Video Gems (distributor)
History[edit]
Video Gems was originally formed in 1979 by Joseph Infante to distribute feature films on videocassette. Its original intent was to distribute martial arts titles and X-rated programs. In 1982, the company began expanding into financing children's programming, due to concerns surrounding the violence in martial arts programs.
In 1986, it secured an agreement with Front Row Video, an affiliate firm owned by VCL Communications that Video Gems would distribute titles over the label.
In 1987, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. An attempt to integrate the library into Celebrity Home Entertainment's catalog was planned, but the deal never happened. In 1990, the company shifted hands into United American Video Corporation, but the company closed down as a whole in 1991.
Library[edit]
1979[edit]
| Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break | Color | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1005 | The Real Bruce Lee From Madison World Film Company |
South Korea/Hong Kong | 1977 | 108 min | Standard version | R | TBD | 1 | N/A | Color | November 15, 1979 | TBD |
1981[edit]
| Catalog number | Title | Country of origin | Original year | Length | Version | MPAA rating | Film format | Tape count | Tape break | Color | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Death Game: The Seducers From Levitt-Pickman |
USA | 1977 | 91 min | Standard version | R | Superscope 235 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1981 | TBD |
| 5005 | Legacy of Blood From Heritage Enterprises |
USA | 1971 | 90 min | Uncut version | R | 16mm | 1 | N/A | Color | 1981 | TBD |
| 5010 | Craze From Heritage Enterprises |
UK | 1974 | 94 min | Uncut version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1981 | TBD |
| 5015 | The Severed Arm From Heritage Enterprises |
USA | 1973 | 89 min | Uncut version | R | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1981 | TBD |
| 5020 | The Slime People From Medallion TV Enterprises |
USA | 1963 | 76 min | Standard version | NR | Academy | 1 | N/A | Color | 1981 | TBD |
| 5025 | The House of Seven Corpses From the Peter Rodgers Organization |
USA | 1974 | 90 min | Standard version | PG | Matted 1.85 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1981 | TBD |
| 5030 | