SUPER 8MM ( Super-8 ) SILENT & SOUND FEATURES

Updated October 14, 2024
All films on this page are Super-8 Magnetic Sound, unless noted as being silent prints or optical sound. All are black & white in Like New to Near Mint condition unless otherwise noted. Scroll down to see the list of titles.

• ROCKET SHIP (2) - Universal, 1936. Condensed from the original four-hour-plus Flash Gordon serial, ROCKETSHIP hurtles along like, well, a rocket ship! Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe), faithful female sidekick Dale Arden (Jean Rogers) and Dr. Zarkov (Frank Shannon) do battle with interplanetary tyrant Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) while Flash tries not to succumb to the wiles of smitten, seductive Princess Aura (Priscilla Lawson), Ming’s daughter. Mint Niles Films print on 4x400' reels in the OB or another print on 2x800' reels - $119
• MARS ATTACKS THE WORLD - Universal, 1938. Starring Buster Crabbe (Flash Gordon), Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton. As a deadly ray from space hits the Earth, Flash Gordon travels to its source, the planet Mars, only to find his old enemy emperor Ming of Mongo. With the help of the clay people and other fantastic creatures, he fights for the freedom of two planets. Feature version of the "Flash Gordon Trip To Mars" serial. Mint Niles print on 4x400' reels in the OB - $119
• PLANET OUTLAWS - Universal, 1939. A 20th Century pilot named Buck Rogers and his young friend Buddy Wade awake from 500 years in suspended animation to find that the world has been taken over by the outlaw army of Killer Kane. Feature version of the film serial Buck Rogers by Universal Pictures 1939. Mint Thunderbird Films print on 4x400' reels - $119

• CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK - RKO, 1930. Stars Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll, Irene Rich, Sue Carol, Charles Morton, Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll brought radio’s highest-rated program, Amos and Andy, to the big screen. Partners in the Harlem-based Fresh Air Taxicab Company, our heroes spend most of their time helping a young couple locate a missing deed to some inherited property. Eventually, the boys unwittingly end up in a haunted house. Excellent quality Niles Films print in Mint condition on 4x400' reels in the OB - $159
• MR. BUG (HOPPITY) GOES TO TOWN - Paramount Pictures, 1941. In a vacant corner lot off Broadway is a place called the Lowlands by the tiny community that lives there. Bugs and insects are neighbors and hang out at the Honey Shop of old Mr. Bumble the bee and his daughter Honey. Hoppity the grasshopper arrives to be with Honey, his sweetie. Mint Eastman Color Estar Red Fox print with faded color on 2x800' reels - $79
• GULLIVERS TRAVELS - Paramount Pictures, 1939. Adaptation of Jonathan Swift's 18th century novel of the same name, specifically the first part which tells the story of Lilliput and Blefuscu, and centers around an explorer who helps a small kingdom who declared war after an argument over a wedding song. The film was Fleischer Studios' first feature-length animated film. Mint condition Niles reddish Eastman Color Estar print, 4x400' in the OB - $79
• JUNGLE BOOK - 1942 film directed by Zoltan Korda and stars Sabu, Joseph Calleia and Patricia O'Rourke. the tale of young survivor Mowgli (Sabu) and his spirited adventures in the Indian wilderness. Surrounded by the perils of nature and the structured animal kingdom, Mowgli learns the way of the land, adopted by a wolf pack and befriending a variety of other animals, becoming a 'man-cub' in the process. However, when Mowgli is finally discovered by humans, he is not only returned to his mother but faces a challenging readjustment into society. Unsettled, the jungle soon calls to Mowgli and he makes his way back, this time with friend Mahala (Patricia O'Rourke), to rediscover the wonder of his past and uncover a treasure that may threaten his future. Mint condition Black & White Niles Films print on 6x400' reels in the OB - $139

