George Eastman Museum receives 20 reels of rare 35mm nitrate films
The Gold Rush (1925). Tinted nitrate print.
ROCHESTER, NY
.-The George Eastman Museum has recently received a donation of 20 reels, from 12 identified titles, of rare 35mm nitrate and diacetate film prints from historian John Goodman of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
We are very grateful to Mr. Goodman for this donation of nitrate films, said Peter Bagrov, Curator in Charge of the Moving Image Department, George Eastman Museum. The gift contains several rarities including a vintage tinted reel of Charlie Chaplins The Gold Rush, made in 1925. Its a bit of a mystery, Bagrov added. Chaplin himself was not fond of tinting, and all of the known release prints of this film are in black and white. Even though the print is incomplete, this beautifully tinted reel is a great discovery and adds a new dimension to our understanding of how films were presented during the silent era.
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