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Posted by Ian O'Reilly (Member # 76) on May 18, 2017, 09:44 AM:

I have for sale a super 8mm print of the 1968 Horror
"THE CRIMSON CULT" Starring Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Mark Eden, When his brother disappears, Robert Manning pays a visit to the remote country house he was last heard from. While his host is outwardly welcoming - and his niece more demonstrably so - Manning detects a feeling of menace in the air with the legend of Lavinia Morley, Black Witch of Greymarsh, hanging over everything. 2x400ft Colour / Sound (Walton Print) nice colour £39 plus P&P

Posted by Mark Mander (Member # 340) on May 18, 2017, 09:55 AM:

Hi Ian,
PM sent, Mark.

Posted by Ian O'Reilly (Member # 76) on May 19, 2017, 03:38 AM:

NOW SOLD [Smile]

Posted by Brian Fretwell (Member # 4302) on May 19, 2017, 06:06 AM:

I've always known this as "The Curse of the Crimson Altar" which is what the Walton catalogue lists it as. I wonder if this copy had been re-named on the box for sale to the USA, which I believe used that alternative (or for the USA should that be alternate??) title.

Posted by Vidar Olavesen (Member # 3354) on May 19, 2017, 06:42 AM:

I have both, they are not identical. If I remember correctly, one was with added commentary, which so many if you love

I might remember wrong, old age has tanken me

Posted by David Hardy (Member # 4628) on May 19, 2017, 06:57 AM:

I still have an original cinema poster of this one.
It was one of those movies I got as a birthday present.
It was the 200 foot colour sound Walton version which I still have.

For years I wanted to see the full feature film.
When I finally saw it on the TV what a big disappointment
it was for me. It's bloody awful and even Lee and Karloff
couldn't save for me.
The 200 footer is a big improvement in my view.

Well done Walton.

[Wink]

Posted by John Armer (Member # 4655) on May 19, 2017, 08:41 AM:

I've got the Walton double album of this. I've not seen the full feature but the cut-down works really well so I suspect it's one of those where the cut-down is better than the feature. the colours are really good, but the sound is a little off - it's just not loud enough. I'd be interested to hear what the sound on yours is like, Mark.

Posted by David Hardy (Member # 4628) on May 19, 2017, 09:03 AM:

John the sound on my 200' version is very clear with adequate
volume.
Your 2x400' which I have not seen is probably much better than
the full movie.

Its a muddled mess of a film which makes no sense. Lee and Karloff are wasted in this movie.
One only for the brain dead I think.
[Big Grin]

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