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 Dear Collector-Friends,
We wish to thank you again for the nice respons e
to our la,t catalog. We sincerely hope that e ach
of you is happy and pleased with the films you
purchased from us. We try very hard to please you.
Because most films are one-of-a-kind, and are s old
on a first-come, first-serve basis, remember t o
indicate 2nd and 3rd choices" whenever possibl e ,
to avoid disappointment. We will refund on items
sold out.
We are happy to accept layaways. Terms are 25%
deposit with the balance to follow within 90 days .
When ordering films, remember to add $1.00 fo r
short subjects; $2.00 for features. Californi ans,
please don't forget the sales tax. On fo reign
f orders, please add the necessary shipping charges
from the U. S. to your country. Please s pec i fy
air mail or surface mail. Money orders are t he
best, but personal checks are O.K. t oo. Personal
checks require about ten days to clear, unl ess ,
of course, you are a former customer. MINI MUM
PURCHASE IS $7.50.
We accept stamp collections and silver coins as
trades for films. Write us first and let us know
what you have. Our current rate of exchange for
silver coins is four times face value. (25¢ will
buy $1.00 worth of film.
Old 35mm nitrate films are also of interest to us .
Let us know what you have. Maybe we can work out
a trade.
NOSTALGIC CINEMA
ALL FILMS IN THIS CATALOG ARE 16MM.
NOSTALGIA t1EMORABILlA AMERICANA
MOVIE STAR FAN MAIL: 'vIe have obtained a limited quan­
tity of envelopes that contained fan mail sent to
many of the most famous stars. Host were mai led dur­
ing the Forties and ~I II. Some have the censor's
markings. All have the original stamps, some foreign.
All envelopes are empty, but would make fascinating
conversation pieces for framing and hallging in your
den or Cine room. 15 different ..... $5.00.
GENUINE POSTAGE STAMPS DEPICTING MOVIES AND HOVIE
STARS: We are offering five different sets. Order
all five and save. All five sets ..... $9.50.
SET #1, FUJEIRA: 20 different stamps of 20 different
values. Each stamp is in color and each has a por­
trait of a movie star along with a S/V scene from
one of the star's famous movies. t10vie stars are:
Tyrone Power, Clark Gable, Jayne 11ansfield, Ramon
Novarro, Vivian Leigh, Gary Cooper, Francoise Dor­
leac, Rudolph Valentino, Sharon Tate, Fernandel,
Clara 80\'1, Erich Von Stroheim, James Dean, Jean Har­
low, 11artine Carol, Mari ly Monroe, Theda Sara, Bel in­
da Lee, Buster Keaton, Gerard Philips. Each set ....
$1.50.
SET #2, FUJEIRA; A gorgeous set of full-color stamps
of 20 different values. Half are regular postage,
the rest are air mails. Each stamp shows a character
from a Walt Disney film. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck,
Snow White, Cinderella, Pluto, Bambi, The Seven
Dwarfs, etc. Each set ..... $2.25.
SET #3 FUJEIRA: Same as set #2, except that the 20
different stamps depict dogs from various Disney
films. Each set $2.25.
SET #4, FUJEIRA: Same, except that these 20 stamps
depict cats from different films of Disney. $2.25
per set.
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MORE NOSTALGIA, MEMORAB!LIA, AMERICANA
SET #5, UMM AL QIWAIN: ~ set of stamps depicting
scenes from the following films: The Jazz Singer,
Spartacus, Ben Hur, Bridge On The River Kwai, Shane,
The African Queen, A Streetcar Named Desire, All
About Eve, Casablance, Gone With The Wind, Hutiny
On The Bounty, The Private Life Of Henry VIII.
Each se t .••.• $1.85 .
All the stamps described adapt themselves beauti­
fully to framing for wall decoration.
CHRISTMAS SEALS: Genuine Christmas seals, suitable
for framing, 1918 through 1973. $4.75 per set.
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ATTENTION STAMP COLLECTORS! We have a tremendous
selection of approvals which we will be pleased
to send upon request.
SUPER STARS OF THE GOLDEN ERA: A 28 page photogra­
phic tribute to the stars who will never be for­
gotten. Printed on high-quality paper, each lovely
11 X 14 inch photograph is suitable for framing. A
few of the stars are: Chaplin, Tom Mix, Garbo,
Valentino, Chaney, Pickford, Gable, Bogart, W. C.
Fields, Fairbanks, Cagney. An album to be trea­
sured by the film collector. $3.50.
