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Clinton Hunt
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
Registered: May 2010

posted October 11, 2016 07:30 PM

Hi,
I recently bought this super 8mm sound film called "The Wind In The Wires"
The history of aviation from 1909 to the fighter aircraft of World War 1 , narrated by James Mason , 430ft 22 mins running time.
From 1976 from what I did manage to find on Google.
Someone suggested to me that it'd possibly a rare release?
Does anyone know much about this?
Cheers :-)

[ October 12, 2016, 04:42 PM: Message edited by: Clinton Hunt ]

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Cheers from me in New Zealand :-)

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Brian Fretwell
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: London, UK
Registered: Jun 2014

posted October 12, 2016 03:39 AM

I believe Davelyn films was an early name for what became DCR, I'll check if the title appears in adverts after the change. Maybe they meant it was rare to find one with the Davelyn Films label

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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

posted October 12, 2016 08:41 AM

Here's what I have. I guess it must be rare: the label even says so!

("We're printing rare films this week...How many do you want?")

I love the DCR releases, just by a happy coincidence his taste in films happens to be mine too!

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Mathew James
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014

posted October 12, 2016 08:47 AM

"We're printing rare films this week...How many do you want?"

...Does this mean that only so many were printed, or that the film itself is a rare film...?
I've never seen it before.look interesting.

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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

posted October 12, 2016 08:57 AM

It is an interesting film.

-a reminder that before there was aeronautical engineering and computer simulations and wind tunnels, the science of aviation grew by trial and error...often fatal error.

We couldn't do it that way any more.

The film itself is actually pretty modern (1972), but maybe it contains rare footage?

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Joe Caruso
Film God

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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 12, 2016 09:04 AM

I'll have to bring my Std 8 silent AVIATION ODDITIES, which goes back to the Wright Bros, and before - DCR was a fine outfit, they released several of the RKO shorts I'm after - - Thought you were only of a mind towards railroad shorts, now will have to bring more of my aviation collection - Shorty

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Steve Klare
Film Guy

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

posted October 12, 2016 09:06 AM

'morning Shorty!

DCR did a lot of great railway releases too! They got into really classic British narrow gauge trains, which you don't often see anywhere else.

My tastes in films are actually a lot broader than narrow gauge, it's just one of my favorite flavors!

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted October 12, 2016 12:20 PM

I've got a copy. I wouldn't say it's rare.
Dave had a very responsive lot of customers for his releases which were always of a high quality.

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