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 ...
20TH CENTURY FOX - Super 8 Film
Produced in USA
Colour
Sound
Title: Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea
Catalogue # F52
Motion picture released 1961
7" TAYLOREEL CORPORATION (USA) Light Grey plastic reel
Content description
Newly built nuclear submarine takes a dive but upon surfacing discovers that all is not well with the Earth so Captain Nelson (Walter Pidgeon) devises a plan to save the planet but is he "all there"? the onboard psychiatrist doesn't think so (Joan Fontaine)
I found this trailer to be a bit "cheesy", hopefully it is a genuine clip - best part (for me) was Barbara Eden dancing to Frankie Valli !
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Film stock and reel are undamaged, leader is fitted and undamaged.
Outer case is a formed styrofoam with a hinge on one side.
There is no damage to the case or it's hinge nor the outer clear plastic cover.
NO odours from the film stock at all, not even musty!
I have given the case (inside and out) a "sterilisation spray", I always do this with "old" items (not the film though!)
NO personal names or other writing on the case or label
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 ran the film through the projector for the first five minutes, to observe the colour and sound, actually it was more like ten minutes as I used to watch this movie when I was a younger man! Funny the things you notice now ... the Admiral puffing away on his cigar in the cramped control room, officer at the console receiving Morse Code then switching to voice communications with a very ordinary looking microphone - all very dated cultural attitudes and technologies these days.
Yes, the colour has definitely shifted towards the Red end of town although there are "hints" of Greens and Blues at times! - the film is clean and sharp, just a dominance of Red & Pinks!
Sound is good, crisp, clean and at a good level and not muffled
In my opinion, after this very brief test, I am happy that the film is as stated on the case and looks to be in reasonable "technical" condition.
Anyway, I am very fastidious and careful with these films and I have now packed it back into the original case AND sealed the film within clear plastic - waiting for a Super 8 film enthusiast to give it a new home
