Derann Film Labels
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Invaders From Mars
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Read more: Invaders From MarsI know that like myself this will surprise many of you! This was a title that I’d always associated with Mountain Films, but it would seem that Derann was the original owner of the 8mm rights and that at some point, Derek and Peter Burt, of Mountain Films, traded the rights of some their titles.…
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The Fall of the House of Usher
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Read more: The Fall of the House of UsherThis film, which is somewhat of an oddity and and is now getting regular showings on ‘Talking Pictures’ in the UK. It was made by the low-budget company, GIB Films, produced by Ivan Barnett, who also worked as director and cinematographer. The film was made in 1948, but it wasn’t released until 1950. It was…
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The Flesh Eaters
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Read more: The Flesh EatersThis little gem was released to theaters in the USA in 1964, however it wasn’t until it was re-released in 1968 that ‘Grand National Pictures’ (GNP) got around to releasing it in the UK. Over the years the film has developed a cult following due to its gruesome, if somewhat primitive, special effects, including some…
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Psycho
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Read more: Psycho“Derann Film Services, that very enterprising library, enters the package movie market with a bang – or do I mean scream? For here is one of the most famous modern shock sequences in modern cinema, now available for shrieking at, or dissective study, in your own home. Very nicely abridged into eight minutes that include…
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Crazy Comedies
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Read more: Crazy ComediesThe second label of this series is another rather obscure item. Like so many 8mm film distributors it would seem that Derann released a number of 200′ black and white comedies from the silent era. A simple music track would accompany the on screen antics. This label was not only printed in store it was…
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The Derann Labels: Pathe News
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Read more: The Derann Labels: Pathe NewsFollowing my chance encounter with Peter Brooke, at the 2019 Blackpool convention and the opportunity to scan some of my missing portfolio of box labels, this the first of a series of posts that will take a look at many of the labels we produced up to around 1978/9 and a section from later releases.…