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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007
posted May 22, 2017 03:11 AM
quote: Blimey Maurice, that's not a private collection, that's a national film archive
So said Andrew Woodcock recently when I said I have around 2500 films of which there are probably 1500 on 16mm.
A large proportion of my collection was obtained from three sources where "all had to go, no cherry-picking". A bulk price was agreed, two sellers were elderly and had suffered severe strokes, and the third was a son & daughter selling their deceased father's collection.
As the car was being loaded (two trips on two occasions) I could see that there would be many titles that I already had, so I was able to sell them on at a later date.
However, it does mean that I have some fabulous titles on 16mm which finally worked out at £1 each! And that includes 37 features.
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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013
posted May 22, 2017 02:27 PM
Maurice, given earlier messages you posted, it seems that you have been also lucky with 9.5 sound films. You should try the Euromillions :-)
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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007
posted May 22, 2017 03:05 PM
Yes, Dominique I was lucky, as you say, with acquiring a 9.5mm sound collection a few years ago. I have 178 titles, including 26 features. Some of them are French releases, one is "Partir Ou Mourir" 1937 (GS80036) which is a full-length version of "Edge Of The World" dubbed into French.
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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013
posted May 22, 2017 04:08 PM
I have both versions. The first time I saw the Pathescope release I thought it was a sequel of the Pathé Baby one as the first scene, when they return to the island, doesn't appear in the French copy.