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BRAND NEW DVD RELEASE

MEN BEHIND THE MOVIES #4: 2 DISC EDITION


Disc One: . Kevin Wheelan’s lovingly restored 1930’s 35mm projectors and ticket machine. A short history of Walton-on Thames Film Studio. Pathe’s first 9.5 projector, rare nitrate items and secrets from the projection box. 76 minutes.

Disc Two: A circa 1949 documentary on all aspects of running a large cinema, when there was almost as many staff on duty as there were patrons! Plus bonus nitrate extras. 72 minutes.

Total running time 148 minutes.



Total running time 161 minutes. £19.99 plus £1.50 P&P


16MM SALES SHEET FOR JULY 2010


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2500 THE CONCRETE COWBOYS : Two cowboys drift across the country looking for fun and adventure. Based on the movie of the same name, Concrete Cowboys stars Geoffrey Scott as Will Eubanks. Jerry Reed of Smokey and the Bandit fame returns in the roll of J.D. (Jimmy Lee) Reed. Reed also wrote the theme song "Breakin' Loose" (aka Ramblin' Man). Stunning colour print 90 minutes. £39.99

2501 FIRE OVER ENGLAND : The war between England and Spain in the late 16th century serves as backdrop for the fictional machinations of Fire Over England. Laurence Olivier plays a British naval officer who offers his services to Queen Elizabeth (Flora Robson) after his father is executed by the Spaniards. The queen dispatches Olivier to the court of Spain, there to determine which of her courtiers are actually spies for King Philip (Raymond Massey). Fair B/W dupe print 80 minutes. £17.99

2502 THE GREAT WALTZ : The life story of Austrian "Waltz King" Johann Strauss. European singing sensation Fernard Gravet stars as Strauss, while MGM's two-time Oscar winner Luise Rainer is top-billed as Poldi Vogelhuber. Dmitri Tiomkin was given the unenviable task of adapting the original Strauss tunes to conform with the concept of the film. Oscar winning classic also starring Hugh Herbert and Lionel Atwill. Excellent mint original B/W print. £149.99

2503 SKIP TRACER : David Petersen plays a skip tracer, aka repo man and process server. He has a thankless job, with several of his "clients" expressing a desire to beat him up very badly or even kill him. When threatened with imminent demise, Petersen is forced to take drastic action to recover outstanding debts, unfortunately he goes to far resulting in tragic consequences. Atmospheric thriller. Odd light scratch otherwise an excellent colour print. £34.99

2504 FISTFUL OF DOLLARS : Clint Eastwood plays a cynical gunfighter who comes to a small border town and offers his services to two rival gangs. Neither gang is aware of his double play, and each thinks it is using him, but the stranger will outwit them both. This iconic western was the first instalment in a cycle commonly known as the "Dollars" trilogy. Intermittent minor printing mark on the edge of the picture (can easily be masked off) otherwise an absolute stunning colour print. £199.99

2505 SAHARA : After her father dies, young Dale takes her place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik. Then after she is back in the race, she is captured again and thrown into a leopard's cage by another desert villain. High adventure starring Brooke Shields, Horst Buchholz, John Mills and Steve Forrest. Stunning colour print £69.99

2506 BEST FRIENDS : When a professional couple who have lived & worked together for many years finally decide to marry, their sudden betrothal causes many unexpectedly funny and awkward difficulties. They soon find that being married is often quite different from being "best friends." Hit comedy starring Burt Reynolds, Jessica Tandy and Goldie Hawn. Odd airline scratch otherwise a stunning colour print. £49.99

2507 NAUGHTY NINETIES : Abbott and Costello's The Naughty Nineties offers a million laughs and a nickel's worth of plot. Most of the film takes place aboard a 19th century showboat, owned by kindly Captain Sam (Henry Travers). Bud Abbott plays the showboat's leading man Dexter Broadhurst, while Lou Costello is handyman Sebastian Dinwiddie. A group of slick gamblers (Alan Curtis, Rita Johnson and Joe Sawyer) cheat Captain Sam out of his boat, turning the place into a floating gambling palace, but Dexter and Sebastian foil the villains and save the day. Excellent B/W print. £99.99

