Here we have what must rank as the great, great grandaddy of the iPod, or the 1st portable media player ever: the Melton Movie Viewer! Just imagine the unparalleled thrill of watching your favorite Castle Films 8mm Headline movie "ANYWHERE, without a projector!" Such modern, jet-age convenience even came at the then not unreasonable price of just $4.95! We imagine you would be the undisputed life of the party if you were to arrive with your Melton Movie Viewer threaded up with such exotic Castle Films fare as: Wing, Claw and Fang ("a kitten, a raven, a penguin and a lion are the astonishing stars"),the "riot of fun" that was The Chimp's Vacation, or --dare we even mention it? --those "exotic beauties of Samoa" or the "enchantresses of Tahiti" who afforded 50-foot glimpses of the "wondrous rhythmic dances, odd customs and strange sights" of Belles of the South Seas!...
There can be no doubt that the marvelous Melton Movie Viewer was the coveted geek gadget of 1951! And be sure to check out our other 8mm Memories on display at our updated Castle & Ken Films Tribute page!
"Mr. Super-8",
STEVE OSBORNE,
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2006 "Rondo" Award Winner
Bob Statzer
is back with a memoir of his misspent youth as a Super 8 movie-maker!:
Read Bob Statzer's "Remembering
Ray Harryhausen"!...
John McElwee's
Greenbriar Picture Shows is hands down the best site for general film essays on the internet, period!
If your heart beats faster at the mention of "Forrest J. Ackerman," "Aurora monster models" or "Shock Theater," be sure to check out artist Kerry Gamill's Classic Horror Film Board.
Our good pal "Bijou Bob 8mm" Statzer is one of the board's resident kibitzers and pontificates there much and profoundly, to our continual edification!
Great minds think alike???...
Both Steve Osborne's The Reel Image (in the USA) and David Ollerearnshaw's The Reel Image (in the UK) sprung up somewhat simultaneously -- but they remain entirely unrelated to one another (except, of course, for Steve & David's
shared enthusiasm
for 8mm and Super 8!)...
Be sure to visit David's UK site for his latest box artwork scans and film catalogs, including a terrific nostalgic look at a vintage Thunderbird Films flyer from the 1970's!...
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Jason Cole Thecolefamily5@yahoo.com (Monday, 11 September 2017 21:00)
I have recently come across a Melton Viewer in a box that was my grandparents. I have a library of films but I don't have any instructions on how to thread it. Could you help me with this please?
Tracy (Monday, 07 January 2019 21:47)
The instructions are on a paper on the inside
Pedro (Sunday, 01 May 2022 08:06)
Are there some instructions for the Melton Viewer
Thanks
This is for camera. Viewer opens and loads same (Friday, 17 March 2023 12:53)
https://www.google.com/search?q=8M.M.+Melton+Viewer+instruction+pamphlet&sxsrf=AJOqlzWpl889AsYaUskapsgFtBA32K-Aag%3A1679072569971&ei=OZ0UZKr4Op-IptQPi9mR4AI&ved=0ahUKEwjq-NbguOP9AhUfhIkEHYtsBCwQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=8M.M.+Melton+Viewer+instruction+pamphlet&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIHCCEQoAEQCjoICAAQhgMQsAM6BQghEKABOgUIIRCrAkoECEEYAVC0CVjbhwFgtIoBaAFwAHgAgAGVAYgB5BKSAQQ2LjE1mAEAoAEByAECwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:b5fe26ee,vid:qjqSJ4ejCY0
Deborah Fairfield (Friday, 10 November 2023 00:27)
I've purchased a Melton Pocket Movie Viewer (which should be arriving in a few days) but it doesn't have the instruction leaflet, which is normally included in the box. Can you tell me if there's a place where I can buy/acquire or download these separate instructions? Thanks for any assistance you can provide.