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Joe Vannicola
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From: Lincoln, DE, USA
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posted April 04, 2016 10:01 PM

I was looking at an old issue of Famous Monsters and on the page where the magazine sold Super 8 or regular 8mm films, there was an ad for Revenge of Frankenstein that claimed it was available in Technicolor. Now, I know the theatrical film was in Tech, but I also know good and well the 8mm cut downs weren't. Is it possible Columbia may done this for some of their films or perhaps it was an accidental printing? I myself think it was an ad miss print. What do the rest of you think?

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Gary Crawford
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posted April 05, 2016 06:24 AM

I never saw that ad. My print which I bought new when it came out was already somewhat reddish....brownish. I was disappointed . Hope to see you in a few days at our beloved Cinesea!!!

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Joe Caruso
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posted April 05, 2016 06:56 AM

There's a tech around somewhere, I'll find it - So says Shorty

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John Hourigan
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posted April 05, 2016 09:50 AM

I wouldn't put too much weight in terms of what those ads proclaimed -- I also recall that they would tout that a 200-foot digest would run "12 minutes" when we all know that it's closer to approx. 8 minutes......

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Osi Osgood
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posted April 05, 2016 11:56 AM

Shorty WILL find it, there is no one more persistent than Shorty!

(I'm kind of hoping that in his long searches, he'll run across a Grizzly Adams for me!! [Smile]

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Michael O'Regan
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posted April 05, 2016 12:41 PM

There's often a lot of confusion though about the difference between a film that was actually shot in Technicolor and a film that is actually a Technicolor print.

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Melvin England
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posted April 05, 2016 04:32 PM

There is a 200' black and white silent version listed on Ebay UK as we speak.

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Brad Kimball
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posted April 05, 2016 06:29 PM

I have the color print as well and even though the color is badly faded, it certainly is, by no means, Technicolor. I wonder if the ad copy was simply going off a general description of the movie itself. Funny that it's faded because all my other Columbia color prints are still rich with great greens and blues.

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Joseph Randall
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posted April 05, 2016 07:51 PM

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I also recall that they would tout that a 200-foot digest would run "12 minutes" when we all know that it's closer to approx. 8 minutes......

I guess they meant at 18 fps.

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Patrick Feuerstein
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posted April 18, 2016 12:25 PM

The film was shot in Eastmancolor and printed by Technicolor after having converted it in 3 strips. This process is a printing system like "offset" for paper. Three "matrix" (like plates for print) deliver their own color (Y.C.M.) on blank (BW film stock). The 3 colors added gave black. The machine to make the prints was about 30m long. As I know there's no more in service. So, a 8mm print CAN'T be in Technicolor.

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