Back in the Day

[erik1925]

When Castle Films released The Bride Of Frankenstein on 8mm or 16mm film, it is interesting to see how they used Glenn Strange on the box cover art, rather than Karloff:

[paul waines]

It was for cheapness as the Abbott & Costello Meet frankenstein box, used the same bottom (black bit) and then had a&c meet, and a pic of them in the white part. Check it out Jeff, I do have the film, but are pushed for time to post it at the moment.  


If I get time through the week, I'll post a few as the box art was jollyfine on some of those cine films...

[brude]

WTF? First he steals my press... now Strange is wooing my babe? WTF?

[paul waines]

Some of these aren't my best condition one's, they just came to hand first.


You will see a similarity here...




And a few others, because they are great...


























And one for Ted...

[brude]

Really cool films you have there, Paul.
Methinks the Waines Estate should be called the Ackermansion East.

[CSM]

So Paul is there anything cool you don't have?!  (Other than a Terror from Beyond Space quad of course )

[50s]

Very nice album covers Paul. 

[Louie D.]

Paul,
  I got most of them too, inherited from my grandmother who turned me onto the Universal horror flicks back in the day when I was a lil squirt.  Thanks for posting the covers.

[paul waines]

Thanks guys, When I come across the others I'l post some more pics.

I do like Waines Manor Ted, sounds a bit like Batman. I'm more the Ackermansion North East...

So Paul is there anything cool you don't have?!  (Other than a Terror from Beyond Space quad of course )

It's time you got rid of that terrible Quad Chris, and put the money towards Daybills....

[brude]

I do like Waines Manor Ted, sounds a bit like Batman.

Hmmm, lemme process that for a bit....

                                            

[paul waines]

Been moving stuff about in the decorating process, so took a few more pics while they were out...

















Here's a home made triple bill...




Anyone remember when, to get a sound film you had to sync a flexi-record to the film it's self.




When Castle films changed to Universal8 their box art dropped off some what.






Mind the 3-D on this is first rate...



Some didn't even care, and used generic box's with a sticker on.




Some of the plain boxes, I put my own pics on...




I used to do a mobile cinema back in the 70's, one of the most requested films was this



As it was banned bar limited showings across the U.K. more people in the North east will have seen
My uncut copy of it than at a cinema.  It always ended with the audience shouting "show it again".


This was popular too...

[brude]

Nice collection of film there, Paul.
What was the mobile cinema like? Did you charge admission or were they free showings?

[paul waines]

Thanks for the comments Ted.

I did charge, but it was a one off fee. Mainly to buy bulbs, films, and other film stuff.
I mainly did community centres, or for people who wanted to have them in their own
House's. Like for Birthdays, or Halloween, or just a jolly old film night... But as many
as could be squeezed in for the same price. Some of those community centres were
quite large, sometimes we must of had well over 50/60 people in them. It was quite
some pressure if a bulb went during the show to get it changed quickly.

I started in my parents garage, which on a saturday evening, we turned into a
mini Cinema for a bunch of us kids from around the area
(I was about 11/12 when I started these). Some nights the noise
must have been rather loud, but no one seemed to mind    
Great old days, I used to make my own posters out of cut out pics
from Mags and books, I also made my own coming soon Trailers...


Like the Bat signal by the way

[brude]

Traveling cinema shows.  What a trip.
Back when we were kids, the sky was the limit to our creative enterprises.

When I was younger, our local libraries were very keen on showing the silents.  Every few weeks, they would announce special showings of Chaplin, Chaney, Fairbanks, Philbin or whatever they could find.  They'd set up a projector in the back room, unroll a cheap little screen and voila....there was Lon climbing down the face of the cathedral or Fairbanks riding a magic carpet.
The seats were uncomfortable. wooden folding chairs and there usually wasn't any accompanying score unless they had vinyl that day.  But the picture shows were always a treat.  It was the only way to watch the silents until our local public broadcasters got their hands on prints.
It is really phenomenal how accessible all of these films are today. With a few keystrokes, you can download almost any film ever made.

[paul waines]

They certainly were great times Ted, and as much as I'd liked to have had the access to films people have today. I do think it would have taken away something Very Special....

[brude]

They certainly were great times Ted, and as much as I'd liked to have had the access to films people have today. I do think it would have taken away something Very Special....

I agree. It was the thrill of the hunt.
I remember literally drooling over all of the B&W pics in Famous Monsters, wishing I could see some of those elusive movies.
It took time, but was almost always worth the hunt.
Today, there is no suspense and a diminished sense of wonder.
Everything is almost TOO accessible and society has become somewhat desensitized.
It's funny, but today's younger board members will probably reflect on this age with the same sort of nostalgia -- "Remember when ALL we had was the internet?"