of The Bath (200’) note: all part is included in Meet The Keystone Cop 400'
6. Champs Of The Chase (200’) note: all part is included in In Society 400'
7. High Flyers (200’)
8. Midget Car Maniacs (200’) note: all part is included in In Society 400'
9. Meet Jekyll & Hyde (200’ or 400')
10. Oh, My Aching Tooth (200’)
11. Pinch Me, Please (200’)
12. Kitchen Mechanics (200’)
13. Fun On The Run (200’)
14. Oysters And Muscles (200’)
15. Money Muddlers (200’)
16. Mudder And Fodder (200’)
17. Mexican Hayride (400’) note: 200' is released as No Bulls, Please
18. Buck Privates Come Home (400’) includes all of Midget Car Maniacs
19. Meet The Mummy (200' or 400’) includes all from 200' version
20. Meet Frankenstein (200' or 400’) includes 95% of 200 foot version -- missing opening scene of 200 footer
21. Jack and the Beanstalk (400')
22. Meet The Keystone Cop (400') simply Have Badge and Hollywood & Bust spliced together
23. Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon (400’)
24. In The Navy (200" or 400’) note: 200 footer contains the hammock scene which is not in the 400 footer
25. In Society (400’) simply Knights of the Bath and Champs of the Chase spliced together
26. Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap (400’)
27. Go To Mars (400’) note: 200' is released as Rocket and Rollfb
28. Getting a Job (A&C TV Show)(600')
29. Meet Captain Kidd (400' or 5 x 400' in color)
30. Bingo the Chimp (A&C TV Show) (600’)
31. Old Actors' Home (A&C TV Show) (600’)
32. Hollywood and the Bust (200') note: all part is included in Meet The Keystone Cop 400'
33. Double Cross at Criss Cross (200’)
34. Rocket and Roll (200’) note: 400' is released as Go to Mars
35. Riot on Icev(200’)
36. Ride 'Em Cowboy (200’)
37. No Indians Please (200’)
38. Gobs in a Mess (200’)
39. Take Bus, Pay Later (200’)
40. No Bulls, Please (200’) note: 400' is released as Mexican Hayride
41. Keep 'Em Flying (200' or 400')

Please add should you know something more.

PS: I am not listing Full feature.

(edited with additional inputs from Shorty and Tony below)

cheers,

[ January 07, 2014, 07:49 PM: Message edited by: Winbert Hutahaean ]

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on December 21, 2012, 02:53 PM:

I know there was a U8 400' "meet Jekyll & Hyde". Also, Reel Images 400' "A&C meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon"(a skit from the Colgate Comedy Hour TV show), plus two 2X400' A&C TV shows "Bingo the Chimp" and "Old Actors' Home"

Posted by Tony Stucchio (Member # 519) on December 21, 2012, 06:45 PM:

Castle 200 foot:
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KITCHEN MECHANICS
FUN ON THE RUN
OYSTERS AND MUSCLES

Official 200 foot:
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MONEY MUDDLERS
MUDDER AND FODDER

U8 400 foot:
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IN SOCIETY
WISTFUL WIDOW OF WAGON GAP
A&C GO TO MARS
MEET JEKYLL AND HYDE

Posted by Joe Caruso (Member # 11) on December 22, 2012, 06:47 AM:

I need Mudder & Fodder S8Sound

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on December 22, 2012, 12:28 PM:

Thanks guys, I have added your titles to the above lst.

Tony, what do you mean with "Official"? is it the name of a company?

Posted by Mal Brake (Member # 14) on December 22, 2012, 02:16 PM:

No Bulls Please (200ft)
[from Mexican Hayride]

Posted by Tony Stucchio (Member # 519) on December 22, 2012, 04:00 PM:

quote:
Tony, what do you mean with "Official"? is it the name of a company?

Yes, Official Films. Walton also released the 4 THE NOOSE HANGS HIGH excerpts.

Although I don't really consider it a short, I believe "Getting a Job" (A&C TV Show) was also released on Super 8.

MEET CAPTAIN KIDD might have been released in 400 foot as well by Viacom.

Add WHO'S ON FIRST (full version close to 200 feet),MEET FRANKENSTEIN, HOLLYWOOD AND BUST, MEET THE MUMMY, DOUBLE CROSS AT CRISS CROSS, ROCKET AND ROLL, RIOT ON ICE, RIDE'EM COWBOY, NO INDIANS PLEASE, GOBS IN A MESS, and TAKE BUS, PAY LATER to the list of 200 foot Castles. There should be a total of 23 Castle 200 footers.

Come on Shorty, you're not paying attention.

