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Osi Osgood
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posted December 24, 2015 12:16 PM

I have probably asked this in previous years, but was "Scrooge" (1935) ever released on super 8? I ask as, from what I understand, the Blackhawk company/archives actually had this in they're catalog, and they did have a penchant for printing the odd British early feature film (such as Bela Lugosi's "Phantom Ship", a very early Hammer release), so there just might be the possibility that this exists on super 8.

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Joe Caruso
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posted December 25, 2015 07:57 AM

Yes it was, Ivy Films

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Ken Finch
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posted December 27, 2015 09:49 AM

Never seen it on 8mm but have has the 9.5mm sound print for many years. Screening it at Christmas has been a family "tradition". Quite an early Pathescope sound release. Made at Twickenham film studios. Has an early variable area "Noise reduction" optical sound track. Ken Finch.

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Brad Kimball
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posted December 27, 2015 01:27 PM

I believe Joe is correct. Being that it was a public domain print even back in the '70s it more than likely was available in the 8mm format. I definitely know the Alistair Sim version was available in the UK full length in Super 8. I've seen many a print up for auction on EbayUK over the years.

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Andrew Woodcock
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posted December 27, 2015 01:35 PM

Yes,I have the Alastair Sim version from 1951, but have never seen the original 1938 Reginald Owen version on Super 8mm.

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
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posted December 28, 2015 02:25 AM

Joe,are you sure? I have never seen it, much less from a big and amply advertising company. And are we speaking of the 1935 British,or the 1938 American version? Either way,none has appeared in Super,or std 8.

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Maurice Leakey
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posted December 28, 2015 03:15 AM

The British 1935 version had Sir Seymour Hicks playing Scrooge, a part he had played over two thousand times on stage, starting in 1901.
The 9.5mm sound print (T9003) was issued by Pathescope in 1940. It was six 300ft reels, abbreviated from the original 78 minutes.

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Joe Caruso
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posted December 28, 2015 07:39 AM

I have it in a catalog, will research and get back to everyone here

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Joe Caruso
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posted December 30, 2015 09:59 AM

Went through all my catalogs, Ivy and Canterbury are the only answers, unless...

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Osi Osgood
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posted December 30, 2015 12:11 PM

Dang it! You've got me on pins and needles! (the suspense ... ahhh, the suspense!) [Smile]

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Joe Caruso
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posted December 30, 2015 02:57 PM

Good radio show...all arrows point to those two outfits on SCROOGE, yet I'm going through a complete run of the old "8mm Collector", something might be there, patience, as these are old newpaper issues and must be handled with kid gloves - Until then, enjoy the Twilight Zone Marathon and Blessed New Year to us all - Shorty

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Osi Osgood
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posted December 31, 2015 11:21 AM

... and a Happy New Year to the "Short-Meister"!!!

Your're right, a phenomenal radio series that! Amazing that it started (if I'm correct) in 1940 and yet, even with the advent of TV, survived all the way until 1962 ... the last of the Old Time radio series to go off the air, (sniff) ...

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