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
Title: CAN CAN (1960)
Condensed (selected scenes) version
Catalogue # F47
400 Feet
Colour
Sound (Mono)
Run time: approximately 17 minutes
Considered a bit risque at the time, ladies performing the famous French dance that originated in the conservative 19th Century (it was actually outlawed at one time due to the dance being considered immoral), and called the "Can Can", ladies showing their long legs and if you were lucky, some underwear! The brief story outline is that the nightclub owner (played by Shirley) is being pestered by a gentleman who is out to discredit her, because of the dance performed in the club. During the movie, the tables are turned and this gentleman falls for Shirley (and who wouldn't?) which unfortunately upsets Shirley's boyfriend played by Frank Sinatra.
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
Very good
Film stock and the unbranded (Made In USA) Black reel are undamaged, there is a White leader film.
Outer all cardboard two part case is in good condition, clean, no substantial structural damage or graphic damage and no personal writing.
NO personal writing on the reel or identification labels, and the two part cardboard box has full colour graphics topside and around the edges. The rear (lower section) of the box is mono printed and promotes Ken Films home movie products.
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 has just the slightest amount of "Red shift" and I would rate this as one of the best films, from the point of view of colour, that I have viewed lately.
The sound is very good, crisp clear and of a a good level - no problems following the dialogue
SPECIAL NOTE:
I always include a couple of "off screen" snapshots of each reel as it is played ... now my digital camera is antiquated (colour balance? what's that - like I said, this is one very OLD camera that I currently use) 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 and I have noticed that after viewing quite a few films now, that my poor OLD digital camera is tending to shift images towards the Red or Yellow end of town, - in real life the on-screen picture is not as Red as recorded in the photographs
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 quite good technical condition.
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 two piece box AND sealed the film within clear plastic - waiting for a Super 8 film song & dance enthusiast to "enjoy"!
