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9.5MM CATALOGUE
8mm/9.5mm/16mm PEAK SILENT FILMS - 'GEM' RELEASES
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(8mm 50ft/9.5mm & 16mm 100ft - 4 minutes at 16fps)
Ref. Length Title Classification 9.5 Release Date
G1 * 100ft LONDON WEST Travel G2 * 100ft ANIMALS ON PARADE Interest G3 100ft CIRCUS THRILLS Interest G4 100ft DERBY DAY Sport G5 100ft PUPPET PREVIEW Interest G6 * 100ft DOG SHOW Interest G7 100ft FUN FAIR Interest G8 * 100ft LILLIPUT Interest G9 * 100ft SAWDUST RING Interest G10 * 100ft DANGER - MEN AT PLAY *Wrestling
G11 * 100ft OUR FRIEND THE HORSE Interest
G12 * 100ft SEEN AT THE ZOO - Part 1 Interest
G13 * 100ft SEEN AT THE ZOO - Part 2 Interest
G14 * 100ft SEEN AT THE ZOO - Part 3 Interest
G15 * 100ft SEEN AT THE ZOO - Part 4 Interest
G16 100ft ROYAL SILVER WEDDING Interest
* 100ft ENCHANTING SWITZERLAND - Parts 1-6
G23 100ft WINCHESTER Travel G24 * 100ft WINDSOR CASTLE *Travel G25 100ft THE HARDY COUNTRY Travel G26 * 100ft RIVERBUS Travel G27 * 100ft CANTERBURY Travel G28 * 100ft TOWER OF LONDON Travel G30 100ft OXFORD Travel
G32 * 100ft DOGGING THEIR FOOTSTEPS Interest G33 100ft ROYAL TOURNAMENT Interest
G35 * 100ft AIR DISPLAY Interest
G36 * 100ft PUNCH AND JUDY *Interest
("Punch and Judy Show" in catalogue)
G37 100ft SALUTE FOR PRINCESS Interest
G38 * 100ft 90 MILES OF HISTORY Travel
G39 * 100ft CHIMPANZEE'S TEA PARTY Interest
G40 * 100ft WHIPSNADE ZOO Interest G41 100ft JAMAICA Travel G42 100ft SUEZ CANAL Travel G43 * 100ft CHANGING OF THE GUARD *Travel G44 100ft WHITEHALL Travel G45 * 100ft LONDON LANDMARKS Travel G46 * 100ft HOLIDAY AFLOAT Interest K/G47 100ft GATEWAY TO SWEDEN Travel G48 100ft LORD MAYOR'S SHOW Interest K/G49 * 100ft STRATFORD-UPON-AVON Travel G50 * 100ft BOXING - LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Sport G51 100ft BOXING - FLYWEIGHT Sport G52 * 100ft VERSAILLES Travel G53 * 100ft PARIS *Travel K/G54 * 100ft EDINBURGH Travel G55 * 100ft THE ART OF JUDO Interest G56 * 100ft SKI JUMPING Interest G57 * 100ft BRUMAS THE BABY BEAR Interest G59 100ft AMSTERDAM Travel
G60 100ft ROTTERDAM Travel G61 * 100ft THE HAGUE *Travel G62 * 100ft BOXING NURSERY *Sport K/G63 100ft LUXEMBOURG Travel K/G64 100ft AUSTRIAN TYROL Travel K/G65 100ft VENICE Travel K/G66 100ft ROYAL BRAEMAR GATHERING Sport K/G67 100ft LUGANO Travel K/G68 100ft LONDON (1) Travel K/G69 100ft LONDON (2) Travel
K/G70 100ft LONDON (3) Travel
K/G71 100ft LONDON (4) Travel
K/G72 * 100ft FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN *Interest
K/G73 * 100ft FESTIVAL PLEASURE GARDENS(1)*Interest
K/G74 * 100ft FESTIVAL PLEASURE GARDENS(2)*Interest
G75 * 100ft TROOPING THE COLOUR Interest
G76 * 100ft TEASY ON THE EYES(& 240ft*) *Glamour/Comedy
G77 * 100ft IN THE BANK Chaplin*Comedy ("The Bank" 1915)
G78 * 100ft DIZZY DAMES Interest
G79 * 100ft ARTISTS AND MODELS *Glamour
G80 * 100ft ART SCHOOL (also 270ft *) *Glamour G81 100ft PASSING OF KING GEORGE Vl Interest G82 * 100ft BEAUTY PARADE *Glamour