2508 BROOKLYN ORCHID : Hal Roach Studios' comedy starring William Bendix and Joe Sawyer as a pair of nouveau riche taxi drivers. While vacationing with their wives at a swanky resort, Bendix and Sawyer rescue beautiful blonde Marjorie Woodworth from drowning herself. Far from grateful, Woodworth demands that they take care of her now that they've saved her. Essentially an expanded version of Hal Roach's 1931 Laurel & Hardy 2-reeler Come Clean. Has a scratch on the edge of the picture for the first 1200’ (could easily be masked off) otherwise an excellent original B/W print. £39.99

2509 FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE : This pulse-pounding follow-up to Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars brings back Clint Eastwood as the serape-clad, cigar-chewing "Man With No Name." Engaged in an ongoing battle with bounty hunter Col. Douglas Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef), joins forces with his enemy to capture homicidal bandit Indio (Gian Maria Volontè). Stunning colour print. £279.99

2510 D.A.R.Y.L.: Barret Oliver stars as robot boy Daryl (Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life form). The child is rescued and is adopted by a well-meaning, childless couple who later realize their son is, in fact, a robot, created by the military. Becoming human was not part of the plan. Now they want to terminate him. Tense and moving science fiction also starring Mary Beth Hurt and Michael McKean. Stunning mint colour print. £89.99

2511 JUST IMAGINE : Made in 1930, this well-known sci-fi musical chronicles the adventures of a lightning-struck man who awakens to find himself in futuristic New York City, circa 1980. He finds it a strange new world where fantastically attired people are ascribed numbers rather than names and all marriages must be government-approved. He travels to Mars and he discovers that it is populated by replicas of the people living on Earth. Outstanding special effects. Good overall B/W print. £49.99

2512 WATERWORLD : In a future where the polar ice caps have melted and most of Earth is underwater, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaws and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl find dry land. Science fiction adventure blockbuster starring Kevin Kostner and Dennis Hopper. Stunning colour print. £229.99

2513 THREE FUGITIVES : Nick Nolte is an experienced criminal trying to go straight until bumbling bank robber, Martin Short and his young daughter enter his life and turn it upside down. Hit comedy thriller also starring James Earl Jones. Stunning colour print. £69.99

2514 BORN YESTERDAY: Judy Holliday won an Oscar for her portrayal of Billie Dawn, a strident, dim ex-chorus girl who is the mistress of millionaire junk tycoon Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford). Crawford will do anything to fulfil his social ambitions so he hires William Holden to give her a crash course in culture. Highly rated romantic comedy from 1950. Excellent original B/W print. £89.99

2515 BLAZE : Paul Newman's gives an outstanding performance as the philandering late- 50s governor of Louisiana, giving the film its appalling credibility. His security as an actor allows him to play the role of the progressive but morally corrupt politician, whose notorious affair with the New Orleans burlesque queen Blaze Starr ruined his career, with total conviction. Stunning colour print. £59.99

2516 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: In the last and the best instalment of the "Dollars" trilogy of Sergio Leone-directed "spaghetti westerns," Clint Eastwood reprised the role of a taciturn, enigmatic loner. Here he searches for a cache of stolen gold against rivals the Bad (Lee Van Cleef), a ruthless bounty hunter, and the Ugly (Eli Wallach), a Mexican bandit. Stunning IB Tech colour Scope print. £399.99

2517 IT’S IN THE BAG : Fred Allen stars as a flea-circus impresario Fred Floogle. Learning that he's inherited $12 million from his uncle, he then discovers that the money has been stuffed in one of thirteen chairs that he's sold at auction. The rest of the film goes off on any number of hilarious tangents, each tied-in ever so tenuously to the plot. Rare 1945 comedy also starring Jack Benny, Don Ameche, John Carradine and William Bendix. Excellent B/W print. £89.99

2518 THE FIGHTING SEABEES : Rip-roaring tribute to the US Navy's Construction Battalions John Wayne stars as Wedge Donovan, head of civilian construction company stationed in a pre-Pearl Harbour South Pacific war area. Despite Donovan's pleas to the Navy brass, he is denied permission to train his men for combat. Only after incurring heavy losses is Donovan given a commission and his men are officially enlisted in the Navy. Also starring Susan Hayward and Dennis O'Keefe. Good B/W print. £59.99

