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All 16mm feature films are vintage, complete
original prints unless otherwise noted. Scroll down the page to see
the listings. Many of these prints are extremely rare now. The list is always up to date.
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March 18, 2023
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WHO DONE IT? - Universal, 1942.
Stars Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with Mary Wickes and William
Bendix. Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries.
When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up
in the middle of a real murder after the station owner is killed
during a broadcast. Great quality, Excellent+ condition used TV
print from the late 50's or early 60's. On 2x1600' reels - $299
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SAPS AT SEA -
Hal Roach and United Artists,
1939. Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Jimmy Finlayson.
After working in the noisy horn factory, just the sound of one
drives Oliver into a violent fit. Dr. Finlayson prescribes a
long, restful sea voyage, so Stan and Oliver rent a boat and set
sail, unaware that escaped killer Nick Grainger has stowed away
onboard. To disable the crook, the boys prepare him a meal using
string for spaghetti, sponges for meatballs and soap for cheese.
Mint 1975 Eastman Blackhawk print on a full 2000' reel - $299
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STELLA - Fox, 1950. Starring Ann Sheridan, Victor
Mature, Leif Erickson and David Wayne. Uncle Joe's untimely
demise brings about an endless parade of unexpected
consequences. This is a very funny movie with a quirky story
line. Ann Sheridan is Stella, a strong, level headed woman,
working for the local insurance salesman, saddled with a family
of leeches, including her two lazy brothers-in-law, Carl (David
Wayne) and Don (Frank Fontaine) who work in their resort
community four months each year and collect unemployment the
rest of the year. When her mother, uncle, sisters and their
husbands go out for a picnic one afternoon, the drunken uncle
starts a fight with Carl, trips on a tree root, and strikes his
head on a rock. The family decides that no one will believe they
didn't kill Uncle Joe, so bury him in a field and go home.
Excellent+ to Like New original print on 2x1600' reels - $199
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CHARLIE CHAN IN THE CHINESE CAT - Monogram Pictures, 1944.
Starring Sidney Toler and Mantan Moreland. A businessman and
chess expert mysteriously shot in a locked room, dies clutching
some chess pieces. Police are baffled, and finally abandon the
case. Six months later, victim's daughter Leah Manning, stung by
a scurrilous book about the case, enlists the aid of Charlie
Chan and Number 3 Son. Additional murders follow, leading to a
climactic confrontation in a seemingly deserted "Fun House." Top
quality original on Gevarrt film stock in Like New condition on
2x1600' reels. Public Domain - $349
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SHADOWS OVER CHINATOWN - Monogram Pictures, 1946. Stars
Sidney Toler, Tanis Chandler and Mantan Moreland. Charlie Chan,
Jimmy and Birmingham are on a bus trip to San Francisco, where
he's about to investigate for an insurance company the strange
and gruesome deaths of a couple of newly wed young women, all
'torso killings'. The interaction between Toler, Sen Yung and
Mantan Moreland is as always fun to watch. Much has been made of
Moreland's parts in these films. However him playing a scared
bumbler is no different from Lou Costello playing a scared
bumbler, and they are both super at it. And there is always
beautiful Tanis Chandler. Outstanding density and quality
original 1957 Kodak print in Excellent+ condition on 2x1600'
reels - $299
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CHARLIE CHAN IN THE SECRET SERVICE - Monogram Pictures,
1944. Starring Sidney Toler and Mantan Moreland. Charlie is
called in as a consultant on a murder case by the Secret Service
which was guarding a scientist/socialite who worked at home
upstairs and threw parties downstairs. At one of those parties
he winds up quite dead with no outward appearance of homicide. A
house full of guests is the setting for this mystery story,
wherein a scientist is murdered. Charlie Chan investigates,
along with his two irksome kids. Certainly it's memorable as the
introduction of Birmingham Brown, a character played by the
wonderful Mantan Moreland to the end of the series. 1970's Agfa
original print in Like New condition on a 2300' reel - $349
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DARK ALIBI - Monogram Pictures, 1946. Stars Sidney Toler and
Mantan Moreland. A public defender enlists Charlie to exonerate
one of his clients, an ex-con falsely accused of bank robbery
and murder, scheduled for execution in nine days. Ben Carter
plays one of the prisoners and an old friend of Mantan Moreland
playing the Chan family chauffeur Birmingham. These two had a
nice comic act before going into films involving them in a
conversation where they constantly interrupt each other's words.
