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.
This film has been "altered" and also has a serious issue - NO SOUND on the "feature"
Please read the description below for full details
Now, on with the description ...
HALF-SHOT AT SUNRISE (Roscoe Karns)
COLUMBIA HOME MOVIES
Title: Half-Shot At Sunrise (1941)
Black & White
Catalogue # RK 4015
Classic Comedy Series
PLUS (beginning of the reel)
Betty Boop (cartoon) - I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (long title huh?)
Colour
400 Feet
NO SOUND on the feature (Half Shot At Sunrise)
Normal mono audio accompanies Betty Boop
Total Run time: approximately 17 minutes
Betty Boop runs for around 5 minutes or so and then into the main feature
Betty Boop get captured by a tribe of jungle natives
Half Shot At Sunrise is the short film from 1941, I believe there was an earlier (1930) War film by the same name. This short film however deals with the husband who is forever the practical joker (it's a wonder someone didn't hit him!) and the wife is "done with" his antics and declares she is 'going home to Mother', he also seems to have an eye for the ladies too
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Very good
Film stock and the Light Grey reel (Magic PLiO Made In USA) is physically undamaged, there is an extremely short length of White leader film - basically the film begins almost immediately when spooled up on the reels.
Outer all cardboard two part case is in reasonable condition, clean but quite "used" looking. No substantial structural damage or graphic damage and no personal writing on the box or reel.
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, promotional material for others home movies available through Columbia.
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 this film for a good ten minutes to check the contents because ....
I was expecting a Black & White film but the reel begins with Betty Boop in "colour" and with sound.
The overall film colouring is a Pinkish, not as Red as other films I have played but I can also see Greens (bushes) in the film.
The sound is good, clean not noisy and I can understand the dialogue (what there is of it) which is really just sound effects, musical tracks and some "mumbling" by her off-siders. Fun little cartoon which runs for roughly 5 minutes
It is after Betty Boop that the main Black & White film begins ... barely any space at the splice area, Betty finishes and within a second, a very short title screen comes up and the short film begins.
While the picture is actually pretty good, there is NOT A HINT OF SOUND! The audio isn't broken up or patchy, it's just not there! Lots of visual gags but to have sound would have been nice.
In my opinion, after this brief test, this film is not really as stated on the box and has been altered by someone in the past. The film, at least at the beginning of the reel, looks to be in pretty good technical condition but sadly the sound stripe seems to have no audio recorded.
I am very fastidious and careful with these films (I am afterall doing this on behalf of another person) and I have now packed it back into the original cardboard outer box AND sealed the film within clear plastic - waiting for a Super 8 film enthusiast to "enjoy"!
