THE KIDNAPPER'S FOIL [Bristol, TN]
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: TAMIS-MIC 2020.009
Content Description
Preservation elements for a 35mm version of THE KIDNAPPER'S FOIL production shot in Bristol, TN, in 1949 by itinerant filmmaker Melton Barker.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
The original 35mm nitrate reels for THE KIDNAPPER'S FOIL [Bristol, TN] were donated to TAMIS by the Paramount Center for the Arts in 2009. The print had resided in the Paramount Bristol presumably since its creation.
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- 1949 (Produced)
- Digitized: 2010 (Preserved)
Creator
- National Film Preservation Foundation (U.S.) (Sponsor, Organization)
Extent
6 Reels (6 cans) : 35mm black-and-white picture negative, optical soundtrack negative, and answer print reels ; ~1887' [00:20:58]
- Bristol (Va.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Motion Picture Film Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- TAMIS paper files: donation agreement for original reel and NFPF grant documentation are located in TAMIS' paper files
- Online Video: the digital video version of the 2010 preservation is hosted on the Texas Archive of the Moving Image's website "Melton Barker and the Kidnapper's Foil"
