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LAPIERRE-CINEMA
FRENCH
9.5MM FILM CATALOGUE
1950s Lapierre-Cinema printed 9.5mm films - mostly animated
subjects
Little 30 foot / 9 metre 1930s Lapierre-Cinema 9.5mm printed
films
See a 9.5mm Lapierre-Cinema silent film short (100ft/30m) cartoon "Oeil Pour Oeil" ("Eye For Eye") on YouTube - 09Aug2018
See a 9.5mm Lapierre-Cinema silent film short (100ft/30m) cartoon "Mon Chien, Mon Ane Et Moi" ("My Dog, My Donkey & Me") on YouTube - 14Aug2018
The Lapierre company originally appeared in France around 1850, formed by Auguste Lapierre, a tinsmith who sold simple tin-plate magic lanterns. Lapierre-Cinema, based at 38 Quai Jemmapes, Paris, France, began selling movie equipment and films probably from the late 1920s. They released a range of 9.5mm printed films both before and after WW2.
In the 1930s (or maybe even late 1920s). a series of short 9.5mm printed films were released by Lapierre-Cinema. These were little 30 foot / 9 metre releases, unspooled but mounted on a numbered wooden centre with a metal, centre slotted, driving plate - I guess this fitting could be accomodated on the same spindles as used for the Pathé 30 foot / 9 metre and 60 foot / 15 metre 'closed cassettes' (no doubt Pathé had patented those little cassettes). Each film release begins with the Lapierre-Cinema catalogue number, then a proper title card 'Lapierre - Paris', followed by the full film title. At the end of each little film, the images finish, followed by clear leader film - no 'Fin'. I had assumed that the films had notched titles, but my examples have normal running titles. I have changed my catalogue below accordingly - despite my listing all the films as French origin, maybe this is not correct for these earlier releases. . The examples I have found were on UK ebay -so maybe some 9.5mm Lapierre toy projectors did get sold in the UK, although all the printed films have French titles..
The only 1950s examples I have are some 1950s Mimiche cartoons. These are credited to Frenkel. From a cartoon web-site it appears there were three Frenkel brothers based in Egypt (Hershel, Salomon and David) who were animation pioneers there; after World War 2 brother David came to France and began drawing Mimiche cartoons for home movies. I'm still not sure if any other Lapierre-Cinema printed film titles were released in the 1950s.
Naturally further information, corrections, updates,
extra titles are all very welcome. Contact me Grahame Newnham
at:-
presto
@ pathefilm.uk (no gaps in actual e-mail
address).
@GLN '96 INTERNATIONAL 9.5 FILM CATALOGUE - NUMERIC ORDER LISTING 25/07/2009 --------------------------------------------------------------- ('Released by' = LA and/or 'Film Star' = and/or 'Class' = ) PA=Pathescope(UK) PB=Pathe-Baby(FR) Pathe: PG=(GER) PI=(IT) PN=(India) PS=(Spain) PT=(Aus) PW=(Sweden) PX=Pathex(US) FO=Film Office(FR) PU=Pinquin(FR) HF=Hefa(FR) LA=LaPierre(FR) CK=Cinak(FR) TB=Tobis(GER) AV=Adventure(UK) LP=LGP Cine(UK) DI=Diamond(UK) NV=Novascope(UK) PK=Peak(UK) WL=Walton(UK) WH=Wallace Heaton(UK) BC=Birmingham Comm.Flm(UK) PR=Presto(UK) Silent: V=30ft notched G=60ft notched L=30ft D=60ft J/C=100ft M=200ft SB=300ft S=300ft notched Sound: T/CT=UK SS/MS/GS=FR BK=Buster Keaton BB=Billy Bevan BT=Ben Turpin CC=Charlie Chaplin CH=Charley Chase DA=Animated DD=Dinky Doodle DF=Fleischer DL=Lortac DY=Disney FX=Felix HB=Hallroon Boys HL=Harold Lloyd LH=Laurel&Hardy ML=Max Linder MM=Mickey McGuire OG=Our Gang PP=Paul Parrott PY=Dippy Doo Dad SL=Stan Laurel SP=Snub Pollard WF=Walter Forde
9.5mm Number 9.5mm Film Title Class. Issue-Delete Original Film Title Date
1 L(LA) TAHITI, DANSES NEGRES Interest B/W Silent - : FR 1 L(LA) 1 JEUNE CORSAIRE (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 2 AVIATEUR EN HERBE Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 3 TÊTE DURE (UNE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : *FR 1 L(LA) 4 FARCE AU POLICEMAN Comedy B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 5 ALLECHES PAR L'ODEUR Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 6 Unclass B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 7 VOYAGEUR CLANDESTIN (UN) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 8 JEUNE CHEF DE CHANTIER (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 9 TATAVE, PEINTRE EN BÂTIMENT Interest B/W Silent 31- : *FR 1 L(LA) 10 DÉMÉNAGEUR ENCOMBRANT (UN) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : *FR 1 L(LA) 11 ENFANTS S'AMUSENT (LES) Comedy B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 12 NAVIGATEUR PRECOCE (UN) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 