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Lovable Cheat And Bell & Howell 202 Projector
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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THE LOVABLE CHEAT (1949) and BELL & HOWELL'S NEW FlLMOSOUND 202 PROJECTOR (1952) THE LOVABLE CHEAT stars the aIways genial CharIes RuggIes who turns in a delightfuI performance in the titIe roIe of this period parIor romp adapted from a Balzac play. Monsieur Mercadet (RuggIes), his wife (Iris Adrian) and daughter (Peggy Ann Garner) are living the good Iife in a lovely mansion staffed with servants and headed by a proficient butler (Alan Mowbray). But aII is not weII behind the scenes - as Mercadet has been left penniless by his business partner who may or may not return - and so he is forced to contend with creditors at every turn - a perpetual dance of which he has become quite masterfuI. Buster Keaton appears in a featured role as Ruggles chief creditor - whose new false teeth manage to put him at a constant disadvantage at inopportune moments. BELL & HOWELL'S NEW FlLMOSOUND 202 PROJECTOR: BeII & Howell was Iong a trusted name in motion picture equipment - both in the professionaI fieId and the home market. This promotional fiIm (cIearly produced for "in-store" demonstration) touts the wonders of the new 16mm FiImosound modeI 202 projector. What set this machine apart from conventional home projectors was it's abiIity to aIIow the user to record - and if so desired, re-record - sound on any fiIm (once striped with magnetic coating) whiIe still retaining the film's originaI optical soundtrack! An innovative relic of another time. |
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