Viacom Features:

[Ged Jones]

I'm attempting to compile a list of all the Super 8 features released by Viacom. Can you add any to this list?
Blue Hawaii
GI Blues
Paradise Hawaiian Style
Fun in Acapulco
King Creole
Girls! Girls! Girls!
Roustabout
Last Train from Gunhill
All in a Nights Work
Don't Give Up the Ship
Visit to a Small Planet
Sad Sack
The African Queen
When the North Wind Blows
The Adventures of Frontier Fremont

[Osi Osgood]

Wow! Such a good idea! I know so little about Viacom releases, any info will be a good thing.

[Ged Jones]

Any info on the Viacom set up itself would also be good

[Graham Sinden]

Welcome to the forum Ged.

[Ged Jones]

My first visit to the new site and my first post ever here! Hope you will be able to assist my inquisitive nature...

[Carter Bradley]

Hi Ged, Welcome to the forum! Super8Database lists "Viva Las Vegas" (3X400') as a Viacom release. I am familiar with the MGM/Ken Films release of this, and wonder if Viacom re-issued it at a later date. Sorry I don't have any further information.

[Osi Osgood]

Welcome, Ged!

[Chip Gelmini]

Welcome Ged! What took you so long?

lol. Cheers mate!

[Douglas Meltzer]

Ged,

Welcome back!

Viacom released the Abbott & Costello film Jack and the Beanstalk in color. I believe they also released (along with a number of other companies) Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd.

[Ged Jones]

As some of you are aware I worked at Derann for many years (1965 till 2011, when it closed) I'm busy now on FB with my group Derann Vaults and hope that members here can help me sort out occasional problems.

[Larry Arpin]

Ged-I really enjoy your Facebook posts. I'm Galactic Raiders on Facebook, which is the name of my film.

[Osi Osgood]

You have a film coming out, Larry? Or has this been out for awhile? On Viacom, beyond the image quality being fairly average, not great, not bad, the only other thing I have noticed is that the color stock used was your average Eastman. Not terrible quick pinking, but it can be hard to find them with great color.

[Barry Attwood]

Ged,

Good to hear from you, the trouble with your question for collectors in the U.K. is the fact that mostly the Viacom prints had to be imported by individuals (although I remember Portland Films selling some, a few months before they closed!), and they came in those flimsy cardboard boxes, which never seemed to last very long, and as you know it can be hard trying to find out what distributor released each title from the leaders (if still their!), but apart from the titles already mentioned, I can't think of anymore, I'm not sure how long they were releasing on 8mm, but with no U.K. adverts, it's hard to judge, if I think of anymore titles I'll list them on here.

[John Armer]

On Viacom, beyond the image quality being fairly average, not great, not bad, the only other thing I have noticed is that the color stock used was your average Eastman. Not terrible quick pinking, but it can be hard to find them with great color.

I have a Viacom print Osi that's on LPP; the image is really sharp and the colour still excellent. I also have a very red Eastman one; sharp but little colour left.

I wrote about my LPP print of The African Queen on the old forum:

https://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-b...=012191#000000

[Ged Jones]

Still need info on Viacom themselves , did they have an arm set up just for this venture or did some else get paid to do it on their behalf and what lab(s) did they use?