Length of film any help please ?

#1 by Gwyn Morgan , Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:03 pm

Looking for a piece of 16mm film with the “U” certificate thereon.
Pic below is what I am looking for as it has no film title on.
Any help would be appreciated,thanks.

Sorry pic is so small.


 
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RE: Length of film any help please ?

#2 by Maurice Leakey , Fri Sep 25, 2020 5:54 pm

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The film shown is the BBFC trailer intro advertising a U certificate film.
It was also used on the heads of U certificate films which did not have a proper BBFC certificate intro. This was in the days of mobile film operators who, like a static cinema, were obliged to show a film's certificate prior to it starting.
I did mobile in the 50s and had to apply to the local council for a Cinematograph Licence.
I regret that I have no idea where you can obtain such items.


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RE: Length of film any help please ?

#3 by Robert Crewdson , Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:47 pm

Sorry, I don't have anything for sale, but I have many of these, which are part of old British trailers from the 50s and before.


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RE: Length of film any help please ?

#4 by Gwyn Morgan , Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:33 pm

Thank you Maurice and Robert,this certificate was on the front of feature The Great Race that I recently bought,the film is in very good condition the only damage was to the certificate,and about a minute of the opening credits.
If a spare U certificate comes along all well and good but otherwise I am quite happy with the film as is.


 
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RE: Length of film any help please ?

#5 by Robert Crewdson , Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:33 pm

I saw the damage Gwyn. This could be repaired if you had Perf-fix tape.


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RE: Length of film any help please ?

#6 by Gwyn Morgan , Mon Sep 28, 2020 11:38 pm

Robert,yes but the picture only shows a small section,the rest is awful none of the sprockets is undamaged and there were tears and the film had been twisted.
I have chucked it and will wait,maybe a piece of film will turn up but if not I can live without it.
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