The Nostalgia Merchant

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History[edit]

  • 1976: Founded by Snuff Garrett; its first video agreements are with National Telefilm Associates and RKO General.
  • 1978: First 100 videocassettes released.
  • January 1979: The Nostalgia Merchant makes its CES debut with its launch slate.
  • Summer 1979: Licensing agreement with Hal Roach Studios.
  • September 1979: First Hal Roach titles, five feature films and four Laurel and Hardy collections, released.
  • March 1980: First Matinee Double Features released.
  • July 1984: Sold to Media Home Entertainment.

Catalog[edit]

  • 0XXX: National Telefilm Associates
  • 1XXX: Hal Roach Studios (Comedy Classics)
  • 35XX: Cult films
  • 36XX: Alan Enterprises
  • 38XX: Viacom International
  • 39XX: Mossman-Williams Productions
  • 40XX: Hal Roach Studios (feature films)
  • 43XX: Hal Roach Studios (Comedy Classics)
  • 50XX: Double Feature
  • 52XX: Matinee Double Feature
  • 60XX: Public domain
  • 61XX: Public domain
  • 7XXX: Jack Wrather Productions (later reassigned to RKO Pictures)
  • 8XXX: RKO Pictures
  • 9XXX: The Rank Organisation

List of titles[edit]

Launch slate[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
0003 Flying Tigers
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1942 102 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
0024 King of the Rocket Men
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1949 167 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0037 The Purple Monster Strikes
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1945 209 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0047 High Noon
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1952 85 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
0050 Angel and the Badman
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1947 100 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
0056 The Adventures of Captain Marvel
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1941 216 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0072 Zombies of the Stratosphere
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1952 167 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0089 Radar Men from the Moon
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1952 167 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0090 Rio Grande
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1950 105 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
0112 Captain America
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1944 243 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0123 The Last Command
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1955 110 min TBD NR Matted 1.66 1 N/A Color November 1978 TBD
0125 Dakota
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1945 82 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
6001 Cartoon Parade No. 1 USA 1978 120 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color November 1978
  • Contains Case of the Missing Hare (Warner's Merrie Melodies), Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (Paramount's Popeye), The Mechanical Monsters (Paramount's Superman), Ali Baba Bound (Warner's Looney Tunes), The Impatient Patient (Warner's Looney Tunes), Prest-O Change-O (Warner's Merrie Melodies), Notes to You (Warner's Looney Tunes), Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (Warner's Merrie Melodies), A Corny Concerto (Warner's Merrie Melodies), Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (Paramount's Popeye), and Bored of Education (Paramount's Little Lulu)
  • Label incorrectly lists The Mad Scientist (Paramount's Superman), The Henpecked Duck (Warner's Looney Tunes), and All This and Rabbit Stew (Warner's Merrie Melodies) among the featured cartoons; it is unknown whether any of them would appear on later volumes of Cartoon Parade.
6002 Cartoon Parade No. 2 USA 1978 120 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color November 1978
  • Contains The Wabbit Who Came to Supper (Warner's Merrie Melodies), The Lone Star State (Paramount's Screen Songs), A Bout with Trout (Paramount's Little Lulu), Flop Goes the Weasel (Warner's Merrie Melodies), Jerky Turkey (MGM), Heap Hep Injuns (Paramount's Screen Songs), Terror on the Midway (Paramount's Superman), There's Good Boos To-Night (Paramount's Noveltoons), An Itch in Time (Warner's Merrie Melodies), Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (Paramount's Popeye), The Dog Show-Off (Paramount's Little Lulu), The Kids in the Shoe (Paramount's Color Classics), and Snow Foolin' (Paramount's Screen Songs)
  • Label incorrectly lists Bored of Education (Paramount's Little Lulu) among the featured cartoons; it can be found on Cartoon Parade No. 1 and Cartoon Parade No. 3.
8001 King Kong
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1933 100 min TBD PG Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8002 Citizen Kane
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1941 119 min TBD PG Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8003 Flying Down to Rio
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1933 89 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8004 Flying Leathernecks
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1951 102 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color November 1978 TBD
8005 Mary of Scotland
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1936 123 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8006 Mighty Joe Young
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1949 94 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8007 Mr. and Mrs. Smith
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1941 94 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978
  • The first official home video release of a film by Alfred Hitchcock, along with Suspicion.
8008 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1948 93 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8009 Mr. Lucky
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1943 100 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8010 Murder, My Sweet
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1944 95 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8011 None But the Lonely Heart
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1944 113 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8013 Follow the Fleet
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1936 110 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8015 The Gay Divorcee
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1934 107 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8016 Gunga Din
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1939 117 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8017 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1939 117 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8018 I Walked with a Zombie
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1943 69 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8019 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1940 110 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8020 Bedlam
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1945 79 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8022 Carefree
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1938 83 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8023 Room Service
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1938 78 min TBD G Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8026 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1949 103 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color November 1978 TBD
8028 The Son of Kong
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1933 69 min TBD PG Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8030 Suspicion
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1941 99 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8034 The Thing
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1951 80 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8035 Top Hat
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1935 97 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8036 The Informer
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1935 91 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8039 The Body Snatcher
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1945 77 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8040 The Leopard Man
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1943 66 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8042 The Magnificent Ambersons
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1942 88 min TBD PG Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8047 Cat People
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1942 73 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD
8048 The Curse of the Cat People
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1944 70 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white November 1978 TBD

