RecordCouncil | Nitrate R4G: National Films "Metropolis" Fragment (ca.1949) [35mm Overscan] @RecordCouncil | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Sync sound reprint with English intertitles.
Negative print through edge code seems to be circle circle circle: 1928/1948
Release print stock looks like circle semi circle (Canadian?) 1927, 1938 or 1949.
Dating this one was difficult. My initial guess was that this was possibly from a 1949 international re-release, however I was not sure how well received a German film would have been during this time period.
I was ready to assume it was a 1938 print until I discovered the songs used in this clip, Sidney Torch's "The Duel" was not recorded until 1947 so it is indeed 1949.
After further reading my assumption is that this is possibly from the Australian 1950 National Films release of the 1948 Associated British Pictures Corporation version of the film which is backed up fairly well by the edge codes. As far as I can tell this version has never been released on home video and only a few copies may still exist.
The original silent frame rate has been maintained on 24fps sound film by printing every second frame twice.
As with many early reprints of this movie the source picture elements are very badly scratched and worn.
Sync sound reprint with English intertitles.
Negative print through edge code seems to be circle circle circle: 1928/1948
Release print stock looks like circle semi circle (Canadian?) 1927, 1938 or 1949.
Dating this one was difficult. My initial guess was that this was possibly from a 1949 international re-release, however I was not sure how well received a German film would have been during this time period.
I was ready to assume it was a 1938 print until I discovered the songs used in this clip, Sidney Torch's "The Duel" was not recorded until 1947 so it is indeed 1949.
After further reading my assumption is that this is possibly from the Australian 1950 National Films release of the 1948 Associated British Pictures Corporation version of the film which is backed up fairly well by the edge codes. As far as I can tell this version has never been released on home video and only a few copies may still exist.
The original silent frame rate has been maintained on 24fps sound film by printing every second frame twice.
As with many early reprints of this movie the source picture elements are very badly scratched and worn.
![Nitrate R4G: National Films Metropolis Fragment (ca.1949) [35mm Overscan]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E3L4Sx0TYHc/hqdefault.jpg "Nitrate R4G: National Films Metropolis Fragment (ca.1949) [35mm Overscan]
Sync sound reprint with English intertitles.
Negative print through edge code seems to be circle circle circle: 1928/1948
Release print stock looks like circle semi circle (Canadian?) 1927, 1938 or 1949.
Dating this one was difficult. My initial guess was that this was possibly from a 1949 international re-release, however I was not sure how well received a German film would have been during this time period.
I was ready to assume it was a 1938 print until I discovered the songs used in this clip, Sidney Torchs The Duel was not recorded until 1947 so it is indeed 1949.
After further reading my assumption is that this is possibly from the Australian 1950 National Films release of the 1948 Associated British Pictures Corporation version of the film which is backed up fairly well by the edge codes. As far as I can tell this version has never been released on home video and only a few copies may still exist.
The original silent frame rate has been maintained on 24fps sound film by printing every second frame twice.
As with many early reprints of this movie the source picture elements are very badly scratched and worn.")
![Butch Burglar - 5 Minutes To Showtime [35mm]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ErFFNbma6r8/hqdefault.jpg "Butch Burglar - 5 Minutes To Showtime [35mm]
Drive-In clockshell component.")
![Apple Envelope [35mm]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EsQoe0dO7JQ/hqdefault.jpg "Apple Envelope [35mm]
There are already better copies of this on YouTube so I thought I would upload this one uncropped.
Im still learning to deal with the quirks of the Raspberry Pi camera and the auto exposure going nuts is very obvious (and annoying) here. Soundtrack is pretty average unfortunately.")
![Nitrate R2D: Van Beuren Rainbow Parade - Japanese Lanterns Fragment (1935) [35mm 2K Academy]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GBsT9R9Y8Qg/hqdefault.jpg "Nitrate R2D: Van Beuren Rainbow Parade - Japanese Lanterns Fragment (1935) [35mm 2K Academy]
Portion of cartoon, about 10% including fragments of title and end cards. Interestingly this does not appear to be the correct title card music for this cartoon, at least not the original version.
Two-strip Cinecolor print.
Cartoon was renamed Chinese Lanterns during WWII.")
![Ernest Goes to Jail Trailer (1990) [35mm]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GDDkBEJ-Klw/hqdefault.jpg "Ernest Goes to Jail Trailer (1990) [35mm]
This may be the highest quality copy of the Ernest Goes to Jail trailer currently publicly available. This copy still had the leaders attached without splices so I doubt it was ever run in a theatrical setting.
I think this is the first upload I have done where I have not included at least a few frames of the leader and footer. I liked having those there to remind people these are real film scans but I think people get the idea now, plus it probably ruins the uploads if people want to run them back to back in a home cinema or something without editing and transcoding. As always I encourage your feedback, positive or negative as to what is and what isnt working.
If anyone knows why Da Vinci Resolve makes the first frame smaller than the rest please let me know, I cant figure it out :D")
![Nitrate R3A: The Inlanders Fragment (1949) [35mm Overscan]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H0GskRXyuvQ/hqdefault.jpg "Nitrate R3A: The Inlanders Fragment (1949) [35mm Overscan]
The final minutes of the 1949 documentary The Inlanders, the reel was hand labelled Mantle of Safety in several places, the alternate title for this film.
Australian viewers may recognise The Very Reverend John Flynn, OBE who appears just before the end from the reverse of our $20 note. His legacy lives on today in the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
NFSA title: 7608
Synopsis from Australian Screen:
A documentary by John Kingsford Smith made for the Australian Inland Mission. The Inlanders follows patrolling minister Reverend KF ‘Skipper’ Partridge on his 8,690 kilometre journey into Australia’s remote communities to tend to the physical, spiritual and intellectual needs of the people. The film shows some of the work undertaken by the Australian Inland Mission and also the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, established by AIM founder the Reverend John Flynn. It presents aspects of work life in remote Australia including gold, opal and coal mining, cattle mustering and branding, and communications services conducted by radio, telephone and Morse typewriter.")
![Nitrate R4E: El Alamein Fragment - Lab fault? (1953) [35mm Overscan]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H9BtSiRkIZs/hqdefault.jpg "Nitrate R4E: El Alamein Fragment - Lab fault? (1953) [35mm Overscan]
Starts about 2 and a half minutes into the movie. Safety stock. Single bilateral variable area soundtrack.
Looks like faulty lab print, white flashes and spotting, possibly the reason this section was removed from the film. Im fairly sure this has always been there and is not age related degradation. There are also odd colour shifts towards the end of the clip, I think this is actually also on the film and not a scanner white balance issue.")
![Val Morgan Ident - Surf [35mm] (reupload)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HgPeACcW4kQ/hqdefault.jpg "Val Morgan Ident - Surf [35mm] (reupload)
Redid the motion tracking using the same scan source files, Im actually pretty sure theres some optical printing instability with this one, especially looking at the olympic logo in the top left at the end and comparing with the VM logo which is pretty steady. The sprockets being tracked are dead on.
Cropping, brightness and colour changes to make closer to source.
Technically the first upload of this film was a test anyway ;)")
![Nitrate R3C: Tivoli Tappers (unknown date) [35mm 2K Academy]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HlpxFJc3Z6A/hqdefault.jpg "Nitrate R3C: Tivoli Tappers (unknown date) [35mm 2K Academy]
Dancing number by chorus line girls from Sydney Tivoli.
I have no idea what context this film may have been created under, whether it was part of a feature or some kind of short. If you have any information please let me know.")