They know what they're talking about, but poor Tommy Chan played
by Benson Fong is standing there without a clue. Excellent
quality 1973 Eastman dupe print on a 2300' reel in Like New
condition - $299
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VIRGINIA CITY
- Warner Bros., 1940. Action packed
western starring Errol Flynn, Randolph
Scott, Miriam Hopkins, Humphrey Bogart
and Alan Hale. During the American Civil
War, Captain Kerry Bradford escapes from
a notorious confederate prison. He and
two of his men are sent to Virginia City
where Confederate sympathizers are
prepared to donate $5 million dollars to
the cause of Southern independence. The
war is going badly for the Confederacy
and money may tip the war in their
favor. On the stagecoach to Virginia
City, Bradford meets and falls in love
with Julia Hayne not realizing that she
is one of the conspirators. Near Mint
beautiful theatrical density print on
3x1600' reels - $399
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WHISPERING
GHOSTS - 20th Century Fox, 1942. Fox
played on the popularity of "Ghost
Breakers" and teamed Milton Berle and
Willie Best together in this comedy
murder mystery. Also with Brenda Joyce,
John Carradine and Grady Sutton. An
actor who plays a detective on a radio
show and his sidekick get it into their
heads to try to solve a murder that had
been committed several years previously.
Vintage 1956 Kodak print in Excellent
used condition on 2x1600' reels - $399
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CHRISTMAS IN JULY - Paramount Pictures, 1940.
Starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew. An office clerk loves
entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and
marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford
House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers
put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000
grand prize. As a result, he gets a promotion, buys presents for
all of his family and friends, and proposes to his girl. When
the truth comes out, he's not prepared for the consequences.
Top
quality original on DUPONT film stock in Like New to Mint condition on
2x1600' reels - $499
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CAUGHT IN THE DRAFT -
Paramount Pictures, 1941.
Starring Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour and Eddie Bracken. Don Bolton
is a movie star who can't stand loud noises. To evade the draft,
he decides to get married...but falls for a colonel's daughter.
By mistake, he and his two cronies enlist. In basic training,
Don hopes to make a good impression on the fair Antoinette and
her father, but his military career is largely slapstick. Will
he ever get his corporal's stripes?
Top quality original TV print on DUPONT film stock in Excellent
used condition on
2x1600' reels - $249
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THEY DRIVE BY
NIGHT - Warner Brothers, 1940. Starring George
Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan and Ida Lupino. Brothers
Paul and Joe Fabrini run a trucking business in California
mainly shipping fruit from farms to the markets in Los Angeles.
They struggle to make ends meet in the face of corrupt
businessmen and intense competition. This is one of George Rafts
better performances, and Ida Lupino is excellent as the woman he
scorns. Ann Sheridan is very good as the woman he loves.
Humphrey Bogart in a supporting role is very good as Rafts
brother. Alan Hale Sr. does a fine job as Lupinos husband.
Great quality dupe print, Excellent+ to Like New on 2000' and
1600' reels - $399
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EAST END CHANT (LIMEHOUSE BLUES) - Paramount, 1934.
Atmospheric crime drama starring George Raft, Jean Parker and
Anna May Wong. Fresh from Chinatown in New York, Harry Young has
taken over the illegal import business in the seamy Limehouse
district of London, where he cold-bloodedly disposes of rivals
and runs a smoky nightclub. He falls for a low-class, white
pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the Chinese half of his
heritage and sparking the jealousy of the nightclub's moody star
performer. Excellent+ vintage NTA/Paramount Dupont print on
2x1600' reels -$249
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MEET DR. CHRISTIAN - RKO, 1939.
Starring Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett and Robert Baldwin. The story follows a beloved Dr.