2519 YOU'RE A SWEETHEART: In this musical, the only one singer/dancer Alice Faye, made for Universal, a Broadway producer is in a quandary when he discovers that the opening of his newest big production coincides with that of a major charity event. Songs include: "You're a Sweetheart," "My Fine Feathered Friend," "Who Killed Maggie?" "Scraping the Toast" and "So It's Love." Excellent B/W print. £89.99

2520 SILENT MOVIE : Director Mel Brooks stars as a once-famous comedy director, who with his faithful assistants Dom DeLuise and Marty Feldman return to Hollywood with plans for a comeback. Brooks wants to return to the good old days by producing a silent movie. Producer Sid Caesar is agreeable, provided Brooks can line up top stars. In a series of vignettes better seen than described, Brooks persuades Burt Reynolds, Liza Minelli, Paul Newman, James Caan and Anne Bancroft to star in his project. Hit comedy. Odd scratch otherwise an excellent colour print. £79.99

2421 PRIZZ’S HONOR : Charley Partanna is a hit-man who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime syndicate families in the country. Unbeknownst to Charley, the Prizzis just hired Irene Walker, a free-lance killer, to eliminate someone who double-crossed them. When Irene and Charley fall in love their jobs become complicated. Their jobs become impossible when each is given a contract that neither can go through with. John Huston’s Oscar winning comedy thriller starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner. Stunning colour print. £79.99

2522 APRIL IN PARIS : Thanks to a bureaucratic blunder, the US State Department invites brassy showgirl Doris Day to attend a chi-chi arts festival in Paris. En route to the City of Light, Day falls in love with diplomat corps flunkey Ray Bolger (who's responsible for the error), even though he's married to witchy Eve Miller. The marriage turns out to be invalid, clearing the path for a happy ending. Colour some fade. £59.99
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ALL FILMS 16MM SOUND UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, NO RIGHTS GIVEN OR IMPLIED, FILMS STRICTLY FOR HOME USE ONLY. POST AND PACKING £10.50 ANY QUANTITY, (EXCLUDING NORTHERN IRELAND, THE HIGHLANDS AND THE ISLANDS OF ISLE OF MAN AND ISLE OF SCILLY WHICH IS £15.00

1600 THE BEST OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLO : All original Castle shorts which include Riot On Ice, No Bulls Please, Foreign Legion, Ride ‘Em Cowboy and No Indians Please. Good overall B/W print 1600’. £29.99

1601 I SPY : A pair of American agents face espionage adventures with skill, humour and some serious questions about their work. Robinson's cover is as a former Princeton law student and Davis Cup tennis player; Rhodes scholar Scott is his trainer as well as being a language expert. Classic TV. series from the 1960’s starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby. Episode entitled Father Abraham. Colour some fade, mostly warm colours 2000’. £17.99

1602 OFF THE HORSES : Chester Twitt’s boss is in trouble: unless he raises $15,000 by 6 PM, the company will collapse. Lahr offers to help by betting on a series of horses. Will Lahr hit the jackpot? And can he conceal his betting activities from his disapproving wife? Classy Bert Lahr comedy from 1937. Excellent B/W print 700’. £24.99

1603 COME CLEAN : Stanley and Oliver go out to buy ice cream. On the way, they spot Kate, a woman wanted by the police, who jumps in a river. They save her, only to have her blackmail them into supporting her, or else she'll claim they tried to kill her. Classic Laurel and Hardy from 1931. Odd light scratch otherwise an excellent original B/W print 800’. £49.99

1604 WHEN THE TALKIES WERE YOUNG : Warner Brothers looks back to the early days of talking pictures. Dwight Weist narrates film clips from five movies: "Sinner's Holiday," introducing James Cagney with a glimpse of Joan Blondell, "20,000 Years in Sing Sing," with a young Spencer Tracy and a younger Bette Davis, "Five Star Final," with Edward G. Robinson and a cameo from Boris Karloff, "Night Nurse," starring Barbara Stanwyck with a small role for Clark Gable, and "Svengali," with John Barrymore and Marian Marsh. Each movie is summarized and each star celebrated for their work in the history of sound cinema. Good overall B/W print 800’. £19.99

1605 HOLD THAT LION : The Three stooges are swindled out of their inheritance by Icabob Slipp, a crooked lawyer. The boys follow Slipp onto a passenger train and corner him, but not before they accidentally let a lion loose on the train. Odd splice and not the original end title otherwise a good original B/W print. £17.99

