We must all have some Charlie Chaplin films in our collection. Many being copies of copies, of copies, of copies, etc., resulting in the loss of grey tones, and giving what is termed a "soot & whitewash" effect.
Probably the best quality prints are on Pathescope's 9.5mm, but unfortunately they are mainly heavily cut and edited, and Pathescope changed most of the titles. For instance, there are two titles "Waiter" and "Rolling Around", which, if cleverly re-edited by the owner can result in almost a complete copy of "The Rink".
I recently bought three DVDs from the BFI collection in which the very best 35mm material has been used in their restoration of the early Chaplin films. Each set has a fully descriptive booklet.
"Chaplin At Keystone" is a four disc set with 33 films.
"Charlie Chaplin - The Essanay Comedies" is a two disc set with 16 films
"Charlie Chaplin - The Mutual Comedies" is a two disc set with 12 films.
Highly recommended
Maurice
Probably the best quality prints are on Pathescope's 9.5mm, but unfortunately they are mainly heavily cut and edited, and Pathescope changed most of the titles. For instance, there are two titles "Waiter" and "Rolling Around", which, if cleverly re-edited by the owner can result in almost a complete copy of "The Rink".
I recently bought three DVDs from the BFI collection in which the very best 35mm material has been used in their restoration of the early Chaplin films. Each set has a fully descriptive booklet.
"Chaplin At Keystone" is a four disc set with 33 films.
"Charlie Chaplin - The Essanay Comedies" is a two disc set with 16 films
"Charlie Chaplin - The Mutual Comedies" is a two disc set with 12 films.
Highly recommended
Maurice
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