1979[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
0023 Zorro's Black Whip
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1944 182 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0039 The Crimson Ghost
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1946 167 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0082 Hawk of the Wilderness
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1938 213 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0084 Manhunt in the African Jungle
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1943 243 min TBD NR Academy 2 TBD Black and white November 1978 TBD
0172 Ride the Man Down
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1952 90 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color 1979 TBD
4001 Sons of the Desert
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1933 64 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 1979
  • Also includes the Todd/Kelly short subject Top Flat.
4002 Our Relations
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1936 73 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 1979
  • Also includes the Charley Chase short subject Southern Exposure.
4003 Way Out West
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1937 62 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 1979
  • Also includes the Todd/Pitts short subject Red Noses.
4011 Saps at Sea
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1940 57 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 1979
  • Also includes the Charley Chase short subject The Chases of Pimple Street.
4012 Pack Up Your Troubles
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1932 68 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 1979
  • Also includes the Charley Chase short subject Poker at Eight.
4301 Laurel and Hardy Comedy Classics Vol. 1
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1979 89 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 1979
  • Contains The Music Box (1932), County Hospital (1932), The Live Ghost (1934), and Twice Two (1933)
4302 Laurel and Hardy Comedy Classics Vol. 2
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1979 88 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 1979
  • Contains Blotto (1930), Towed in a Hole (1932), Brats (1930), and Hog Wild (1930)
4303 Laurel and Hardy Comedy Classics Vol. 3
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1979 87 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 1979
  • Contains Oliver the 8th (1934), Busy Bodies (1933), Their First Mistake (1932), and Dirty Work (1933)
4304 Laurel and Hardy Comedy Classics Vol. 4
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1979 90 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white September 1979
  • Contains Another Fine Mess (1930), Come Clean (1931), Laughing Gravy (1931), and Any Old Port! (1932)
6003 Cartoon Parade No. 3 USA 1979 120 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color 1979
  • Contains Robin Hood Makes Good (Warner's Merrie Melodies), Bored of Education (Paramount's Little Lulu), Somewhere in Dreamland (Paramount's Color Classics), Foney Fables (Warner's Merrie Melodies), Helter Swelter (Paramount's Screen Songs), Christmas Comes But Once a Year (Paramount's Color Classics), Wackiki Wabbit (Warner's Merrie Melodies), Chick and Double Chick (Paramount's Little Lulu), Base Brawl (Paramount's Screen Songs), Cheese Burglar (Paramount's Noveltoons), Fresh Hare (Warner's Merrie Melodies), Cad and Caddy (Paramount's Little Lulu), Comin' Round the Mountain (Paramount's Screen Songs), and Falling Hare (Warner's Merrie Melodies)
8067 Hitler's Children
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1943 83 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white 1979 TBD

1980[edit]

Titles with graphical packaging are listed in the next section.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
0242 In Old California
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1942 88 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white March 1980 TBD
0243 Gulliver's Travels
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1939 76 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color March 1980 TBD
0245 It's a Wonderful Life
From National Telefilm Associates		 USA 1946 131 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white March 1980 TBD
4004 Swiss Miss
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1938 73 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white March 1980
  • Also includes the Todd/Kelly short subject Hot Money.
4005 Topper
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1937 97 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white March 1980 TBD
4006 One Million B.C.
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1940 80 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white March 1980 TBD
4009 Block-Heads
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1938 57 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white March 1980 TBD
4305 Laurel and Hardy Comedy Classics Vol. 5
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1979 89 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white March 1980 TBD
4306 Laurel and Hardy Comedy Classics Vol. 6
From Hal Roach Studios		 USA 1979 88 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white March 1980 TBD

First graphical titles[edit]

These 24 videotapes were the first to move away from the generic packaging of old.

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
8001 King Kong
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1933 100 min TBD PG Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8002 Citizen Kane
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1941 119 min TBD PG Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8004 Flying Leathernecks
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1951 102 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color August 15, 1980 TBD
8005 Mary of Scotland
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1936 123 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8006 Mighty Joe Young
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1949 94 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8008 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1948 93 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8010 Murder, My Sweet
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1944 95 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8013 Follow the Fleet
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1936 110 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8015 The Gay Divorcee
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1934 107 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8016 Gunga Din
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1939 117 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8017 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1939 117 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8018 I Walked with a Zombie
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1943 69 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8020 Bedlam
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1945 79 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8022 Carefree
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1938 83 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8023 Room Service
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1938 78 min TBD G Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8026 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1949 103 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color August 15, 1980 TBD
8034 The Thing
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1951 80 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8035 Top Hat
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1935 97 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8036 The Informer
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1935 91 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8037 Isle of the Dead
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1945 77 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8039 The Body Snatcher
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1945 77 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8040 The Leopard Man
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1943 66 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8047 Cat People
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1942 73 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD
8048 The Curse of the Cat People
From RKO Pictures		 USA 1944 70 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white August 15, 1980 TBD

1981[edit]

Catalog number Title Country of origin Original year Length Version MPAA rating Film format Tape count Tape break placement (if applicable) Color Released Note(s)
0302 Sands of Iwo Jima
From National Telefilm Associates 		USA 1949 100 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white June 1, 1981 TBD
0303 The Quiet Man
From National Telefilm Associates 		USA 1952 129 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Color June 1, 1981 TBD
3601 The Count of Monte Cristo
From Alan Enterprises		 USA 1934 113 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white May 1, 1981 TBD
3602 The Man in the Iron Mask
From Alan Enterprises		 USA 1939 113 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white May 1, 1981 TBD
3603 The Last of the Mohicans
From Alan Enterprises		 USA 1936 92 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white May 1, 1981 TBD
3604 The Corsican Brothers
From Alan Enterprises		 USA 1941 111 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white May 1, 1981 TBD
3605 Black Magic
From Alan Enterprises		 USA/Italy 1949 105 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white May 1, 1981 TBD
6008 Santa Fe Trail
From Associated Artists Productions
A public domain title		 USA 1940 110 min TBD NR Academy 1 N/A Black and white May 1, 1981 TBD

See also[edit]

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