1606 RACE NIGHT FILMS: A new series of English horse racing films. Each race has eight runners and the horses have designated numbers. These films provide an excellent evening’s entertainment, ideal for fund raising or just simple fun. The package consists of eight races with an introduction into each race. Leader supplied in between the races, if you wish you can split them up and arrange them to your own convenience.1x1300’ Colour Sound, excellent brand new print. £99.99

1607 PREMIER SPLIT SPOOL : High quality made split spools that will hold over 2000’ of 16mm film. £19.99 .

1608 GERMAN WORLD WAR TWO NEWS REEL : Very rare news reel which includes the mighty German war machine unloads at the docks and march onto Libya, Spitfires shot down, taking and interrogating British pilots, Luffwaffe in action, the battle of the Atlantic, sinking of the Merchant navy and propaganda footage. No opening title otherwise an excellent B/W print 550’.£19.99

1609 READY WILLING BUT UNABLE : Truck drivers Olley (El Brendel) and Tom (Tom Kennedy) run over a tailor's dummy and believe it is a man, and they need to dispose of the body. Rare Columbia comedy short from 1941. Excellent B/W print 650’. £24.99

1610 A SMALL TOWN PRINCESS : Madeline Hurlock by mistake becomes an overnight movie star but a jealous Billy Bevan sets out to bring her back to earth. Very rare 1927 Mack Sennett comedy. Excellent brand new B/W print, silent double perf 800’. £29.99

1611 WINSTON CHURCHILL THE VALLIANT YEARS : A superb documentary series based on Churchill's World War II memoirs using actual war footage, with excerpts read by Richard Burton as Winston Churchill. Richard Rodgers composed the score. Episode entitled The French Agony. France falls as Hitler and Mussolini unite. Excellent B/W print 1100’. £34.99

1612 THE NICKEL NURSER : Charley Chase is an efficiency expert trying to teach a millionaire's daughter the value of money in this 1932 comedy from the Hal Roach Studios. Excellent B/W print 800’. £29.99

1613 A NIGHT IN OLD SEVILLE : Classy 1945 British operatic musical featuring Rosarito, Morgan Jones and Margaret Lauder. Good B/W print 800’. £17.99

1614 SONS OF THE DESERT : When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way. Classic laurel and Hardy from 1933. Good overall B/W print 800’. £44.99

1615 16MM PROFESSIONAL CIR TAPE SPLICER : As used in editing studios and film laboratories. £149.99

1616 AGAINST THE ELEMENTS : A look at the 1973 John Play golf classic featuring such greats as Gary Player, Tony Jacklin, Neil Coles and Arnold Palmer. This year the players had to fight against one of the worlds roughest weather conditions which includes gales, heavy rain and even snow. Good overall colour print 1200’. £14.99

1617 THE CATTLE CARTERS : The story of a Englishman named Wal Featherstone who travels to a town in Western Australia in the hope of finding a job. He meets up with a character called Brocky and their adventures begin as they struggle across the deserts in their 1950’s truck.. Award winning BP production from 1962. Includes the theme song by Frank Ifield. Good overall IB Tech colour print 1200’. £24.99

1618 PROSKAR ANOMOPHIC-16 LENS : High quality Japanese lens which includes an adapter ring that enables it to be screwed directly into a standard Bell and Howell 2” lens. Excellent condition. £49.99

1619 AT THE CIRCUS : British featurette made for the cinemas in 1948 about the "Circus Karo". Shown are the erection of the big top, preparations, the fairground, musicians, clowns and acrobats (on horse-back, trapeze, etc) performing bears, sea-lions and lion taming. Good overall B/W print 800’. £14.99

1620 HI HO HOLLYWOOD : Harriet Hutchins wins a trip to Hollywood where she is hired to star as a romantic lead by the studios, calamity follows in this 1938 comedy.

