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    Probably a daft question, but I will ask it anyway......

    I have seen quite a few copies of this film, Skyriders, as a 200' but never as a 400' which is a shame because the 200' is a great edit. Was it ever released as a 400' ?

    It is the same with The Flight of The Phoenix. Great 200' but can I find the 400' ??? NO !





  • #2
    I’ve had the 400 version of Flight of Phoenix colour box and yes I’ve seen Skyrider as a 400 in a plain white box but likely was in a colour box originally. Hoosegow Laurel and Hardy I could never find as a 400 yet I know it came out. I thought I had it once but turned out to be standard 8

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    • #3
      Melvin ,i got the skyriders 400ft by ken films and i must say it,s the best well edited version ,

      best : luis caramelo

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        Flight of the Phoenix 400

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        • #5
          Here's the box for the 400' Sky Riders. Despite the artwork, the actual title is two separate words. This is definitely one of Ken's better edit jobs.

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          • #6
            Thanks fellas for your replies. I feel a bit of a plonker now as I suppose it was such an obvious answer. I should have known better. It is just that the 400' versions of these two excellent films just seem to be so elusive these days. I will keep searching.
            Interesting to see that both 400' covers are the same as the 200' ers.

            I did have a problem tracking down a third one until earlier this year. The Desert Rats. But during a visit to Phil at CHC I tracked the 400' down so that one is now ticked off my list.

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            • #7
              Melvin some titles are rare to some common to others. Timing and location plays a lot in the search. Is Desert Rats the sequel to The Desert Fox?

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              • #8
                The Desert Rats is a 1953 WWII war film about the North Africa described as a "sort of sequel" to the Desert Fox.

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                • #9
                  I am really making a hash of this topic........


                  for The Desert Rats...... please read...... The Desert Fox. Ken F90


                  Now....... think I need a stiff G&T !!

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                  • #10
                    I should have known it was Desert Fox don’t think Rats ever came out as a 400 digest but I do remember seeing it on lists in a longer format.

                    Desert Fox is a brilliant digest apart from the grainy archive Africa and D Day footage it is a great print. Remember getting mine from Lees Cameras for £6.00 many moons ago.

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