35mm feature print of TALE OF THE DEAN'S WIFE, an SWV-style softcore exploitation flick from the early '70s. Print comes boxed on cores on 4 reels.

CONDITION: Biggest problem first, and why I'm selling it: this print is getting VS. It's already testing basically a 3 on an AD strip. I wound through this print and inspected it last summer, and as I was winding, there weren't really any issues with warp or buckling - it wound smoothly and I thought it was perfectly fine, perhaps a hint of vinegar, until I AD-stripped it. It's basically at a 3, but at least as of last summer, it certainly seemed projectable. I make no guarantees, however, and am selling AS IS given this concern, so please bid accordingly.

Other than that, the film is actually in pretty nice physical shape. There is the standard Eastman fade, and most color is gone though the ghosts of some greens remain. Each of the reels only has a few splices (1-4 by my count), and physical wear and dirt doesn't seem too bad. The only other major drawback: the film is missing the opening prologue, around 2 minutes of narration over footage of student protests and riots. It doesn't really have anything to do with the story, and I assume was chopped to make the film shorter. Following this, the opening credits are also missing - the whole credit sequence (still cards) is gone, and just one replacement title card substituted, calling it "The Post-Graduate" (presumably a play on "The Graduate," which was still pretty recent). So, overall: good physical condition, but faded, vinegar, and missing the first few minutes (but will play fine without them). Please take all these drawbacks into consideration and factor them into your bid! 

Film will be shipped on 4 cores in a standard brown box via Fedex Ground. Shipping adjusted to a flat fee if that's what was putting anyone off. I will probably toss this print soon if there are no takers.

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Directed by 
Benjamin Onivas Writing Credits  
L.K. Farbella ... (written by)Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  
Luanne Roberts Luanne Roberts ... Grace Walker (as Christine Murray)
Roger Gentry Roger Gentry ... Calvin Walker (as Jim Gentry)
Edward Blessington Edward Blessington ... Peter (as Mark Edwards)
Guy Anthony Guy Anthony
Trace Mills Trace Mills
Anita Joyce Anita Joyce
Samantha Scott Samantha Scott ... Martha (as Prudence Smythe)
Linda Marie Linda Marie ... Brunette with Ponytails
Lynn Lyon Lynn Lyon ... Annabella
Lee Summers Lee Summers
Jeanette Mills Jeanette Mills ... Mrs. Clove
Ben Dover Ben Dover
Marland Proctor Marland Proctor ... Guitarist (as Lloyd Allen)
Roy Morgan Roy Morgan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Lemp James Lemp ... Professor Clove (uncredited)
Produced by 
L.K. Farbella ... producer
Roger Gentry ... associate producer (uncredited)Cinematography by 
Henning Schellerup ... director of photography