BACKGROUND INFO:
I am not a 'film enthusiast' and my past working life has revolved around electronics (many fields including communications, industrial and audio) and "The Arts", more specifically, creative arts such as handcrafted fine china, ceramics and landscape artworks.
An associate has asked me to help find new owners for HIS large collection of photographic and film items ... this is yet another one of those items. I am frequently asked "THE QUESTION"
So how many films do you have, Russ?
My response is ... boxes and boxes of them, perhaps 350+ films are now left for me to look through ... plus a few projectors
Another question I am often asked "Can I come and have a browse through the films?" Sorry, but the answer has to be a flat NO!
ALL film stock is safely away in my storage units, nice n cool and out of harms way, each day (or so) I will retrieve a few films, take a look (and smell!) at each film ... absolutely NO ONE can just casually "browse" the collection. My associate wouldn't like that and neither do I.
There is a lot of detail on this page plus even more HERE ... I strongly suggest anyone who is interested in this film to read everything carefully, including looking at the link. To not do so is at your own peril!
Vinegar Syndrome "smell test" ☑= Negative
SODOM AND GOMORRAH
20th Century Fox Home Movies (Selected Scenes)
Ken Films
Title: Sodom And Gomorrah (1962)
Note: On the screen it says the title is The Last Days Of Sodom And Gomorrah
Catalogue # F31
400 Feet Black (Made in USA) reel
White leader film is fitted
Colour
Sound (Mono)
Lot (played by Stewart Granger) leads his Hebrew followers to settle near the corrupt, hedonistic twin cities ruled by Queen Bera (played by Anouk Aimée) and her treacherous brother Astaroth (played by Stanley Baker). The film depicts the clash between the righteous Hebrews and the depraved, pleasure-seeking Sodomites, culminating in a spectacular destruction of the cities by divine fire, including the transformation of Lot's wife, Ildith (played by Pier Angeli), into a pillar of salt
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
The original cardboard case has seen some handling wear but it is basically still intact and functional.
The reel is not cracked or damaged
NO personal writing on the film reel or the outer cardboard box
TESTING:
Test machine: ELMO 1200ST
The projector film path has been completely cleaned prior to running this film through the machine. I now have a "running sheet", my maintenance schedule if you like - I record when each maintenance is performed because I am running a lot of films through the machine.
Film stock on the reel, including the sprocket holes, appears to be physically undamaged (at least for the first section of film I examined and played)
I ran this film through the projector for approximately the first five minutes, to observe the picture and check that the sound quality.
Yes, it is Pinkish (not deep Red!) but thankfully I can see Greens and Blues on screen although overall the Pinks do win out most of the time.
The sound on this reel is fine, easy to understand (not muffled) and at a normal sort of level.
SPECIAL NOTE: I felt I needed to add this little note ... whilst viewing the film on the screen, it actually looks "reasonable" but it has become apparent to me that my antiquated digital camera (very old, one of the very first 'point n shoot' models!) just isn't up to the task in regard to colour representation nor the ability to portray contrast properly. The screen shots are now taken with the film on "pause" in an attempt to better show the actual on-screen images. While this does help, the lamp dims so the brightness is reduced and it is often difficult to pause the film at just the right spot ... but it may be helpful anyway. The photographs are only a very rough guide for what to expect but in reality the film is not as bad as in the photographs.
This film is now stored in a cool, low humidity environment while it awaits a new projector to bring it back to life again!
