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Lee Mannering
Film God

Posts: 3216
From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006

posted July 09, 2013 06:01 AM

I know I’m not alone in years of film searching but how many of us have spent oh so many years trying to find a particular film?

My late father gave me an impossible task to locate a film on any gauge entitled ‘Josser Joins the Navy’ (1932) This was the film I spent probably 20 years trying to locate for my Dad who projected it during wartime and so wanted to see it again. It starred Ernie Lotinga and one of those British International Pictures which these days are long forgotten by just about everyone, but in the late 30’s they still entertained audiences. Sadly after years of film hunting and endless letter writing I never did manage to locate it for Dad even on 35mm nitrate which is a shame, but I wonder if any of you have also spent many years looking for that special title which means a lot to you or someone special?

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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

Posts: 2232
From: Sarpsborg, Norway
Registered: Nov 2012

posted July 09, 2013 06:40 AM

Since I started in November, I can't say I've searched for years. But still missing two titles I know I had as a child.

1941 - 2x400' and the one that seem to always avoid me, Twins of Evil 200' Walton

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Hugh Thompson Scott
Film God

Posts: 3063
From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012

posted July 09, 2013 06:45 AM

Yes Lee, I tried to get for my Dad, a feature entitled "Moon Over
Israel", I think it was a silent film from Michael Curtiz. Still, I had
no luck, my Dads gone, just my luck if it turned up!

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted July 09, 2013 09:43 AM

"Josser Joins The Navy" which was made in 1932 was too early a film to have been released on 16mm, however, see my link below for the 35mm material which the BFI holds.

Perhaps they can be persuaded to release it on DVD?

http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150217025

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Maurice

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Osi Osgood
Film God

Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted July 09, 2013 01:14 PM

"Life and Times of Grizzly Adams"

super 8 optical feature with good color. Need I say more?

(whimper ... sob!)

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Joe Caruso
Film God

Posts: 4105
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted July 09, 2013 04:25 PM

For a long time, Slipping Wives - Found it, now it's a few others - Shorty

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Pete Richards
Master Film Handler

Posts: 302
From: Australia
Registered: Sep 2010

posted July 09, 2013 07:13 PM

The Keep. On 35mm or a good 16mm print. Been looking for over ten years.

Star Wars 1977 IB tech. Been looking since 1985!

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Laksmi Breathwaite
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 771
From: Las Vegas
Registered: Nov 2010

posted July 10, 2013 01:58 AM

Hey Pete I love the KEEP, and HERCULES Derann 1X400 print still tracking them down.

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Robert Crewdson
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1031
From: UK
Registered: Jun 2013

posted July 10, 2013 06:26 AM

Can't say that I was trying to track down a particular film, but way back in 1975-76, when I had a Blackhawk catalogue, they had a 600ft Super 8 film of Errol Flynn in a tv production entitled The Sword of Villon, I wanted this but never managed to get it. I never forgot about it, and a year or two ago, out of curiosity I put it on Google, and found Paul Foster had a copy, so I wasted no time. When it arrived it was like new, so I was one very happy person.

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