8mm Forum: The Mysterious Mr Anargyros

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Posted by Panayotis A. Carayannis (Member # 1220) on September 09, 2008, 03:12 PM:

In my collection I have a std 8 copy of Lotte Reininger's cartoon
DOCTOR DOLITTLE IN CANNIBAL LAND (1928).After the end,there is a title in very small print, "An Anargyros Film Production, copyright 1964".Since this is the only instance I have encountered his name, and being a compatriot,I wonder if anybody knows what other titles did Mr Anargyros issue ...

Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on September 09, 2008, 04:58 PM:

Hi Panayotis,

I am not Greek, but your question piqued my interest, so I looked around a bit.
I get the impression the name is not uncommon: Google found a tobaccoist from the turn of the 1900eds, a sculptor, a lawyer and a Thomas Anargyros who is in fact involved with film (TV) today (maybe a son?)

The search landed only this library entry with the right time period:

(Quote):
"Wright brothers’ first flight". Anargyros Film Library, 1966. 4 min., si., b&w, 8 mm. Short loop film depicting the first successful powered flight by the Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, N.C., December 17, 1903"
(End quote.)

I saw this on a site devoted to the flying legacy of the Wright brothers.

Not much, but that's all Google would reveal [Big Grin]

Best,
Claus.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on September 09, 2008, 05:08 PM:

Wow Claus, good hunting for info there!

It sounds like he's an early distributor of 8mm!

Posted by Bart Smith (Member # 780) on September 10, 2008, 12:14 AM:

If I search for "Anargyros Film Library" in quotation marks in Google I get 46 hits, nearly all of which are referring to 8mm prints of historical events.

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