8mm Forum: ARRIVED Serial - Captain Marvel 12 Chapters

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Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on September 09, 2015, 07:20 PM:

Just bought off Trademe in New Zealand The Adv. Of Captain Marvel 12 Chapters on 16mm film - can't wait to start watching them soon,cost me NZ$200 but I think was a good buy considering each chapter goes for approx 18 mins.

This poster is the original title as it was re-released a couple of years later.

I occassionally see different serials on ebay and usually they are sold seperately by chapters.
I would love to know what serials you guys own and whether you have the complete sets etc?

Posted by Douglas Warren (Member # 1047) on September 10, 2015, 05:31 PM:

Great score on that serial Clinton! The Captain Marvel series is probably one of the best of the serial genre.I used to own a 400' Standard 8 excerpt from this series many years ago.

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on September 10, 2015, 10:02 PM:

SHAZAM!!! I have the 2x400 reel set version of this serial. I think it's titled "The Return of Captain Marvel." The first time I watched it I totally cracked up when Billy Batson turns into Captain Marvel. I kept thinking ... didn't anybody realize this was a totally different actor? [Smile]

I think I had only seen that done in the Incredible Hulk...when Bill Bixby turned into Lou Ferrigo. But some how that seemed more believable than just turning into a taller older guy [Smile]

Enjoy your new films...sounds like a lot of fun to watch.

Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on September 18, 2015, 07:57 PM:

Nearly paid off the films .... can't wait to start watching them!
The beauty of this hobby is if we have films we don't mind owing or not we can sell them to buy others!
And that's what I've done [Smile]

Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on September 23, 2015, 04:58 PM:

This heavy parcel was delivered to me this morning [Smile]

Opened it up straight away and yep the're here !
Each of the 12 reels is about 800ft.
Now I have to find time to watch them - maybe not all at once but in a organised time [Smile]

Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on September 23, 2015, 05:06 PM:

Nice find Clinton! Be sure to post us all some fabulous screenshots! [Wink]

Posted by frank arnstein (Member # 330) on September 23, 2015, 11:38 PM:

You did well to buy that locally Clinton as freight costs for such a heavy load have been kept to a minimum.

I have 11 of 15 episodes of the Super 8 B&W sound movie serials of "Hop Harrigan" the super serial for air-minded young America. It used to be on the radio every night when I was a young boy and I never missed listening to it back then. Thats what got my attention when I first saw 1 reel for sale on ebay.

The movies came in 15 explosive episodes. I ended up buying 11 of those from an ebay seller who first tried selling them off one by one. By making a decent offer for the remaining reels I secured those.

These are Super 8 B&W Sound on 400' reels and they are good fun to watch. However, I think its time some one else can enjoy them now so they are going to be sold on ebay Australia soon.

dogtor frankarnstein [Smile]

Posted by Dave Groves (Member # 4685) on September 24, 2015, 04:23 AM:

Clinton, wish I could be there at your first showing. Used to see it at the Saturday Morning pictures and run down the street with my arms outstretched shouting 'Shazam'. Happy days.

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