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All 70mm film lists
Compiled by: Thomas Hauerslev. Date: November 2002
Mitchell Fox cameras developed by: Earl Sponable.
Film size: 4 perf 65mm.
Aspect ratio: 2,13:1
Frame rate:
Sound:
Further in 70mm reading:
Title Released Cinema Notes
   
Fox Grandeur News (S) (FOX) Gaiety, NYC, USA 17.09.1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (FOX) Gaiety, NYC, USA 17.09.1929 70mm only in New York

This film was never shot in a widescreen format despite some books referring to it being in widescreen .About ten minutes of it was blown up to 70mm and shown as a featurette with another fox film in New York only.The film is said to be lost forever. Mansor Peter
Niagara Falls (S) (FOX) Gaiety, NYC, USA 17.09.1929  
Happy Days (FOX) Roxy, NYC, USA 14.02.1930 AFI 17.09.1929. NY release 02.03.1930. 70mm only in New York and Los Angeles. Shot simultaneously in 35mm.
Song o' My Heart (FOX) 44th St.th, NYC, USA 11.03.1930 Only 35mm version released, Grandeur version never shown.

This film was never released in 65/70mm anywhere despite it being filmed in the wide screen process. It was also the most popular of the early widescreen films from 1929/31.A strange film as the songs were sung but the dialogue was silent with title cards. Mansor Peter
 
The Big Trail (FOX) Chinese, LA, USA 02.10.1930  
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(S) = Short film

Assistant contributors on some large format lists includes Michael Coate, David Coles, Jeffrey L. Johnson, Scott Marshall, Tak Miagishima, Rick Mitchell, Dan Scherlock, Richard Vetter and Ingolf Vonau.

Based on material found in many sources, including trade papers, Variety, Wide Screen Movies (Robert E. Carr & R. Michael Hayes) and Four Aspects of The Film (James L Limbacher)
 
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