$7,000
A Massive Collection of More Than 400 16mm Films. American, 1920s – 70s (bulk 1930s – 40s). A single collector’s archive of vintage 16mm safety films (single, double, and triple reels), amassed from the 1960s – 90s, the greatest share being Westerns, plus features in other genres, including horror and comedy, and a variety of shorts, news, instructional (Eastman Kodak Educational Series, 1930s), cartoons, travel, military, sports and other subjects. Lead stars include John Wayne, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Gene Autry, Johnny Mack Brown, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Bela Lugosi, Roy Rogers, Buck Jones, Bill Cody, Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, Hopalong Cassidy, James Cagney, Tex Ritter, Tim McCoy, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Boris Karloff, Rudolph Valentino, W.C. Fields, Lon Chaney, Lane Chandler, Bing Crosby, and others. Short list of titles includes King Kong, House of Frankenstein, White Zombie, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Gold Rush, The Kid, Young Frankenstein, Way Out West, Saps at Sea, Sons of the Desert, The Chimp, Tit for Tat, Modern Times, The Vagabond, Jeremiah Johnson, Headin’ For the Rio Grande, Lucky Texan, Down Mexico Way, Swifty Foot, Robin Hood of the Pecos Trail, In Old Santa Fe, Under California Stars, and Oklahoma Kid. Full inventory available on request. Regularly cleaned, stored on reels and in cans. Sold together with a hot splicer, film counter, and Neumade Professional rewinder. Third-party freight shipping required. Item location: San Diego, Califo
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-03-11