K/G84 100ft PARIS (1) Travel K/G85 100ft PARIS (2) Travel K/G86 100ft PARIS TOUR Travel K/G87 100ft DUBLIN Travel K/G88 100ft KILLARNEY & CORK Travel K/G89 100ft ZURICH Travel
K/G90 100ft GENEVA Travel K/G91 100ft LAUSANNE Travel K/G92 100ft MONTREUX Travel K/G93 100ft BERNE Travel K/G94 100ft INTERLAKEN Travel K/G95 100ft LUCERNE Travel K/G96 100ft NICE Travel K/G97 100ft CANNES Travel K/G98 100ft MONTE CARLO Travel K/G99 100ft SHOW JUMPING Sport
G100 100ft SKID PATCH Interest
G101 100ft HAM ARTIST Chaplin Comedy ("The Face On the Bar Room Floor" 1914)
G102 100ft OH! WHAT A NIGHT Chaplin Comedy ("The Rounders" 1914)
G103 100ft LAUGHING GAS Chaplin Comedy ("Laughing Gas" 1914)
G104 100ft BETWEEN SHOWERS Chaplin Comedy ("Between Showers" 1914)
K/G105 100ft NIGHT SPOTS OF PARIS Glamour
K/G106 * 100ft BEAUTY STEPS OUT Glamour
K/G107 * 100ft SEASIDE BEAUTIES Glamour
K/G108 100ft CHANGING OF THE GUARD Interest
G109 * 100ft MISS WORLD BEAUTY CONTEST Glamour Jan53
K/G111 * 100ft CORONATION OF Q.E.ll (1) *Interest 53 K/G112 * 100ft CORONATION OF Q.E.ll (2) *Interest 53 K/G113 * 100ft CORONATION LONDON *Interest 53 K/G114 100ft ST. MORITZ Travel K/G115 100ft TROOPING THE COLOUR Interest K/G116 100ft CORONATION NAVAL REVIEW Interest K/G117 100ft CORONATION COACHES & HORSES Interest G118 100ft WESTERN JUSTICE Western G119 100ft GANG SMASHERS Western
G120 100ft TRAILING' TROUBLE Western G121 100ft RANGERS' ROUND-UP Western G122 100ft PRAIRIE FEUD Western G123 100ft AVENGING HOOFS Western G124 100ft FIGHTING RANGERS Western G125 100ft LAST HOLD-UP Western
Amateur Cine World advert - November 1953
8mm/9.5mm/16mm PEAK SILENT FILMS - 2 REEL RELEASES
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2 x 300ft releases:- Monogram Westerns
Directed by Roy Luby
Produced by George W. Weeks
Starring:-
Ray "Crash" Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max "Alibi" Terhune
* THE RANGE BUSTERS USA 1940 *
* TRAILING DOUBLE TROUBLE USA 1940 *
* WEST OF PINTO BASIN USA 1940 *
* TRAIL OF THE SILVER SPURS USA 1941 *
* THE KID'S LAST RIDE USA 1943 *
* TUMBLEDOWN RANCH IN ARIZONA USA 1941 *
* WRANGLER'S ROOST USA 1941 *
* FUGITIVE VALLEY USA 1941 *
These two reel westerns were released on 9.5mm Febuary 1953
Notes:
K prefix means Kodachrome version released (8mm and/or 16mm).
* indicates 9.5mm release identified - there may be others
printed as triple 9.5mm by Pathescope for Peak Films.
(An * towards the right of a record means in gln film collection)
The genuine 9.5mm releases were available only in black & white.
Other 9.5mm prints are often 16mm prints reperforated to 9.5mm -
these can be identified because they have 16mm perforation pitch.
The 8mm/9.5mm/16mm Peak printed films were released around 1950/54.
Apart from the Chaplins and westerns, it is likely that the Peak
'Gem' releases were all filmed by Peak Films themselves.
Many other 16mm sound films were released, including a "Muffin the Mule"
series; travelogues and 'Star' musical shorts.
