8mm Forum: Mickey Mouse "The First Fifty Years"

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Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on March 19, 2018, 05:35 PM:

Bought this exact print new way back in 1978....This year Mickey will be 90 years old and still going strong...what happend to the last 40 years when I bought the "Movie Maker" magazine at the time [Eek!]

....how time passes..anyway who has still got there copy of the film [Wink]

[ March 19, 2018, 11:06 PM: Message edited by: Graham Ritchie ]

Posted by Bruno Heughebaert (Member # 2756) on March 19, 2018, 05:43 PM:

Can't see it in belgium, disney is blocking.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on March 19, 2018, 05:55 PM:

Drat

Sorry about that Bruno [Frown]

Posted by Greg Perry (Member # 5177) on March 19, 2018, 06:07 PM:

Same here in US, blocked..

But thanks much for a great Elmo motor cleaning video earlier!!

Posted by Will Trenfield (Member # 5321) on March 19, 2018, 08:40 PM:

Blocked here as well but I have the film and booklet in the original packaging. It's been watched a couple of times and the colour, as I recall, was pretty good. I bought it off eBay a couple of years ago for £9 including postage.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on March 19, 2018, 11:05 PM:

Thanks Greg [Smile]

Actually I am being a bit cheeky. I decided to take out those bits they refered to in my video manager, and re-posted it [Big Grin]

So far no copyright bla bla bla [Big Grin]

....I dont give up easily. [Wink]

Anyway here is another attempt before the big boys get to me [Big Grin]

https://youtu.be/-5EU8Bby9Xc

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on March 20, 2018, 09:55 AM:

One of the great 400 ft super 8 releases. A superb collectors item. My copy was printed by Bucks labs, and the color is still very good.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on March 20, 2018, 12:21 PM:

I must be a lucky one. I secured a either fuji or agfa print as it hasn't faded.

this one has always been a puzzler to me. Was this specifically made just for super 8, or was it an episode of "The Wonderful World of Disney" and shortened from the 50 minute TV show and made into it's wonderful 17 minute digest?

If so, a very nice edit (with the ONE exception of the live action footage of the person in a Mickey costume, but fortunately, this is only about 15 or 20 seconds of the digest).

If this was just specifically made by the WDHM division of Disney, then it is absolutely brilliant! [Smile]

In my case, my copy, like many others is the "plastic slipcase" version and it's missing nothing including even that little card where Disney was informing the buyer that some footage included was from Mickey's early days when it was all black and white.

Yes, a GREAT digest!

Posted by Carter Bradley (Member # 984) on March 20, 2018, 05:00 PM:

Thank you Graham for posting this great digest. I have three copies, one "Gold" edition, one "Silver" edition, and one in regular 7X7" packaging. All three reels are identical in content, and all of mine have good color. I remember the Christmas I received a note from Santa Claus stating that this film had been ordered but had not yet arrived. This was back in the day when one might wait 2-3 months for a film to arrive when ordered through the company. I remember ordering "The Super Nanny" (excerpt from Mary Poppins) and receiving letters monthly from Walt Disney Home Movies stating that they were still waiting for their lab to produce copies!

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