HISTORY:
My "world" is 'the arts' and more specifically, music, artwork and hand crafted/decorated chinaware's.
I am not a film enthusiast but an associate has asked me to find new owners for THEIR large collection of photographic and film items ... this is one of those items.
While the world of 8mm/Super 8mm is not my area of expertise, I am doing my best to establish the condition of each item that I am listing.
I tend to be quite detailed in my item descriptions, please READ all the details to decide if this item may interest you.
Another one of these Black & White Columbia Comedy series with an issue - while the picture is very nice, there ain't no sound! At all ...
Now, on with the description ...
DOG-GONE MIXUP (HARRY LANGDON)
COLUMBIA HOME MOVIES
Title: Dog-gone Mixup (1938)
Catalogue # HL 4025
Classic Comedy Series
400 Feet
Black & White
NO SOUND
Run time: approximately 17 minutes
Harry buys a dog, a very large dog (St. Bernard) and then the trouble starts
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Very good
Film stock and the Light Grey reel (PLiO MAGIC made in USA) is physically undamaged, there is a White leader film.
Outer all cardboard two part case is in reasonable condition, clean with no substantial structural damage or graphic damage and no personal writing on the box or reel. I do notice however that I can smell a "mustiness" to the cardboard - I don't think the owner stored this particular film very well.
NO writing on the reel and just the front cover mono colour graphics (Blue) which looks pretty generic with a small rectangular metallic label identifying the title and catalogue number. There is also a side label which looks to have been added by the owner. The rear of the box is also printed in Blue and promotes other films from the Columbia stable, nothing specific to this film.
TESTING:
Test projector is the ELMO 1200 that I have on hand at the moment.
Film looks to be clean and in good condition, sprocket holes are not damaged.
I only ran the film for the first five minutes or so to observe the picture and sound.
The picture is pretty good and with only a very slight Yellowish tinge and the contrast is fine, very watchable HOWEVER ...
After the titles, there is VERY briefly some sound and then ..... zilch, nada zero at all. Not low level, not hum, not broken up - simply no audio at all, like a silent movie without the mag stripe. I watched the first five minutes or so and this did not change so I assume the complete short film has no audio track, time for lip reading!
In my opinion, after this very brief test, I am happy that the film is as stated on the box and that the film stock appears to be in pretty good shape with the exception of the audio, of which there is none at all.
I am very fastidious and careful with these films, no matter what the condition I find them in, (I am after-all doing this on behalf of another person) and I have now packed it back into the original cardboard outer box in a sealed plastic packet along with some Silica Gel AND sealed the entire outer package again within clear plastic - waiting for a Super 8 B & W film without sound enthusiast to "enjoy"!
