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Posted by Allan Broadfield (Member # 2298) on September 18, 2014, 03:45 PM:

Years ago, when a callow youth, I used to hire 9.5mm titles from a chemist shop in Sherherds Bush, London, to run on my motorised Pathe Ace.
One of the films had always stuck in my memory, 'Master of the world' ref no SB/887, a silent title, so a couple of years ago I searched through the web and several books and found that it had been made in Germany in 1933 under several titles, one being 'Die welt ist mein' (the world is mine). I looked through Amazon and other sites to see if it was on DVD, and finally found it on Ebay manufactured by a German company.
I enquired and found that unfortunately it was supplied without subtitles, but I couldn't resist buying. After all these years it was quite a revelation to see the whole film, with sound, even though I didn't have a clue what anyone was saying! Sadly, my lady friend, who speaks the language but isn't a fan of old films refused to sit through it! Never mind.
This isn't the first Pathescope title i've tracked down in DVD form, I wonder how many others have done the same?

Posted by Ken Finch (Member # 2768) on September 19, 2014, 07:59 AM:

Hi Allan. It is quite surprising how many of those 9.5mm prints have appeared on DVD. I have acquired quite a few. Many of the silent releases by Pathescope were "mute " copies of sound films which are now available with sound on DVD. Ken Finch.

Posted by Allan Broadfield (Member # 2298) on September 29, 2014, 10:58 AM:

Yes Ken, it is fascinating searching for those old Pathescope titles in the DVD lists, and we're lucky to be able to do it, otherwise they would probably just be memories.
I remember the excitement of getting my hands on a feature but wondering why the action sometimes seemed a little slowed down, not realising that they would have been shot at 24 fps and not the 16 or 18 fps that the ACE operated on. Perhaps it added a little to the mystique.

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