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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted August 16, 2015 02:00 PM

I recently spoke about the sound guide published by Maurice Trace. I have now bought two silent guides from Maurice. They are printed on single sided A4 paper and are in folders with metal securing clips.

"A Guide to Pathescope 9.5mm Silent Non-Fiction films" is almost 2" thick and contains 795 entries with twelve appendices.

"A Guide to Pathescope 9.5mm Silent Dramas, Thrillers, Adventures & Westerns" is 1" thick with four appendices.

The first mentioned may be of more interest to collectors of the small black metal cassettes as they seem to be pre-dominate. It appears that hundreds of these were produced. Longer films are also included.

The second is very useful as it contains also the titles of the foreign films which were used for British issues. All titles are in alphabetical order with foreign origins mentioned twice, (foreign/english.)

Both are exhaustively researched and I can recommend them wholeheartedly.

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Maurice

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Graham Sinden
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Kent, UK
Registered: Aug 2005

posted August 16, 2015 07:09 PM

Its a shame Maurice dosent offer all his guides as a pdf file. Although nicely printed and excellent value, the size of them puts me off as I need more space.

Graham S

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted August 17, 2015 03:22 AM

It is true that the Guides are large to handle as they are A4 size, but Maurice's work is not just a list of titles, there is a lot of very interesting reading with information on each film gleaned from many sources.

It's the thing to go through whilst sitting in a comfortable lounge chair in front of the fire and get lost in the wonderful world of 9.5 films. It's not the thing to read sitting in front of a computer, unless, of course, you are looking for a specific film.

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Maurice

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted August 17, 2015 04:39 AM

I agree with you, Maurice. It is definitely better to have a print support. What's more, it is so easy to send pdf files for free between collectors without any respect for the hard work that has been done and deserve to be rewarded.

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Dominique

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Ken Finch
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Herne Bay, Kent. U.K.
Registered: Oct 2011

posted August 23, 2015 12:20 PM

It has taken Maurice Trace many years of research, almost a lifetime, to compile these highly detailed lists of films. Most of which no longer exist on any other gauge or format. To put it on a PDF file would to my mind, belittle all the effort he has put into these projects. I have one of his earlier versions of the drama and adventure catalogue, purchased from him many years ago and it is much smaller than the one Maurice has. This shows how doggedly he has continued to find the origins of those elusive little films. Ken Finch. [Smile]

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