SUPPLIES AND SUCH
CUSTOMIZED FILM TITLES: Personalize your film
1ibrary! Show some class when you show your fi Ims
with custom-made titles to splice to the beginnings
of your films. They read: FROM THE PERSONAL FILM
COLLECTION OF {your name here). Made by a profess­
i ona 1 cameraman, you 111 f.i nd that they 111 great ly
enhance your film library. A super bargain at
$19.95 for a 100 foot roll.
INTERM ISSION TIT LES: These bea ut ies are profess­
ionall y made, using computer animation and a great,
great music track. Splice them to your films
where you have to stop screening to rethread the
projector. You'll agree that they also add a
whole lot of "class:' to your shows. About 12 feet
long. Color, 12 for $15; BN, 12 fo r $10 . 50.
FEATURES
TH E GENERAL: Buster Keaton wrote and directed most
of his films, and his materpiece was The General.
Perhaps the greatest comedy ever made, Keaton
created it out of an authentic episode of American
history. The entire film is uproarious. His char­
acter is basically an intense, serious and deter­
mined one. The technique is so well developed that
the response today is even greater than it was in
192 7 . 80 min. B/W s i 1en t. $ 135 . t
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RIDE 'HI CO\,fGIRL: Hilt Frome B Hestern, originally
cas t for Fl ash Gordon. I hr. BAI sound. $100.
LENA RIVERS: Tiffany Pictures. This most enter­
tilining "soaper" of the early thi rties starring
Beryl ~Iercer and di rected by Phi 1 Rosen, "the King
of the B pictures." B/W sound. $125.
THE PRINCE OF BROAD\JAY: About a prize fighter who
can1t stay off the bottle. His girl friend sends
him to California where he meets Jim Jefferies, the
Heavyweight Champion of the World. Jefferies
trains hi~ for his next fight. He wins fight and
girl. I hr. B/\J silent. $110.
GANGSTER'S BOY: Jackie Cooper. 75 min. B/W
sound. $125.
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FEATURES Cont inued
t~URDER ON CAMPUS: 1933 poverty row film. 7 reels,
B/W sound. $110.
CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE: Rare 1916 four reeler with
riorma Talmadge and Eugene Pallente. Silent B/'vJ. $85.
THE COUNTY FAIR: The old plot of the widow losing
her farm for lack of payment. The County Fai r
comes and her horse is entered in the race. The
vi Ilain burns do.·m the barn but the horse is saved.
B/I;! silent. $125.
HOOK, LINE A~JD SINI(ER: 1930, Wheeler and ~/oolsey.
Zany duo become managers of a hotel. Crooks plan
to rob safe and steal je'tJels. 75 min. B/\~ sound
$125.
THE LAST NILE: 1932, Preston Foster, Howard Philips.
Ruthless ki Iler leads daring jai Ibreak. 72 min.
B/W sound. $125.
ANIMATION
GERTIE THE DItIOSAUR: A classic of early animation
produced by Hi nsor ~1cCay of The New York Ameri can.
This is the first animated cartoon of any impor­
tance and required about 10,000 individual dravJ­
ings to complete. A MUST for any serious collec­
tor. I reel rJ/~1 silent. $19.50.
FELIX IN HOLLYWOOD: Felix the Cat goes Hollywood
and meets Chaplin, Fairbanks, Del1ille and other
celebrities in this charming Pat Sullivan car­
toon. I reel B/H si lent with sound score. $19.50.
HIGH SEAS: 1927 Van Buren-Pathe. Decidedlyoff­
beat cartoon with leading characters that closely
resemble Mickey and Minnie Mouse, a year before The
Mouse was born. Disney did fi Ie suit against Van
[3uren later for more closely patterning his char­
acters after Hickey. I reel, B/W. $19.50.
IT'S A BIRD: A delightful film of early puppet
animation. A story about a man who owns a junkyard
and has trouble disposing of his scrap metal. He
hears about a metal eating bird in a remote part of
the world, goes after it and brings it back to the
junkyard where the bird starts to eat. A superbly
done film. Some scratches but great sound. 2 reels.
B/W. $35.
FROZEN FROLICS: 13/\-1 cartoon. I reel. $17.50.
THE BALLGAME : 1932 Aesop's Fables cartoon. 5 min.
B/W sound. $12.50.
DAFFY AND THE DINOSAUR: I reel, color, sound. $36. [
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REDSKIN BLUES: 1932 Aesop's Fables cartoon. 5 min.
ON sound. $12.50.
JUNGLE JITTERS : I reel, color. $36.00.
