07/29/08

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  In one of my attacks of guilt about not contributing to the hobby, I wrote up my 17.5 experiences. The article appeared in ACE Magazine, but  I wanted better photo's.  Grahame Newnham later put it on his website. It then turned into a continuing story in:-

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I have decided to re-cast what were Big Brother 3&4 and split things up by projector, leaving Big Brother 1&2 as a general introduction. This will, I think, make things clearer for the future as I add material. So:-

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 An article on the history of small local cinemas in France, as served by the early 17.5.

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 I couldn't resist this image of Seymour Hicks, then I found some others worth reproducing.

This is about the only time Pathé ever referred to 17.5 silent films........

It's from the Pathescope Monthly for August/September 1932.