16mm PEAK OPTICAL SOUND FILM RELEASES
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"STAR" series - musical sound shorts - listed only in the pre 1954 catalogue S.1 100ft I'M A ROVING COWBOY - Maurice Taylor S.2 100ft SOUTH RAMPART STREET PARADE - Stan Sheddan S.3 100ft HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT - Oscar Rabin with Johnny Dennis S.4 100ft FRENEZI - Beryl Davis S.5 100ft CLEOPATRA'S NIGHTMARE - Wilson, Keppel and Betty S.6 100ft IT AIN'T WHAT YOU DO - Kay Cavendish Trio S.7 100ft TONIGHT - Edmund Hockridge S.8 100ft S.9 100ft NOT A CLOUD IN THE SKY - Jimmy Miller
Other 16mm sound releases 1 reel B/W BERNARD SHAW'S VILLAGE - Comm. Frank Phillips 1 reel B/W BIG TOP - OLYMPIA - Commentary Frank Phillips 1 reel Col & B/W CIRCUS LIFE - Commentary Frank Phillips 2 rls Col & B/W COPENHAGEN - Commentary Frank Phillips 1 reel B/W GLAD RAGS TO RICHES - Shirley Temple and Gang 1 reel B/W IN THE BANK - Chaplin with music/effects 1 reel B/W KID'N HOLLYWOOD - Shirley Temple and Gang 1 reel B/W METAL EATING BIRD (THE) - animated 1.5rls 13min B/W MUFFIN THE MULE - series of 24 with Annette Mills 1 reel Col & B/W NORFOLK BROADS - Commentary Frank Phillips 1 reel B/W NOSE FOR NEWS - Comedy with Joe Cook 1 reel Col & B/W ROYAL SILVER WEDDING (THE) - Comm. John Snagge - 1948 1 reel B/W TWO LAME DUCKS - Billy Gilbert Most of these titles were also available in 16mm silent, some in 8mm silent
Advert in The Mini-Cinema magazine dated Dec 1950
| Peak Films appeared sometime before 1950 with a small
range of 8mm and 16mm films. The managing director, J.S. Frieze had previously been involved with Clapham Park Film Studios Ltd. of 201-205 Clapham Park Road, London S.W.1 who had released one or two 16mm shorts - ('Clapa Minifilms') - including RS1 "London West" and RS3 "Circus Thrills" - both later appearing as Peak releases.. The company's first address was 171 Victoria Street, London S.W.1, but in February 1954, Peak Film Productions, (J.S. Friese and Co. Ltd.) moved to 37 Devonshire Street, London W.1. By 1951 a limited range of the Peak titles were launched in 9.5mm; these were printed by Pathescope for Peak Films. However sadly by the mid-fifties 9.5mm prints were being sold off as sales were rather low, a note from J.S. Frieze, managing director of Peak Film Productions, in the Amateur Cine World Magazine dated March 1955 stated "It is with regret that we are withdrawing from the 9.5mm market, but it has been unprofitable from the start ... with our thanks to those who have purchased our (9.5mm) films in the past... " |
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Peak Films also issued a range of 2 foot 16mm
Kodachrome film loops, intended for a hand turned toy projector
which I believe
they also sold (a tin-plate upright model ? - maybe someone still
has one, or a photo - think they were 63/- (£3.15 these days!)
The film loops appear to be clips from the normal colour films
above. Although the boxes are labelled, the film clips were
untitled.
A few titles are listed below - being Kodachrome they all still
have lovely colour. Incidentally I think at one time Peak also
produced 35mm colour slides,
C503 2ft BRITISH TEAM PARADING C508 2ft SKATER PERFORMING C514 2ft GUARDSMEN QUICK MARCHING
The Peak 16mm toy projector (battery powered) that used the two foot film loops (courtesy of Mr I Rogge, Amsterdam - cine collector extraordinaire!))
I would always be interested in purchasing 9.5mm Peak releases and 16mm Peak colour releases - please contact me, Grahame Newnham via e-mail at: gln @ pathefilm.freeserve.co.uk (no gaps in actual e-mail address)
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13March2010 Advert added and text changed to reflect launch date
of 9.5mm prints, my 'wants',
.........................plus extra data for some films &
Range Busters film box photo added
18Dec2010 Clapa Minifilms box and address added - thanks Vicki
Crispin!
28Feb2011 "Punch and Judy" title updated
08Aug2011 1954 catalogue picture, 16mm two foot loops and 16mm
sound films added
25Aug2011 "Coronation London" available in
9.5mm/Rangebusters 2 reel westerns advert added
03Sept2011 Rangebusters actual 9.5mm film box added / 23Jan2012
gln titles marked *