Christian who runs the health department in a small town. He seeks to build a hospital,
but is turned down by the mayor. The mayor decided that a highway would better suit the
town than a new hospital. All this is upset when the mayor's little daughter is injured
and needs an operation. Sharp density excellent used condition 1947 Kodak print, complete
with the RKO logo. On 2x1600' reels - $149
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GRAND EXIT - Columbia, 1935. Stars Ann Southern and Edmund
Lowe. A dashing insurance company investigator tries to catch
an arsonist before they can strike again. This suspenseful
little programmer has a clever story with some brisk dialog that
keeps things going merrily along while the chase for the
arsonist consumes most of the plot, distinguished by several
spectacular and real fire scenes that probably came from
newsreel footage. Good, tough dialogue and nice pacing by
director Kenton. Beautiful 1958 Kodak print in Excellent+
condition on 2x1600' reels - $199
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UP IN THE AIR
- Monogram Pictures, 1940. Starring Frankie Darrow, Mantan
Moreland and Marjorie Reynolds. Frankie and Jeff provide comic
relief with Jeff always trying to avoid getting into trouble.
Rita Wilson is a radio star that gets shot during rehearsals.
Frankie is the ever optimistic bell boy, who plans to be a gag
writer and also a star maker. He gets mixed up investigating the
murder with Jeff the janitor as the police are too incompetent
to investigate the crime properly. Actor Mantan Moreland became
famous for his eye popping scary faced persona that was popular
with cinema-goers at the time. A Monarch Film Corporation
British re-release print on 1949 Kodak film stock in Excellent+
condition on 2x1600' reels. Public Domain - $299
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JANIE - Warner Brothers, 1944. World War II patriotic comedy
starring Joyce Reynolds, Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Robert
Benchley and Hattie McDaniel. Janie is a free-spirited teenage
girl living in a small town. World War II brings the
establishment of an army camp nearby, which is opposed by her
father, the local newspaper publisher. Janie and her bobby soxer
friends have their hearts set afire by the prospect of so many
young soldiers so close. She enjoys dating an Army man, which
makes her younger local boyfriend jealous. Like New original
print on 2x1600' reels - $249
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PETTICOAT LARCENY - RKO, 1943.
Stars Ruth Warrick, Joan Carroll and Walter Reed. An 11 year old
radio star decides to throw in her scripts and go undercover to
get a better feel for her roles, but when she is kidnapped,
trouble soon follows in this comedy. Near Mint Kodak C&C print
on 2x1600' reels - $199
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ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND - Fox,
1938. Starring Tyrone Power, Alice Faye,
Don Ameche and Ethel Merman. Roger
Grant, a classical violinist,
disappoints his family and teacher when
he organizes a jazz band, but he and the
band become successful. Roger falls in
love with his singer Stella, but his
reluctance to lose her leads him to
thwart her efforts to become a solo
star. When the World War separates them
in 1917, Stella marries Roger's best
friend Charlie. Roger comes home after
the war and an important concert at
Carnegie Hall brings the corners of the
romantic triangle together. Mint 1970's
print on 2x2000' reels - $299
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RIDDLE RANCH - Black King
Productions, 1935. Stars David Worth and
June Marlowe. Rigging a horse race, Don
Carlos wins a lot of money. When he
loses his winnings at the gambling
table, he shoots the dealer with
Horton's gun. Horton is arrested but
cannot prove his innocence. The
'star' of the film is the horse Black
King whom the publicity states for this
poverty row independent has a human
brain. Outstanding 35mm quality,
Excellent+ condition, 1954
Kodak print on a full 2000' reel - $199
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THE SEA
HAWK
- Warner Brothers, 1940. Classic starring Errol Flynn, Claude
Rains, Alan Hale, Gilbert Roland and Brenda Marshall. Geoffrey
Thorpe is an adventurous and dashing pirate, who feels that he
should pirate the Spanish ships for the good of England. Great
entertainment, this is considered one of Flynn's best, if not
his best, film. This is a 1957 Kodak original TV print in
Excellent condition on 3x1600' reels - $299
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RODEO KING AND THE SENIORITA -
Republic, 1951 western starring Rex
Allen, Buddy Ebsen, Mary Ellen Kay and
Roy Barcroft. It has a Roman horse jump,
a chariot race, a stage coach race, a
horse race, a rodeo and not one but
three fights between Allen and perennial
heavy Roy Barcroft all crammed into its
67 minute running time. Of course Rex
gets to sing a couple of songs too. Even
at this late stage in the "B" western
genre, Republic was still turning out a
better product than any of the other
studios. "Rodeo King and the Senorita"
clearly demonstrated this. Mint, top
quality original Nostalgia Merchant
print on 2x1600' reels. Includes
original 1-sheet poster - $249
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HAVING WONDERFUL TIME - RKO, 1938. Ginger Rogers is Thelma,
a secretary seeking rest and relaxation at a Catskill resort in
"Having Wonderful Time," also starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
Lee Bowman, Eve Arden, Jack Carson, Lucille Ball and Michael
(Red) Skelton (in his first feature film). Top quality, Like New Eastman C&C
original print on 2x1600' reels. Has about 2 to 3 minutes cut
that helped establish the romance between Ginger Rogers and
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (possible TV cut) - $129
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THE ROADHOUSE MURDER - RKO, 1932.
