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One Way Out
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Read more: One Way OutThis was an episode from the American TV series ‘Four Star Theatre’ which was first aired in 1955. Derann had purchased a private collection of 16mm and this was among them, so after viewing the 30 minute programme Derek decided to edit it to fit on a 400′ spool and the end result was more…
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Radar Men From the Moon
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Read more: Radar Men From the MoonThis was the second of the serials we picked up from Sidney Tagar at Ivy Film in New York. The first had been the highly successful ‘Captain Marvel’ and any serial would have been poor by comparison, but with ‘that’ title it was worth the chance. CHAPTER TITLES: 1. Moon Rocket; 2. Molten Terror; 3.…
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The Norman Wisdom Shorts
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Read more: The Norman Wisdom ShortsNorman Wisdom’s ‘Trouble in Store’ was as popular with our customers in 1976, as it was with the cinema going public in 1954, when it was Britain’s second most popular film at the box office. As a feature it sold very well and was easily edited to produce two very appealling 200′ shorts “The Window…
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Island of Terror
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Read more: Island of TerrorThis was one of a number of titles that Derek had picked up from producer Tom Blakeley, in the early 70s. It starred Peter Cushing, Edward Judd and Carol Gray and had been available on standard 8 for some time. Shortly after I joined Derann in 1975 he had had a super 8 neg made.…
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Cinema Trailers (Generic Label)
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Read more: Cinema Trailers (Generic Label)Derann had been issuing trailers for its own titles and others for many years, although as far as I can determine they were all just single trailers. However in 1976 we released three trailers (The Creeping Flesh, The Sorcerers and Blood Beast Terror) on one 200′ reel and we gave it the clever title of…
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Blue Hawaii
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Read more: Blue HawaiiThis was the best seller of the Elvis Presley features we picked up from Grand National, whose contract also included the western ‘Last Train from Gun Hill’ and five additional Elvis Presley musicals: ‘G.I. Blues’, ‘Girls! Girls! Girls!’, ‘Paradise Hawaiian Style’, ‘Fun in Acapulco’ and ‘King Creole’, all originally released by Paramount Pictures and produced…
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Journey to the Center of Time
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Read more: Journey to the Center of TimeAfter a little research I’ve found that this was another title Derek picked up from Ember Films. I’m a great lover of time travel movies and although this is cheaply made (lots of clips from other films helping to keep down the costs), I still enjoyed it. It was given a sort of remake with…
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Paradise Hawaiian Style
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Read more: Paradise Hawaiian StyleThis was another of the Elvis Presley features we picked up from Grand National, whose contract also included the western ‘Last Train from Gun Hill’ and five additional Elvis Presley musicals: ‘G.I. Blues’, ‘Blue Hawaii’, ‘Girls!, Girls!, Girls!’, ‘Fun in Acapulco’ and ‘King Creole’, all originally released by Paramount Pictures and produced by Hal Wallis…
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The Nutcracker
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Read more: The NutcrackerAt just 27 minutes this would have made a wonderful 600′ release, but of course in 1976 600′ releases had yet to hit the market and we released as a 2×400′ (1 full 400′ and second containing just 200′). This enjoyable animated Soviet creation was produced and released in Russia in 1973 by Soyuzmultfilm, under…
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Last Train From Gunhill
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Read more: Last Train From GunhillThis highly acclaimed western from 1959 was directed by John Sturgess and had a brilliant and talented cast that included Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones and Earl Holliman. As with the other Hal Wallis productions we’d acquired from Grand National it was released uncut, but unlike the Elvis movies it failed to sell in…