After getting away with avoiding this film of my Brothers collection for over 20 years, tonight i had to cave in an watch it with him after giving it its first clean in 20 years. No dirt came off the film and while i am not a fan of this or any vintage comedy outside of Laurel & Hardy, it must be said that i was taken back by this print in every way.
A perfect image, rock Steady, bright and excellent contrast throughout, first class sound and unbelievably, not a single line to seen on any part of this movie. I did have a few loud smiles, some very funny one liners but it wasn't my cup of tea. This print is a credit to DCR unless of course it was a Derann re release. There was nothing before the titles to say it was either. A good fun movie as a one off,but Brother was laughing his nuts off.


Oh, Mr Porter! is a 1937 British comedy film starring Will Hay with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt and directed by Marcel Varnel. While not Hay's commercially most successful (although it grossed £500,000 at the box office – equal to over £30,000,000 in modern-day money), it is probably his best-known film to modern audiences. It is widely acclaimed as the best of Hay's work, and a classic of its genre. The film had its first public showing in November 1937 and went on general release on 3 January 1938. The plot of Oh, Mr Porter was loosely based on the Arnold Ridley play The Ghost Train. The title was taken from Oh! Mr Porter, a music hall song.

Nice looking print Tom, I have the DCR 5 x 400' and it's as good as anything Derann put out in B&W (maybe not Dambusters)

It is a lovely print. I believe this is also the 5 x400. The first 800 reel is clearly the first two 400 reels while the second 800 is very full and has three parts joined onto the one reel.

Same print then Tom, I believe the Derann version was 4 x 400' (I could be wrong), but the DCR print is better and more sought after.

Defiantly, the box art on both reels is the DCR covers. There Scrooge feature is also very good on quality but the image on this one does look better than most I've seen.

Have the Walton 4x400ft release. Next trains gone!

I have the DCR print and it's a pretty nice print on polyester stock,Mark

David, i'm too familiar with that particular release,
Mark, I've checked my Brothers print and it does seem to be on the tough polyester stock. That explains how it all fits on 2 x 800 reels.
This is the first time ive actually watched any Will Hay films.

Will Hay worked so well with his two cohorts it's such a pity that he decided not to use them in later years as he thought the two of them were getting too many laughs. In my opinion a very bad move, his later films without them never reached such dizzy fun.

Tom - you should be ashamed of yourself - but seriously - watch Convict 99 but you have to watch Ask a Policeman - even better than Oh Mr Porter

Now you say that, my Brother does have ask a policeman. so we will be viewing that one in a couple of weeks. Another one ge had which we sold was the Ghost of St Michals. I think that one was a standard 8 feature but i cant recall why he wanted to move it on.
Unfortunatly for me he has now spotted how many old westerns seem to be on 16mm!
Luckily im in charge of all 16mm purchases as i store them in my house

"Ask A Policeman" has all three of them and is a great film.
"Ghost Of St. Michael's", being a later film, does not. Amusing to a degree.

regarding my repy on #8 I was meant to say i am not too familiar with that release, excuse my poor typing