99marbles131 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 okay I need some help here. There's a group of people shooting a documentary about marble playing/collecting and they are looking for footage or any kind of old marble material, whether it's film, newspapers, or memorabilia. If its old footage (preferably) they will be able to transfer it over to digital. Please let mw know if you have ANY and I mean ANY info on where to find some of this material. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I'd contact the VFW. Don't know if they have any intact films but it wouldn't hurt to ask. They made one or more marble films to show at their meetings. I remember reading about it once. I think I might have seen references to two separate films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99marbles131 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chordus Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 The Marble Hall of Fame in Wildwood, NJ might have something: it's located at the Chamber of Commerce on Pacific Avenue. GWTIDA might be the ones to contact about that... you can send them something at http://www.wildwoodsnj.com/contact-the-wildwoods.cfm . They'll have lots of what you want there. Marble King has done some stuff with the media in the past, and my guess is that Jabo has as well. It might be worth it to check with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99marbles131 Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Thanks Andrew, the guys did some shooting there this year at the tourney... btw we missed you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Check the 7/11/36 entry here: http://old.cinema.ucla.edu/Prelude/1936.html Not sure how hard it would be to get the footage. Not sure how long it lasts. But it exists! ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spara50 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Here are a few links with movies that contain clips: At 2:50 min marker...poem and kids shooting marbles 1931 One At 13:00 min mark...VFW tournament footage. Robert Altman film from Kansas City 1955 Two At very beginning kids shooting marbles for a few seconds. 1936 Three I also have footage from the 1965 Nationals in Wildwood N.J. from the winner. It is in a DVD documentary I made about him and was shown in Amana in 2010. Approx. 20 mins. The video is 5 or 6 minutes. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spara50 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 More: Asbury Park N.J. Nationals - shows girl and boy winner. George Wentz from West Virginia. Clip Tinsley Green 1946 - British Newsreels Clip Two National Champ 1941 - British Newsreels Clip Three British 1953 Clip 4 Type in marbles in the search on this site. Tons of videos of playing marbles. Clips More tourney clips: Clip 5 A few more clips on this site as well. Clips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybern Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Has anyone checked w/ Bert Cohen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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