13 BAIN DE BEBE (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 14 CHASSEUR (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 15 OIE TERRIBLE (L') Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 16 ELEPHANT DOUCHEUR (L') Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 17 CLOCLO S'EVADE Comedy B/W Silent 31- : *US 1 L(LA) 18 BELLE COUPE DE CHEVEUX (UNE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 20 DEBUTS NAUTIQUES Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 21 JEUNE ECUYER ACROBATE (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 22 APPRENTI FERMIER (L') Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 23 ORANG-OUTANG (L') Interest B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 24 CLOCLO IMITATEUR Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 J(LA) JOURNEE DE RANCUNE Animated B/W Mute - : FR DA 1 J(LA) 1001 PECHE INFERNALE (LA) Animated B/W Mute 50- : FR DA 1 J(LA) 1002 MON CHIEN, MON ANE.... ET MOI Animated B/W Mute 50- : *FR DA 1 J(LA) 1003 TRESOR INSAISISSABLE (LE) Animated B/W Mute 50- : *FR DA 1 J(LA) 1004 OEIL POUR OEIL Animated B/W Mute 50- : *FR DA
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@GLN '96 INTERNATIONAL 9.5 FILM CATALOGUE - ALPHABETIC ORDER LISTING 25/07/2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ('Released by' = LA and/or 'Film Star' = and/or 'Class' = ) PA=Pathescope(UK) PB=Pathe-Baby(FR) Pathe: PG=(GER) PI=(IT) PN=(India) PS=(Spain) PT=(Aus) PW=(Sweden) PX=Pathex(US) FO=Film Office(FR) PU=Pinquin(FR) HF=Hefa(FR) LA=LaPierre(FR) CK=Cinak(FR) TB=Tobis(Ger) AV=Adventure(UK) LP=LGP Cine(UK) DI=Diamond(UK) NV=Novascope(UK) PK=Peak(UK) WL=Walton(UK) WH=Wallace Heaton(UK) BC=Birmingham Comm.Flm(UK) PR=Presto(UK) Silent: V=30ft notched G=60ft notched L=30ft D=60ft J/C=100ft M=200ft SB=300ft S=300ft notched Sound: T/CT=UK SS/MS/GS=FR BK=Buster Keaton BB=Billy Bevan BT=Ben Turpin CC=Charlie Chaplin CH=Charley Chase DA=Animated DD=Dinky Doodle DF=Fleischer DL=Lortac DY=Disney FX=Felix HB=Hallroom Boys HL=Harold Lloyd LH=Laurel&Hardy ML=Max Linder MM=Mickey McGuire OG=Our Gang PP=Paul Parrott PY=Dippy Doo Dad SL=Stan Laurel SP=Snub Pollard WF=Walter Forde
9.5mm Number 9.5mm Film Title Class. Issue-Delete Original Film Title Date
1 L(LA) 5 ALLECHES PAR L'ODEUR Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 22 APPRENTI FERMIER (L') Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 2 AVIATEUR EN HERBE Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 13 BAIN DE BEBE (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 18 BELLE COUPE DE CHEVEUX (UNE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 14 CHASSEUR (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 24 CLOCLO IMITATEUR Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 17 CLOCLO S'EVADE Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : *FR 1 L(LA) 20 DEBUTS NAUTIQUES Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 10 DEMENAGEUR ENCOMBRANT (UN) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : *FR 1 L(LA) 16 ELEPHANT DOUCHEUR (L') Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 11 ENFANTS S'AMUSENT (LES) Comedy B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 4 FARCE AU POLICEMAN Comedy B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 8 JEUNE CHEF DE CHANTIER (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 1 JEUNE CORSAIRE (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 21 JEUNE ECUYER ACROBATE (LE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 J(LA) JOURNEE DE RANCUNE Animated B/W Mute - : FR DA 1 J(LA) 1002 MON CHIEN, MON ANE.... ET MOI Animated B/W Mute 50- : *FR DA 1 L(LA) 12 NAVIGATEUR PRECOCE (UN) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 J(LA) 1004 OEIL POUR OEIL Animated B/W Mute 50- : *FR DA 1 L(LA) 15 OIE TERRIBLE (L') Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 L(LA) 23 ORANG-OUTANG (L') Interest B/W Silent 31- : FR 1 J(LA) 1001 PECHE INFERNALE (LA) Animated B/W Mute 50- : FR DA 1 L(LA) TAHITI, DANSES NEGRES Interest B/W Silent - : FR 1 L(LA) 9 TATAVE, PEINTRE EN BATIMENT Interest B/W Silent 31- : *FR 1 L(LA) 3 TETE DURE (UNE) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- : *FR 1 J(LA) 1003 TRESOR INSAISISSABLE (LE) Animated B/W Mute 50- : *FR DA 1 L(LA) 7 VOYAGEUR CLANDESTIN (UN) Unclass. B/W Silent 31- :
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09Jan2016 - "Journee De Rancune" added from
Ebay advert / 26Apr2017 - email address updated
09May2017 - My examples of 1930s releases added with photo /
09Aug2018 - YouTube upload of "Oeil Pour Oeil"
added