Mr. Frenhofer and the minotaur

Duration: 21

Year Published: 1949

Creator: a Workshop 20 production ; written and directed by Sidney Peterson.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Credits: Peterson, Sidney, 1905-2000.; Bronstein, Harold.; Dadian, Albert.; Degen, Walter.; Heick, William.; Joyce, Al.; Turner, Leslie.; Vega, Ramon.; MacDonald, Royal P.; Baum, Paul.; Shuey, Pat.; Geneve, Carol.; Daunic, Joanne.; Bassett, Marian.; Reminick, Harry.; Perry, Beatrix.; Daunic, Frederic.; San Francisco Art Institute. Workshop 20.; Mister Frenhofer and the minotaur.

Description: "Based on Le chef d'oeuvre inconnu of H. de Balzac."-- after main title.; Running time: 20:33.; Copyright date on film: 1949, California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco.; PFA 1608-01-2653. Restricted: Not for research use.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; By Harold Bronstein, Albert Dadian, Walter Degen, William Heick, Al Joyce, Leslie Turner, Ramon Vega; voice, Beatrix Perry; guitar, Frederic Daunic.; Characters: Royal P. MacDonald (Frenhofer), Walter Degan (Porbus), Paul Baum (Poussin), Pat Shuey (Gillette), Carol Geneve Leeds (Ariadne), Joanna Daunic (Catherine Lescault), Marian Bassett (Fencer), William Heick (Minotaur), Harry Reminick (Men [sic] on ladder).; PFA 1608-01-9224. D0393; PFA 1608-01-9223. D0393; PFA 1608-01-2653. D0067; PFA 1608-01-9224. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (709 ft.) (20 min.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. triacetate print. Over 23 splices; light lines and scratches; looks dupey; length is slightly shorter than other prints; PFA 1608-01-9223. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (748 ft.) (21 min.) : opt sd., b&w ; 16 mm. triacetate print. Scratches throughout; pix are sharp; sound is clean; this is the better of two prints from this donation; PFA 1608-01-2653. CONDITION NOTE: Viewed during cataloging by LT: 20 Feb 1993; leader; Excellent condition : needs head leader; no scratches; few brief instances of "warped" sound towards end, but these were printed on from the sound neg--the print itself is not warped CONDITION NOTE: Last exhibited: 2003/01/21; Excellent condition overall; some sound distortion/warble, mostly in second half of reel and only for very brief intervals, a second here or there

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE