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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on January 28, 2012, 08:49 PM:

I have finally secured, after long search a prisitine copy of "Popeye Meets Ali Baba & His 40 Thieves", and it is a print of interest.

First, thankfully, it is an LPP film print. I was sruck by how much better the color is on this print. Of course, Niles prints are all eastman pinky. Many MANY years ago, I saw an AGFA print of this title, (when I used to collect back in the late 80's), and while it was on low fade agfa, the source material was somewhat dupey.

This print, while it is a little dupy looking, has much better color. The skies, instead of largely being overly white/blue, on this print, have instead, rich blues. One of the most striking things is that one of the last shots, the thieves pulling the treasure cart, in the restored versions, you can clearly see rich oranges and a sunset, which is all but missing in most prints of this. This print I have just secured, you do have a decent sunset and at least some colors instead of being washed out; more evidence of a source a little less distance from the original film.

I was told that is is a Red Fox print, but I noted immediately that the leader says, of all things "Thunderbird Films" ...

Therefore, I have a question, does anyone know when Thunderbird Films went under? I thought that Thunderbird went under before the advent of LPP.

My theory is that, as many surviving super companies would do, they may have bought the Thunderbird negatives and re-released they're titles. Is this the case?

[ January 29, 2012, 06:32 PM: Message edited by: Osi Osgood ]

Posted by Paul Spinks (Member # 573) on January 29, 2012, 07:37 AM:

It could be a dupe of a Thunderbird Films print that has been colour corrected in the optical printer and then re released on LPP stock.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on January 29, 2012, 06:33 PM:

I agree that this could well be the case. By the way, I corrected my first post on this, sorry about all the mistakes folks!

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