The Texas weather on Saturday night proved to be just right. Crisp air with a fire going. Built up a reel of Halloween related shorts for the first reel and a pre-assembled 2nd reel. First up were the Three Stooges in SPOOK LOUDER, then on to the Silly Symphony EGYPTIAN MELODIES, and the reel ended with The Little Rascals in SPOOKY HOOKY. Reel 2 contained THE SKELETON DANCE and LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW.
Now, all the shorts on reel one have been in my archive for at least the past year, but this was the first time projecting them. All were nice, sharp, and clean. Reel two has been screen annually and SKELETON causes issues when running, although much better than previous runs after I repaired splices. SLEEPY HOLLOW is the complete segment, but is red. Luckily, I had filters on hand and once they went onto the lens, PRESTO! It brought back color. Not a complete solution, but much better than looking into a jar of beets.
The family enjoyed it and it is always good to hear my teenage boys laughing.