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 ...
Film stock is on an ELMO (Japan) Creme/White 10.5" 800 foot reel - you will need a projector that can handle these larger reels.
This has been stored (and will be supplied) in a sealed clear plastic packet. After test playing a small part of this film, I have resealed the reel into a clear plastic packet along with some moisture absorbing gel, at the suggestion of a film enthusiast. This reel has then been inserted back into the original ELMO outer cardboard packaging which has a simple dynatape label on the spine
THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (ERROL FLYNN)
Super 8 Film
Commercial release for the Home Movie market
Catalogue # Not Stated on packaging - in fact packaging is very "generic" - see above
THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (1941)
This is film is all about General Custer, from his early days arriving at the academy to the infamous battle of Little Big Horn.
The reel is housed in an original ELMO Japan (Code 2163-1) reel box
The White leader film is fitted but there is no film clip.
10.5" 800' Creme/White plastic reel is branded as ELMO product
I believe this reel will provide approximately 35 minutes runtime
Black & White
Sound
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Film stock and the reel is undamaged, straight and true
The plastic reel has no labelling to identify it
The outer cardboard box is in reasonable condition and the only identification is the small dynatape (Red) label which reads THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON
NO unusual smells detected coming off the film i.e no vinegar odours
NO personal names or other writing on the outer cardboard case
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 10 minutes or so, to observe the picture and sound.
Unlike the other film (The Perils Of Pauline) that I viewed recently, this one has the usual WB logo and the front, stars and supporting cast plus lots of credits and then into the movie ...
This is a Black & White movie and its pretty good from a visual and audio perspective. Slight Yellow tinting to the vision but the picture is sharp, clear and with good contrast.
The sound throughout is of good quality, and easy to follow the dialogues
SPECIAL NOTE:
I always include a couple of "off screen" snapshots ... now my digital camera is antiquated and it's limitations are definitely showing up in these sample photographs.
I take the screen shot in very low light levels, the camera flash is turned off (otherwise the picture is flooded with White) and the camera shutter speed is very slow.
This means I have trouble getting sharp photographs, especially when there is movement on the screen. I take my screen photographs in low light, the camera shutter speed is slow and it can be difficult to get a sharp photograph while the actors are running around!
In my opinion, after this relatively brief test, I am happy that the film is as stated on the outer cardboard case and the reel and it looks to be in reasonable "technical" condition.
As with all of the "open reel" film I am finding when I sort through the boxes, I am adding a couple of satchels of Silica Gel (for moisture absorption) and sealing the reel within clear plastic. I then also have sealed the outer cardboard ELMO box. This is done in an effort to preserve the current condition as much as possible.
