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From: West Chester, OH, USA
Registered: Feb 2008
posted March 19, 2015 02:00 PM
For any member that has a copy of this digest from France.Godzilla:King of the Monsters (1954-56)was released in France as a 600',Standard 8 Silent digest.Does anyone know if that digest had the original opening titles or not? Thanks everyone for your time. Douglas
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posted March 19, 2015 07:02 PM
I don't remember ever seeing the standard 8 version. I do remember the 9.5 version opening with the GO-JI-RA kanjis, though.
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From: West Chester, OH, USA
Registered: Feb 2008
posted March 20, 2015 03:32 AM
Hi Jean-Marc, I got my copy (which came in on Thursday) from a French seller on ebay. Our moderator Doug Meltzer mention this once before being available in Standard 8 mm. I watched the first reel tonight but sadly,no opening credits.Considering the rarity of this digest,I'm happy just to have a copy now! Douglas
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From: West Chester, OH, USA
Registered: Feb 2008
posted March 20, 2015 11:05 AM
Hi Doug, I watched reel one last night,and it appears to have the opening logo and title missing.My reel starts with a brief scene of the villagers and then cuts to the storm on the island at night,and Godzilla's first appearance at that point.Missing titles aside,the film appears to be in good condition other than a few faint lines on the right side of the frame.The reels came in a couple of aftermarket plastic film cases with corresponding reels.I would be curious to see what the original packaging was like. Douglas
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