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.
Now, on with the description ...
UNIVERSAL 8 FILMS - Super 8 Film
Commercial release for the Home Movie market
Catalogue # 4215
DR. CYCLOPS (1940)
Yes, it's a Sci-Fi horror movie set in the Peruvian jungle, and broadly speaking is all about a mad scientist who has discovered amazing power through Radium to temporarily shrink living creatures however things get a bit out of control ... reminds me of the discovery of creating a nuclear reaction with the stated purpose of "for the good of mankind" but what did humans do? Used the discovery to create a weapon (or two) of mass destruction in 1945
Housed in a Universal 8 White plastic two section case
Motion picture released 1940
Leader film fitted
7" 400' Blue PLiO MAGIC (USA) plastic reel
Colour
Sound
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Film stock and the reel in each part is undamaged
The case and front cover graphics are in very good condition.
NO damage to the case i.e no cracks or broken pieces
No unusual smells detected coming off the film i.e no vinegar or musty smells
NO personal names or other writing on the case or the film reel
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 colour and sound.
The colour has definitely shifted towards the Red end of town, some cameo appearances of colour (Blues, Greens & Brown/Yellows) but not much - the Blue dye has definitely suffered significant degradation.
Sound is good, clear and easy to understand.
In my opinion, after this very brief test, I am happy that the film is as stated on the box and looks to be in reasonable "technical" condition.
I am very fastidious and careful with these films and I have now packed it back into the original Universal 8 case AND sealed the film within clear plastic - waiting for a Super 8 film buff to enjoy this early classic Sci-Fi horror film from yesteryear!