[ December 22, 2012, 07:37 PM: Message edited by: Tony Stucchio ]

Posted by Tony Stucchio (Member # 519) on December 26, 2012, 02:53 PM:

1. Who's On First (200’)
2. Pardon my Sarong (200’)
3. Foreign Legion (200’)
4. Have Badge Will Chase (200’)
5. Knights Of The Bath (200’)
6. Champs Of The Chase (200’)
7. High Flyers (200’)
8. Midget Car Maniacs (200’)
9. Meet Jekyll & Hyde (200’)
10. Oh, My Aching Tooth (200’)
11. Pinch Me, Please (200’)
12. Kitchen Mechanics (200’)
13. Fun On The Run (200’)
14. Oysters And Muscles (200’)
15. Money Muddlers (200’)
16. Mudder And Fodder (200’)
17. MEET FRANKENSTEIN (200’)
18. HOLLYWOOD AND BUST (200’)
19. MEET THE MUMMY (200’)
20. DOUBLE CROSS AT CRISS CROSS (200’)
21. ROCKET AND ROLL (200’)
22. RIOT ON ICE (200’)
23. RIDE'EM COWBOY (200’)
24. NO INDIANS PLEASE (200’)
25. GOBS IN A MESS (200’)
26. TAKE BUS, PAY LATER (200’)
27. NO BULLS, PLEASE (200’)
28. WHO'S ON FIRST (100')
29. Mexican Hayride (400’)
30. Buck Privates Come Home (400’)
31. Meet The Mummy (400’)
32. Meet Frankenstein (400’)
33. Jack and the Beanstalk (400')
34. Meet The Keystone Kops (400')
35. Foreign Legion (400')
36. In The Navy (400’)
37. In Society (400’)
38. Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap (400’)
39. Go To Mars (400’)
40. Meet Jekyll And Hyde (400’)
41. Meet Capt. Kidd (400')
42. KEEP'EM FLYING (400')
43. Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon (400’)
44. Bingo the Chimp (A&C TV Show)(600’)
45. Old Actors' Home (A&C TV Show)(600’)
45. Getting a Job (A&C TV Show)(600')

Posted by Vidar Olavesen (Member # 3354) on December 26, 2012, 04:47 PM:

You are not including the 50'?

I have a Have Badge Will Chase, B&W Silent 50', but it might be Regular 8, not Super 8

And Take Bus, Pay Later, 200' B&W Silent

Posted by Tony Stucchio (Member # 519) on December 26, 2012, 08:46 PM:

I don't think the intent was to list every format. The Castles were also released in Standard 8 and 16mm, both silent and sound. U8s in 16. Most were also released in 50 foot versions with the same title. Officials were released in 16mm also, and possibly Standard 8 -- not sure if silent versions were released.

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on December 27, 2012, 03:35 AM:

Hi Tony thanks a lot to complete the list!

Yes you are right that the intention is not to list any format available.

BTW, do you happen to know if titles available on 200" but also released on 400' share the same scenes (e.g Meet Jekyll And Hyde)?

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on December 27, 2012, 01:49 PM:

These full features actually made it onto super as well ...

Africa Screams
Jack and the Beanstalk
Abbott and Costello meet Captian Bligh

OK, I'm not sure on the title of that last one, but I Charles Laughton played the Captian. These three made it onto super because they were not owned by Universal 8 and made seperately by Abbott and Costello. The last two were both made in color! I have both "Jack" and "Africa". "Africa" has the better humor, (it also has longtime collaborator Shemp Howard in the cast as well). My copy of "Jack" has very good color and is nifty in that it has a "Wizard of OZ" opening in that the first six or so minutes or in sepai tone which then, upon Costello telling a boy he's babysitting a bedtime story, then switched to color! This was filmed in "Super-Cinecolor" which, quite frankly wasn't all that super (especially compared to Technicolor), but it's still fun seeing Abbott and Costello is one of thier rare color appearances.

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on December 27, 2012, 01:57 PM:

Kidd.

Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on December 27, 2012, 02:16 PM:

A&C meet Capt. Kidd was also released by Mountain Film 4x400'.

Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on December 27, 2012, 02:34 PM:

Thanks guys, but as indicated earlier, I don't mean to talk the full feature. The reason just simply when I showed my AC (short/digest) to my kids, they laughed so loudly. But when screening a full feature they cannot follow the beginning and get bored so quickly.

So I am now trying to complete my digests/shorts.

cheers

Posted by Tony Stucchio (Member # 519) on December 27, 2012, 03:49 PM:

quote:
Hi Tony thanks a lot to complete the list!

Yes you are right that the intention is not to list any format available.

BTW, do you happen to know if titles available on 200" but also released on 400' share the same scenes (e.g Meet Jekyll And Hyde)?

You're welcome, Winbert.

I have the following 400 footers:

Buck Privates Come Home - includes all of Midget Car Maniacs
Meet The Mummy - includes all of 200 foot version
Meet Frankenstein - includes 95% of 200 foot version -- missing opening scene of 200 footer
Meet The Keystone Kops - simply Have Badge and Hollywood & Bust spliced together.
In The Navy - 200 footer contains the hammock scene which is not in the 400 footer
In Society - simply Knights of the Bath and Champs of the Chase spliced together.

quote:
This was filmed in "Super-Cinecolor" which, quite frankly wasn't all that super (especially compared to Technicolor),

To me, Super-Cinecolor looks like a B&W movie colorized.

FYI -- I don't think OYSTERS AND MUSCLES, FUN ON THE RUN, and KITCHEN MECHANICS (all from CO-EDS) were ever released in Super 8 or Standard 8 sound or silent, only in 16mm sound and silent. (If anyone knows otherwise, please comment). BTW, I think OYSTERS AND MUSCLES and FUN ON THE RUN are 2 of the best Castle extracts.

[ December 27, 2012, 06:11 PM: Message edited by: Tony Stucchio ]

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