• RADIO RANCH - 1935 Gene Autry western fantasy. The feature-length version of the ground-breaking science-fiction serial "The Phantom Empire". Gene is a singing cowboy running a radio station that happens to be located just above a mystical subterranean city where a race of advanced humans live. Conniving scientists discover the city and its rich deposits of radium ore and make plans to invade the underground world. In order to set things right, Gene enters the depths with his young sidekicks Frankie (Frankie Darro) and Betsy (Betsy King Ross). Mint condition Niles Films print, 4x400' in the OB - $139
• SUNSET TRAIL - 1939 Hopalong Cassidy western. Stars William Boyd and George "Gabby" Hayes, Charlotte Wynters and Glenn Strange. Disguising himself as a milquetoast Easterner who writes Western novels, Hoppy enrolls in a dude ranch in order to unmask the murderer of the owner's husband. Niles Films print in Mint condition on 4x400' reels - $129
• DAWN ON THE GREAT DIVIDE - 1942 Buck Jones western. Buck Roberts is leading a wagon train of railroad supplies and Jim Corkle and his henchman Loder are out to stop them by using white men dressed as Indians for the attacks. Like New print on 4x400' reels in cans. Pre-print had some scratches and wear - $59
• BULLDOG COURAGE - Puritan Pictures, 1935 Tim McCoy western. A miner who was swindled out of his mine by a banker turns to robbing stagecoaches. Mint condition Hollywood Film Exchange print on 4x400' reels in the OB - $89
• A LAWMAN IS BORN - 1937 Johnny Mack Brown western. The wanted outlaw Tom Mitchell has put away his guns and now works in Root's store. When Sheriff Lance is killed, Martha Lance gets Tom to take the job. He straps the guns on again but Brownlee arrives and reveals him to be a wanted man. Excellent Red Fox print on 3x400' reels - $69

DOCUMENTARY FEATURETTE

• MOVIEMAN - JAMES NARIN'S 60 YEARS OF CINEMA - 1979, Group 5 Production in Scotland. A film by Ron Miller. The cinema manager is the often forgotten link between film-makers and their audience. MOVIEMAN follows the career of one such showman, James S. Nairn who, for almost all his working life, aspired to the highest standards in cinema presentation. Starting in 1915 as an apprentice operator in the Govan Cinema Glasgow, he was quickly promoted and in 1924 was managing the Savoy Cinema in Edinburgh. In 1929 he was manager of the Ritz, Edinburgh when it opened with the newly-arrived talkies. During a career which took him to Stirling, and then in the forties to Inverness, where the Playhouse Cinema became his great passion, he was continuously involved with the ever challenging technical aspects of the cinema and made local centered newsreels so locals could come to the Playhouse and see themselves on the screen. Despite some illness, two eye operations and a disastrous fire which destroyed the Playhouse, James Nairn continued to display the energy, interest and spirit of a man many years his junior. Using everything from historical footage to contemporary interviews, MOVIEMAN takes an affectionate look at a man in love with his work and with the public he served. This is a beautiful Perry's Movies LPP Color Mylar print in Mint condition on 2x600' reels - $399

• FOOLISH WIVES - Universal, 1922. Directed by and starring Eric von Stroheim. Also with Mae Bush. "Count" Karanzim, a Don Juan is with his cousins in Monte Carlo, living from faked money and the money he gets from rich ladies, who are attracted by his charmes and his title or his militaristic and aristocratic behaviour. He tries to have success with Mrs Hughes, the wife of the new US ambassador. This is a Near Mint Blackhawk print with an excellent music track added by the collector that originally owned this print. On 3x800' and 1x600' new Bonum reels in cases - $189
• TOL-ABLE DAVID - First National Pictures, 1921. Starring Richard Barthelmess. When three thuggish men are responsible for the death of his father and the crippling of his brother, young David must choose between supporting his family or risking his life and exacting vengeance. A superb piece of Americana, a great film that reproduces a long-lost time in America as well as long-last attitudes. Directed by Henry King. Near Mint Blackhawk print with music track added by collector. On 2x600' and 1x800' Bonum reels - $159
• $50.000 REWARD - 1924 Ken Maynard western. Tex Sherwood has just come into possession of a valuable piece of land that will be irrigated by a new dam. Banker Holman knowing the deed must be registered the next day, offers a $50,000 reward for Tex's capture. Near Mint Blackhawk++ print with special music score added. On a 600' and a 400' reel - $89