Starring Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden,
Bruce Cabot, David Landau, Roscoe Ates and Roscoe
Karns. Chick Brian, overeager cub
reporter, is stranded during a thunder
storm with his girlfriend Mary at the
remote, spooky Lame Dog Inn. As Mary
says, 'What a creepy place!' Soon,
they're alone in the house with the
victims of a double murder...and Chick
has the silly idea of incriminating
himself (hiding evidence of his
innocence for later) to gain
journalistic fame. Things go wrong and
the electric chair looms. Beautiful
1950's Dupont original C&C print. Near
Mint on 2x1600' reels - $299
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SECOND WIFE
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RKO, 1936. Stars Wallter Abel and
Gertrude Michael. A while after the death of Kenneth's wife, he
finds someone else to marry. As a result he has trouble dealing
with his son as he should. Like New original C&C print on
2x1200' reels - $99
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KIDNAPPED
- 20th Century Fox, 1938. Starring Warner Baxter, Freddie
Bartholomew, C. Aubrey Smith and John Carradine. A young
Scotsman, on his way to becoming laird of his family property,
instead finds himself in the very thick of his country's
rebellion against the English, hunted & harried & in constant
peril, after his evil uncle has him kidnapped. Beautiful Llke
New original print on 2 full 1600' reels - $349
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A TALE OF TWO CITIES
- 1958, J. Arthur Rank, Pinewood Studios in England. Starring
Dirk Bogarde, Cecil Parker, Christopher Lee, Dorothy Tutin.
During the French Revolution, French national Lucie Manette
meets and falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay. He is
however hiding his true identity as a member of the French
aristocratic Evremonde family, who he has denounced in private.
The Marquis St. Evremonde in particular was a cruel man, those
he wronged who have vowed to see the end of the family line at
any cost. Like New print on 3x1600' reels - $249
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STAGE DOOR CANTEEN
- Commonwealth Release, Sol Lesser, 1943.
Outstanding romantic musical comedy will
numerous stars of stage, screen and radio.
"Dakota," a young soldier on a pass in New York
City, visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where
famous stars of the theatre and films appear and
host a recreational center for servicemen during
the war. Dakota meets a pretty young hostess,
Eileen, and they enjoy the many entertainers and
a growing romance. Although "Stage Door Canteen"
really is about the big-name entertainment
involved (with cameos by top-billed stars like
Kay Kayser, Katharine Hepburn, Harpo Marx,
George Raft and Ray Bolger among many others),
it also tells a heartwarming tale of the bravery
of the boys who must fight, if necessary to the
death, so that the rest of their country might
live in peace. "Stage Door Canteen" is one film
that you can unashamedly call a once in a
lifetime movie without feeling a bit embarrassed
by saying it. Simple and modest as well as grand
and uplifting this movie probably did more to
boost American's morale during WWII then all the
Blood & Guts war movies made during that war put
together. The Stage Door Canteen really
existed in New York. It was the east coast's
answer to the Hollywood Canteen (there is a
movie by that name too). If you want to get a
good look at America in 1942 this is it. You can
see the stars of the east and get to see some
funny people and hear some great stars and some
of the great bands of the era. All using their
talents for those fighting for freedom. In WW2
Americans were into supporting their soldiers.
