You are bidding on a 16mm film print of TOPSY TURVY THEATER ep. 27 "RIP VAN WINKLE".
This is one episode of an early 60s children's show, in which hand puppets Thackery and Ulysses enact skits about historical and fictional characters. The show was syndicated to major TV markets in 1961 through 1962.
Some facts about this film print:
- Film was salvaged from a production company here in L.A. that went out of business and was selling off everything, including a huge lot of 16mm prints of this TV show. These are the prints that were sent out to TV stations back in the early 60's. Own a piece of history!
- Duration of this B&W film is approx. 5 min.
- In spite of this being a children's show, the humor in this film never condescends to children and seems to respect their intelligence. There's even a joke about "pay tv", and how "they're still talking about it" after Rip Van Winkle's been asleep for years. "Pay TV' was a controversial issue in the 60's. Whoever made this was clearly poking fun at the state of television in the early 60's
- Film has very little wear, few if any lines, and NO VINEGAR ODOR.
The film comes on 1 x 200' plastic reel.
Film will ship via media mail, paid by bidder.
This print is from my collection, sold from one collector to another. No theatrical screening rights are licensed or implied with the sale of this film, it is intended for "home use" only.
Thanks for looking!