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Night Hair Child
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Read more: Night Hair ChildAnother feature from our second contract with Rank Film Distributors. This Italian production from 1972 was originally entitled ‘La tua presenza nuda!’ and is also known as ‘What the Peeper Saw’ and ‘Night Child’. The film received minor cuts for its initial UK cinema release. However in 1978 the introduction of the Protection of Children…
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Lips of Blood
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Read more: Lips of BloodThis short was a clip from the Spanish/French co-production ‘El secreto de la Momia Egipcia’ from 1973. According to the BBFC web site it received a theatrical release in the UK by Gemini Films under the title ‘Lips of Blood’ and was a title we had in our 16mm library catalogue, however I can’t say…
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Revenge of the Vampire
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Read more: Revenge of the VampireThis film (Original Italian title ‘La Maschera del Ddemonio’), was rejected for UK cinema release by the BBFC in 1961 and was essentially banned, only after some heavy censoring did it get a release in 1968 and it was this version that we used to produce our 8mm prints. I have only very recently found…
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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…