• THE KING OF KINGS - The story of the life of Christ is told in this silent masterpiece from legendary director Cecil B. DeMille. C.B. took the topic very seriously, even donating his director's fee to charity. He chose to focus on the Christ story beginning with the pardoning of Mary Magdalene and on to the Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension, leaving out the Nativity as the director wanted to specifically highlight Christ's teachings, portraying a Jesus that was "the ideal of man." Massive sets were constructed with an eye towards historical accuracy, drawing inspiration from the Biblical illustrations of Gustave Doré. To play the Christ, DeMille selected J.B. Warner, youthful star of Western pictures like Big Stakes (1922). Tragically, the actor died of tuberculosis suddenly at the age of 29, leaving C.B. to cede the all-important role to the much older H.B. Warner (no relation), who at 50 years old, was nearly twice the age of Dorothy Cumming, the actress playing his mother. Both Warner and Cumming were subject to morality clauses in their contracts that prohibited them from taking any "unseemly" roles for the next five years or engaging in any disreputable behavior. (This almost fell through during filming when Warner was found drunk and passed out in the company of a woman of ill repute. Fortunately for him, DeMille's team of lawyers were able to pay her off.) Ironically, Cumming was previously known for playing a role that was almost the exact opposite of the Virgin Mary, the Evil Queen in J. Searle Dawley's version of Snow White (1916). The stress and isolation of playing Jesus (C.B. insisted he travel in a limo with blackened windows, wear a veil whenever leaving the set, and eat by himself during filming) eventually got to Warner, and he became an alcoholic, later ruminating that King of Kings effectively "ruined his career." He is best remembered today as Mr. Gower, the disheveled druggist who nearly poisoned a child in Frank Capra's Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Just like DeMille's earlier Ten Commandments, King of Kings was a huge success upon release, with businesses and schools even closing early so everyone could go see the film. For many years, it was one of the most commonly available silent films, as Cinema Corp. of America had a policy of loaning it to civic and religious organizations for only a small fee, meaning that lower-quality prints readily circulated. Nicholas Ray later remade the film in 1961 with Jeffrey Hunter, but many still believe the silent version to be the definitive portrayal of the life of Christ on screen. This is the 1928 version of King of Kings released to general audiences after its 1927 premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, running 112 minutes. Beautiful Mint condition, excellent quality super-8 silent print on 6x400' reels - $199

• TEXAS COWBOY - Big Productions Company. 1929 Bob Steele western. Dick Carlysle returns home to find that his mother has married Brute Kettle who is really out to get the Carlysle ranch. First Kettle gets Bennett to forge a letter saying Dick relinquishes his inheri6ance in the ranch and then he tries to get Dick's mother to relinquish hers. Mint Blackhawk print on 3x400' reels - $69
• THE MARK OF ZORRO - 1920. Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Noah Berry and Marguente De La Mott. Also Milton Berle and Noah Berry Jr. appear as seven year old children. In old Spanish California, the oppressive colonial government is opposed by Zorro, masked champion of the people, who appears out of nowhere with flashing sword and an athletic sense of humor, scarring the faces of evildoers with his Mark. Meanwhile, beautiful Lolita is courted by villainous Captain Ramon, rich but effete Don Diego... and dashing Zorro, who is never seen at the same time as Don Diego. Mint Niles Films print on 4x400' reels in the OB - $99

• THE VIRGINIAN - 1923, with Kenneth Harlan and Florence Vidor. Molly Wood arrives in a small western town to be the new schoolmarm. The Virginian, foreman on a local ranch, takes a shine to her, and vows that he will make her love him. The Virginian's best friend, Steve, falls in with bad guys led by Trampas. Mint on 4x400' reels in the OB - $99

• FEET FIRST - 1930 classic stars Harold Lloyd. Ambitious shoe salesman, Harold, unknowingly meets the boss' daughter and tells her he is a leather tycoon. The rest of the film he spends hiding his true circumstances, in the store and later on a ship. Trying to deliver a letter, he later finds himself dangling high above the street on a building's scaffolding. This is a silent print of the complete sound feature on 5x400' reels. Near Mint - $79

• THE LAW AND THE OUTLAW - 1913 Tom Mix western. Dakota Joe (Mix) is on the run for crime attributed to him but actually committed by his brother. Mint Blackhawk print on 2x400' reels in the OB - $69

• NIGHT PATROL - 1926. Starring Richard Talmadge. A Los Angeles cop goes undercover to catch a gang of murderous thieves. Near Mint Blackhawk print on 3x400' reels - $69

• BLUE BLAZES RAWDEN - 1918 William S. Hart western. Rawden, a lumberjack in the North woods, fights with crooked dance hall owner 'Ladyfingers' Hilgard over the affections of Babette DuFresne. Mint Blackhawk print on 3x400' reels - $79