8mm Forum: Did Walton films ever release Dentist in the Chair on super 8

»	8mm Forum » 8mm Forum » Did Walton films ever release Dentist in the Chair on super 8

UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!

Author

Topic: Did Walton films ever release Dentist in the Chair on super 8

David Skillern
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 582
From: South Wales
Registered: Apr 2006

posted July 13, 2019 06:03 PM

Can any one let me know if this was the case ?

| IP: Logged

Barry Attwood
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1411
From: Enfield, U.K.
Registered: Aug 2003

posted July 14, 2019 12:54 AM

David,

I think it was a DCR print, not 100% sure though!

| IP: Logged

David Skillern
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 582
From: South Wales
Registered: Apr 2006

posted July 14, 2019 02:44 AM

Hi Barry,

I presumed this to be the case as I have seen a past publication from DCR selling the print but I just purchased the film from Ian O'reilly and looked at the first 2 or 3 feet of reel 1 and it clearly has the B/W logo from Walton Films - the mystery deepens !!!!

| IP: Logged

Barry Attwood
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1411
From: Enfield, U.K.
Registered: Aug 2003

posted July 17, 2019 11:31 PM

David,

It most probably is an edited version if it's a Walton print, as DCR tended to bring out F/L versions, such as "Oh! Mr. Porter" which Walton brought out as an edited 4x400' whilst DCR brought it out F/L on 5x400' spools. You've got to remember that the rights to British films seemed to be a bit more fluid in the early 1970's as more than one company could hold rights to the same film title (Like Derann & Iver with "Treasure Island" & "Dark Star").

| IP: Logged

Jonathan Sanders
Film Handler

Posts: 82
From: Bath, England
Registered: Oct 2005

posted July 18, 2019 03:24 AM

My copy of the 1970 Walton catalogue states DENTIST IN THE CHAIR was available from them in an 8 reel version (which Walton always defined as 72 minutes running time) in both Standard and Super 8 sound. Cat.# F.460. They also offered one reel extracts in both these formats titled DELINQUENT DENTIST (A.461) and NOTHING BUT THE TOOTH (A.462).

| IP: Logged

Joe Caruso
Film God