1621 SPOTLIGHT IN THE NORTH : Epic travelogue/documentary from 20th Century Fox taking a look at the lumberjacks of Sweden and their efforts to transport the logs across country and down river, made in the 1940’s. Good overall B/W print 700’. £14.99

1622 HAPPILY THOU MARRIED : Edgar Kennedy cannot stand his brother and mother in law anymore. When he finds an exact double of himself he hires him to take his place. Classic comedy short from 1935. Stunning B/W print. £39.99

1623 HARRY PARRY AND HIS RADIO RHYTHM CLUB SEXTET : The famous Welsh Jazz band leader performs at his best, made in 1943 for the troops as a moral booster. Also featuring Rita Marlowe, Primrose Hayes and Johnny Green. Good B/W print. £29.99

1624 ME AND MY PAL : It's the morning of Oliver's wedding and he and his best man Stanley become absorbed in a jigsaw puzzle and soon everyone becomes engrossed. Laurel and Hardy at their best. Good Blackhawk print 800’. £49.99

1625 SEEING STARS: A tour of British studios including Pinewood, Welwyn Film Studios during shooting of their latest picture, Burlington Casting Agency with lots of would be stars and Elstree whilst filming St Martins Lane starring Charles Lawton. Includes lots of well know British film stars, made in 1930. Has some water damage, the picture is effected on the first 100’ and the sound on the first 200’, otherwise an good original B/W print 650’. £19.99

1626 PUZZLE CORNER : This film variant was produced as a supporting feature for cinemas, mostly using stock footage with Ronnie Waldman quizzing the audience in an amusing voiceover. Made in the 1950’s by Rank Film Distributors. Excellent B/W print 800’. £39.99

1627 THE WALTON'S : A highly successful family drama series of the 1970s, which portrayed a poor but loving family during the great depression and the second world war. Classic TV. that proved a family favourite. Episode entitled The Triumph. Stunning colour print 2000’. £29.99

1628 TIT FOR TAT : Stan & Ollie have set up their own electrical repair store. Unfortunately, for them, the grocery store opposite is run by the man & wife they encountered in Them Thar Hills. Classic Laurel and Hardy short from 1935.Good overall B/W print 800’. £39.99

1629 HOT SPOT: When the Taxi boys end up with a half-naked woman in their cab, trouble ensues when her jealous husband appears. Classic Hal Roach comedy from 1932. 800’. £29.99

1630 SUSPECTS ALL : Moving and atmospheric drama made by The British Insurance Association in the early 1960’s. A worker who is killed in an horrific factory fire returns to life to see how he actually died and watches over his various colleges and fire officers as they show how this could have been prevented. Includes lots of well known British film stars including Geoffrey Green. Excellent B/W print 800’. £24.99

1631 SHIRLEY’S WORLD : Shirley MacLaine stars as Shirley Logan who is a London based photo journalist, writing for World Illustrated. She is required to travel around the world for her stories. John Gregson co-stars as Dennis Croft who is Shirley's very frustrated editor. Here is the very first episode entitled The Berkley Club Caper. Excellent B/W print 1000’. £14.99

1632 16MM SPLIT SPOOL : Professional quality, will hold up to 2000’ of 16mm film. £19.99

1633 HARD LABOUR : Vintage British comedy from 1936 starring Vic Wise and Sam Paskin. Slapstick mishaps of two convicts and a crooked warder. Few very light scratches otherwise an excellent B/W print 600’. £19.99

1634 ELF ZOOM LENS CONVERTER : High quality Japanese lend (075-1.25x) will make your picture larger or smaller. Screws directly onto you exiting Elf lens. Excellent condition. £44.99

1635 I SPY The exploits of fictional characters Kelly Robinson (Robert Culp) and Alexander Scott (Bill Cosby). Robinson and Scott, who posed as a professional tennis player and his personal trainer, were in reality spies for the United States. Classic TV series from the 1960’s. Episode entitled The Medarra Block. Colour some fade, mostly warm colours 2000’. £19.99

1636 THE CHIMP : Two bumbling circus performers inadvertently help drive the circus into ruin and then end up in possession of a flea circus and an oversized chimp. Rare Laurel and Hardy comedy from 1932. Excellent B/W print 800’. £69.99

1637 ELF SCOPE BRACKET : Screws (supplied) directly onto your Elf machine (black) and will fit a 42mm barrel. As new. £19.99

1638 MUMMIES DUMMIES : This time we're in ancient Egypt, where the Three Stooges own a used-chariot dealership ("I'm Honest Moe, he's Honest Shemp, and that's...that's Larry"). Not the original end title, odd splice otherwise an excellent B/W print 600’. £17.99

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