TilE SUNSHINE MAKERS: I reel, color, sound. $36.00.
CHRISTHAS NIGHT: 1932 Little King cartoon. I reel,
BJW sound. $17.50.
A CLOSE CALL: Aesop's Fables cartoon of 1929. This
fi 1m was the subject of a law suit by Walt Disney.
It's starring characters too closely resembled '·1ickey
and Minnie Mouse. 5 min. B/W sound. $13.50.
BABY BE GOOD: Betty Boop. reel, BN sound. $17.50.
SINK OR SWIM: Betty Boop. reel, B/W sound. $17.50.
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HI STORY AND NEWS
EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS SAN FRANCISCO: Great early news­
ree I footage of the earthquake that devastated San
Francisco. 2 reels, B/\-/ si lent. $35.
THE VOICE OF HOLLYWOOD: One of the very first TV
(experimental) shows. Edward G. Robinson, Olson
and Johnson. Joe E. Brown pitches ball. Our announ ­
cer, EI .I iott Nugent, tells us IIbefore long you'll be
able to see the televised games direct from a theatre .
Has scratches but good sound. Circa 1930. 2 reels,
S/W sound. $29.50.
UNIVERSAL STUDIO TOUR 1914: An early day tour of the
famous Universal Studios. Very interesting collec­
tor1s item. I reel B/W .si lent with sound score.$15.
THANKS FOR THE MEt-10RIES: At the White House, John
Kennedy, by act of Congress, presents Bob Hope wi th
I) an award for entertaining the troops during times
{ of war. What follows is clips of the shows Bob did
for the boys during the years of ~IW II, the Berlin
ai.rl i ft, Korea and the Cold War. I reel, B/W sound.
$18.50.
NEGROES IN SPORTS: Ear.ly news footage of Negroes in
sports. Very good film. 2 reels, B/W sound. $35.
D. W. GRIFFITH INTERVIH/: 1930. B/ltl sound 5 min.$9.50.
PARIS IN THE TWENTIES: A nostalgia-filled reel fea­
turing interesting and unusual glimpses of the
French capital du~ing the Jazz Age. Highlighting
this subject are many celebrities shown in rare
candid shots: Beatrice Lillie, Elsa Ma~ell, Chaplin,
Fairba.nks and Pickford, Marilyn Miller, F. Scott
Fitzgerald, Harpo Marx, Chevalier, Cole Porter, and
many mo re . 10m in. B/W. S i 1en t • $16. 50.
NURSERY FAVORITES: 1913. Thomas Edison talkie.
1 reel. B/W. $19.50.
COMEDY
SHORE SHY: 1927, Bi Ily Dooley, one of Al Christie's
top stars, portrays his regular character of the bash­
ful sailor always getting into jams. Features some
good stunt work. This time Billy gets mixed up with a
nutty fami ly who use thei r house as an imaginary sai I­
i ng sh i p. 1 ree 1, B/W s i lent. $19.50.
THE BOAT: Buster Keaton and his family decide to build
a boat. Eve rything goes well unti 1 they set sai I in
this off-beat and surreal 1920 comedy.2 reels,B/W
silent. $35.
HOP ALONG: This 1927 Ilcollege" comedy is the only
short currently available to collectors starring
"Dagwood Bumstead" Lake. A rare find from the Jazz
Era. I reel, B/W silent. $19.50. .
THE DENTIST: 1932, W.C. Fields. After a hectic 18 hoI
of golf, Fields takes on his dental patients. La ughs
million. 2 reels, B/W sound. $35.
THE GOLF SPECIALIST: 1930, W.C. Field's first talkie
in which he performs his famous golf act which was so
popular on the stage. 2 reels, B/V sound. $35.
WATER It/AGON:Very rare, 1904 vintage comedy by Ll:lbin of
philadelphia. Reformed drunk takes a job with the City
of Philadelphia in the Sanitation Dept. pulling a man­
po\"Iered sprinkling wagon. 1 reel, B/W silent. $19.50.
GLUED: This rare Lubin film was shot in Philadelphia
around 1900. A man who is down in his luck drinks a pot
of glue and many old-time comedy antics are born. I reel
B/W silent. $19.50.
GETTING ACQUAINTED:Chaplin, Mabel Norman, Hax Swain. Har­
ital mixup in a city park. I reel, B/W silent. $19.50.
MICKEY IN SCHOOL: 1927, Mickey McGuire before he chan­
ged his name to ~1ickey Rooney. I reel, B/W. $19.50
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