I bought a 16mm print from a seller on-line who bought the can of film from an estate of a projectionist who lost most of his possessions in a house fire. When I received the parcel in the mail, upon opening the box, finding the large tin film can was blackened from the fire, and opening the can the film reels on one side were covered with a strange white powdery substance? Not knowing what to expect, I benched the film and started to restore the print. To my amazement the fire nor the water the fireman used to put out the house fire effected the film print in anyway? After restoring the film print, I was further amazed to discover that not only did this beautiful black and white print survive a fire, but it was also a gorgeous 35mm reduction print both picture and track. It was a labor of love removing the white stuff from the films edge, but well worth it! For once on the big screen, I was mesmerized by the cinematography, the direction and of course the beautiful Jean Simmons! Another top notch British made gem! The next morning immediately sent off an email to the BFI about my love for British cinema from the 1940's and 50's, and how much I enjoyed screening "Cage Of Gold"! Best of all I took a chance buying the sight unseen print - and for only $9.99 plus shipping; I am now the proud owner of this fantastic gem of a motion picture from the British cinema's Vaults Of Silver!
You can talk about your Blue Ray - HDTV - Digital DVD - Digital Cinema Projection, Bla Bla Bla! Still the best way to see a motion picture is on a film print, run through a film projector on a big screen!
Review of Cage of Gold
