8mm Forum: The Marx Bros. on Super 8

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Posted by Joseph Randall (Member # 4906) on January 09, 2016, 03:17 PM:

Castle: 200 FT.
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THE INCREDIBLE JEWEL ROBBERY
THIS IS WAR?
PIGSKIN CAPERS
THE STOWAWAYS
MONKEY BUSINESS

U8: 400 FT.
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MONKEY BUSINESS
HORSEFEATHERS
DUCK SOUP

IVY: FULL LENGTH
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A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA
LOVE HAPPY

NOSTALGIA MERCHANT: FULL LENGTH
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ROOM SERVICE

M-G-M: 800 ft.
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A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

Castle/U8 ignored THE COCOANUTS and ANIMAL CRACKERS. M-G-M ignored 4 films, but did a magnificent job on OPERA.

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on January 09, 2016, 05:38 PM:

I'm sure Mountain Films in the UK had various versions of A Night in Casablanca. I have a 150ft (on 200ft reel) extract, possibly the last few minutes no splice between countdown and picture, but as in box with no label I can't say for sure who did this.

Posted by Panayotis A. Carayannis (Member # 1220) on January 10, 2016, 02:50 PM:

Features from "mysterious sources" (a.i. S.V.!!!!) HORSE FEATHERS,DUCK SOUP,A DAY AT THE RACES,AT THE CIRCUS. Plus, a MONKEY BUSINESS promo and the aborted tv pilot DEPUTY SERAPH.

Posted by Joseph Randall (Member # 4906) on January 10, 2016, 04:06 PM:

I forgot about the latter 2 just mentioned.

Legal issues prevented ANIMAL CRACKERS from being issued before 1974, when it saw a nationwide theatrical release. Castle then responded in 1975 with two new extracts...from MONKEY BUSINESS.

[Confused]

M-G-M could have released a wonderful 800 footer of A DAY AT THE RACES -- not sure why they didn't.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on January 11, 2016, 11:57 AM:

I have seen "A day at the Races" coming up every once in awhile, but the others, especially "Duck Soup" are true rarities!!! [Eek!]

Posted by Joseph Randall (Member # 4906) on January 11, 2016, 07:31 PM:

How was the quality of these full-length rare releases?

Posted by Carlos Paz (Member # 1918) on January 12, 2016, 06:12 AM:

In my country, Spain, were edited as complete features Room Service and Duck Soup, using negatives from the 70's rereleases... Also were edited some fragments from Duck Soup with different titles.

Posted by Gary Crawford (Member # 67) on January 12, 2016, 06:57 AM:

Back in the 70's a collector and inventor , Lou Fazzari, took a 35smm print of Animal Crackers and made up a very few superb quality Super 8 prints. He gave me one as a gift. I still have it and it looks better than most of the 16mm prints I've seen of that one.

Posted by Joseph Randall (Member # 4906) on January 13, 2016, 11:18 AM:

Hooray for Cpt. Spaulding! [Smile]

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on January 13, 2016, 01:25 PM:

Dang Gary, to have that print! What A man! [Smile]

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