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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on January 10, 2014, 01:08 PM:

I have a puzzler here ...

I lucked out on a very mysterious reel!

It's a Marilyn Monroe reel entitled 'Marilyn" (duh!) on LPP film stock, running 17 minutes. It was apparently taken from a full length documentary, but it consists of ...

Beginning with full 20th Century Fox logo
Trailer to 'Niagra" (B/W) and then color footage from same film ...

Full musical number 'Heatwave'

and the best part ...

approximately three minutes from Marilyn's un-finished film "Something's Got To Give", the scene when she's swimming "nakey" (and Phil Silver's reaction to such)and then apparently some early footage from the production when she's modeling some of the clothes for the film.

The reel then ends abruptly without a THE END credit, but just a "rated G"
ratings thing.

Most curious!

I'd love to know who released this!

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on January 15, 2014, 07:56 AM:

Not many takers on your post Osi but I was also interested in the films as I have one of hers myself. ‘Marilyn Monroe Story’ is an excellent print on black and white film stock and pin sharp at that. Mine is from Pathe and really fascinating to watch. From what I have been able to gleam Perry’s did some prints on colour stock so this will have a tint I’m a guessing although worth having a go at. Over the years quite a few bits a pieces came to 8mm of Marilyn in the form of documentaries but the MM story takes some beating.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on January 15, 2014, 12:30 PM:

I'm actually selling one on ebay (well it's up for bids), which is called "The Legend of Marilyn Monroe", and hour long documentary hosted by John Huston, (with music by Elmer Bernstien even!) on LPP stock, with a sepia tone color to it,

... and then there's a second one I haven't listed yet, which is a shorter 30 minute documentary hosted by a very young Mike Wallace, that was produced by Industrial films, (it even has sections on the super 8 print where it says "place commercial here"!, which also includes "The Seven year Itch digest with it.

Posted by Panayotis A. Carayannis (Member # 1220) on January 15, 2014, 01:38 PM:

If I remember correctly,this is edited,(however choppily!)from the full length documentary MARILYN,released by Fox to cash after her death (and narrated by Rock Hudson).I remember being surprized,even at the age of 11,that it did not mention the ,then,recent THE MISFITS or SOME LIKE IT HOT,since they were not Fox productions!

Posted by Lee Mannering (Member # 728) on January 16, 2014, 04:04 AM:

Would be interested in the Mike Wallace film if its on B&W stock.
Your in box is fully by the way Osi.
Regards

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on January 16, 2014, 12:23 PM:

Lee ...

Unfortunately, my PM will allow me to send PM's but nor receive them, don't ask me why.

I will send you a PM with my e-mail address and more info.

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