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Posted by Chip Gelmini (Member # 44) on February 21, 2018, 02:23 PM:

I recently obtained a free copy of this feature. In good condition overall, but faded pink. Clips on Youtube showed this movie in black and white.

So if this print was made on color stock - is that the reason why it went pink? Strange I guess.

Posted by Will Trenfield (Member # 5321) on February 21, 2018, 03:57 PM:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028249/technical?ref_=ttfc_ql_6

Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on February 21, 2018, 06:14 PM:

Yes Chip Gelmini , I've read that B/W films were sometimes put on colour film stock , something to do with the cost maybe?
And being colour film the chemicals still fade to pink/red.
I'm pretty sure about this [Smile]

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on February 22, 2018, 03:33 AM:

Also getting neutral B&W images to start with was a problem, in later days some of the Derann "White box specials" were B&W films on colour stock with bad colour tints from new.

Posted by Joe Vannicola (Member # 4156) on February 22, 2018, 01:42 PM:

I bought a 16mm trailer for Young Frankenstein which was printed on color stock. In the beginning it used to a have a nice sepia tone tint to it. Now it's turned to an annoying reddish black and white.

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