In the past three or four years I have purchased some 16mm prints from Murray Glass on eBay - a nice reel with five titles by Zecca, and an odd reel with a variety of somewhat strangely printed excerpts from Intolerance. The strange printing was due to lab mistakes. Can't remember exactly how he phrased it but he did say something vague about the print being faulty and incomplete. His starting prices weren't inexpensive, but I collect early cinema on 16mm and it usually isn't inexpensive.
Interesting to note that on the heads and tails of the Zecca reel you can read where MOMA's leaders were printed through. He rented a 16mm print from their circulating library, made his own print, and then (I assume) rented it out through Em Gee. Nothing wrong with that so far as I'm concerned, except I realize that MOMA's print would be one generation better. Tom Whiteside Durham Cinematheque From: FrameWorks [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Polta Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 3:30 AM To: Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: [Frameworks] the fate of Em Gee... Hi. I certainly don't have any knowledge but I'm hereby seconding Roger Beebe's inquiry as to the resolution and disposition of the lauded and mysterious Em Gee Film Library. I assume that the guy just retired or finally decided to shut the business down but very curious to hear any anecdotes or learn the fate of the collection. Any leads... Steve Polta
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