This is a slice of American life that we don't
often get to see. Outstanding quality
theatrical density original 1945 Kodak
print in Excellent to mostly Excellent+ condition,
complete at 135 minutes on 3x
full 1600' reels - $699
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1943 original release
1-sheet poster also
available. Minor separations and tears in the
borders. Click picture at the right to see a
closer view. Condition 8 - $299 If bought with the film above
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THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
- London Films, 1934. Starring Leslie
Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey and
Nigel Bruce. London fop Percy Blakeney
is also secretly the Scarlet Pimpernel
who, in a variety of disguises, makes
repeated daring trips to France to save
aristocrats from Madame Guillotine. His
unknowing wife is also French, and she
finds that her brother has been arrested
by the Republic to try and get her to
find out who "that damned elusive
Pimpernel" really is. Excellent quality
dupe print in excellent+ condition on
2x1600' and 1x1200' reels - $249
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THE RETURN OF
THE SCARLET PUMPERNEL - London Films, 1937. Barry K. Barnes
continues in the fine tradition that Leslie Howard set in The
Scarlet Pimpernel. Even though his identity as Regency fop Sir
Percy Blakeney is now known to one and all, in The Return Of The
Scarlet Pimpernel Barnes is still operating a rescue service to
one and all who have fallen afoul of the French Revolution.
Excellent to Like New on 2x1600' reels - $199
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GHOSTS OF BERKELEY SQUARE - British National Films, 1947.
A very cute ghost comedy concerning 2 gentlemen officers of the
18th century. The men were trying hard to stop a war from
starting when they accidentally killed themselves. At least the
2 men were good friends because they are now doomed to live in
the Berkeley Square mansion until a reigning monarch visits,
which is unlikely to happen anytime soon. It takes 200 years
before they are released from their spiritual earth-bound state
to move onward in the "afterlife".
Abridged 67 minute
version on a full 2300' reel in Excellent+ condition - $99
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RETURN OF MONTE CHRISTO - Columbia, 1946. Edward Small
production stars Louis Hayward and Barbara Britton. Louis
Hayward (Edmond) is a relative of the Count of Monte Cristo and
the true legal heir to the fortune that comes with this
privilege. Some influential conmen send him to jail on false
charges and put their replacement Barbara Britton (Angela)
forward as the true legal heir to the fortune. Excellent to Like
New on 2x1600' reels - $199
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WESTERN FRONTIER
- Columbia, 1935. Western starring Ken
Maynard, Nora Lane and Robert 'Buzz'
Henry. Ken and his sister are separated
while young when the Indians attack
their wagon train. Ken, now grown, is
sent after the outlaw known as the
Golden hair Girl only to find that she's
his long lost sister. Near Mint re-issue
TV dupe print on a full 2300' reel -
$99
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DEAR WIFE
- Paramount, 1949. Starring William
Holden, Joan Caulfield, Mona Freeman,
Billy De Wolfe and Edward Arnold.
Teenaged Miriam starts a political
campaign to nominate Bill Seacroft, her
brother-in-law, for state senator in
opposition to the local political
machine. Unknown to Miriam, said machine
nominates her father, Judge Wilkins. As
support grows for Bill, the presence of
rival candidates under one roof poses
problems, especially for Ruth, wife to
Bill and daughter of the judge. Mint
1970's Eastman print on 2x1600' reels -
$249
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DEAR BRAT
- Paramount, 1951. Starring Mona
Freeman, Billy De Wolfe, Natalie Wood
and Edward Arnold. Mirian Wilkins,
teen-age daughter of Senator Wilkins,
starts a Society for the Rahabilitation
of Criminals and, without the approval
or knowledge of the Senator, elects him
to the position of honorary president.
Very Good to Excellent 1960's Ferrania
print on 2x1600' reels - $199
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