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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted November 26, 2016 04:58 PM

I went past 99 High St Dudley yesterday and not much had changed since the last pictures posted here.

The lorry is not a builders one but the Dudley MOT centre, great weather for photos.

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Melvin England
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Feb 2016

posted November 26, 2016 06:30 PM

Still very sad to see,nevertheless.

When I think of all the fun that went on there on open days gone by......

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
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posted November 26, 2016 06:33 PM

Tragic.

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Paul Browning
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posted November 26, 2016 06:43 PM

I see the signs are still there though. I did try and get them to part with them by talking to the guy's onsite at the time, unfortunately I don't speak Arabic and they spoke no English, just hand gestures, which can mean anything. It looks like they've just moved the skips away and cleaned up.

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Joe Vannicola
Expert Film Handler

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From: Lincoln, DE, USA
Registered: Feb 2014

posted November 27, 2016 12:26 AM

Since we don't, nor never did for that matter, have anything like that in the States,it must have been a real treat visiting the Deran shop.

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
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posted November 27, 2016 03:32 AM

A film factory, gone forever sadly Joe. [Frown]

Much missed.

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Melvin England
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From: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK
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posted November 27, 2016 05:55 AM

Andrew - In those corking photo's you have posted above, the one with the 8 features on the shelf, I can't make out the titles of the two on the top row to the left, and on the bottom row extreme left. Just curious to know what they were? Any ideas,please?

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Steven J Kirk
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From: Southern England
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posted November 27, 2016 06:23 AM

Top left - is that Christopher Lee? Think I can see the two Ms of HAMMER. Then Master and Commander?

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Ali Hipperson
Expert Film Handler

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From: London, England
Registered: Oct 2016

posted November 27, 2016 07:10 AM

Great pictures Brian and Andrew [Smile]

Although I never managed to visit what surely became the 'mecca' of our pastime - I used to buy regularly through their mail-order in my first incarnation as a collector in the late 70's/early 80's when I bought lots of the WB titles amongst other films. Indeed, I still have a couple of their 'lists/catalogues from back in the day! ☺

Indeed - VERY happy days!! ☺

Ali.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 27, 2016 07:22 AM

When I first returned to film in 2000/2001 I thought nobody was making new prints anymore. One day I saw a post about them on a film shooting forum and could barely believe it.

I made first contact and found out everything they sold was sound(?). I felt kind of ripped off because I didn't do sound...yet.

I tried to bargain with myself: "I'll show their prints on my Moviedeck and learn to read lips!".

-but there was that Eumig sound projector on E-bay...

Sometimes you gotta do, what you gotta do!

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted November 27, 2016 08:19 AM

Stevens guess was as good as mine gents.

Definitely Master & Commander, the other I'm unsure except to say its definitely Christopher Lee in the photo on some Hammer title or another. Judging by the cape I can see, I'd say one of the Dracula films.

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Graham Ritchie
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