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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
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posted October 23, 2005 01:25 PM
I really can't say for sure, but I do know that the whole Ub Iwerks "Color Classic" series was released in the forties, in both standard 8mm and 16mm by Castle films, and hey ... they were actually processed in CINECOLOR and to this day, these prints still retain ALL thier color. Cinecolor was discontinued as of 1951, but since these cartoons were roginallt produced in cinecolor in the mid thirties, that means that these 1940's prints retained the exact rich color quality of the originals, (something that not even Balckhawk films re-issued were able to do in the 70's and 80's)
Also, as an extra note, I have seen 16mm cinecolor prints of many of these Ub Iwerks color classic showing up on ebay.
So, YES, there is a potential chance of this showing up on ebay in your preferred format!
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Osi Osgood
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posted October 25, 2005 11:11 AM
True, very true.
My "Holy Grail" titles are (regardeless of whether super 8 or 16mm) are cinecolor prints of "Baloonland", which I'm sure would be absolutely stunning in it's original cinecolor, and the biggie, "Sunshine Makers" (Van Buren, 1935), which I would pay top dollar to just have a print of.
Since Blackhawk had rights to both Ub Iwerks cartoons and Van Burens cartoons, I believe that it's likely that "Sunshine makers was released by Blackhawk. I know that thier prints of "Felix the Cat and the Goose that laid the Golden Egg" (Van Buren) are astonishingly sharp and colorful. I highly doubt that they would have let "Sunshine Makers" go unreleased.
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Osi Osgood
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posted October 27, 2005 10:52 AM
The original title was "Baloonland". I wrote a review of it in the forum reviews. It was retitled for Castle Films re-release. I really don't know why, as the original title was quite good. Perhaps it was because the pincushion man was the most memorable character in the film.
As for "Sunshine Makers", it was a one shot cartoon. The curious thing is just how Van Buren was able to survive as long as he did, (as a studio), for "Sunshine Makers" was sponsored by
Borden foods, (as well as a number of other titles, a nice way to get advertising in the theatres).
Van Buren studios is one of those studios that, if it had been allowed to survive past 1936, what would have come forth from it. It was certianly on a par with any other studio at the time, (except for Disney, who was technically better), but a mere year after Van Buren closed his studio, he passed on, ann old man inn his 60's.
But happily, we have his legacy, AND on super 8 as well!
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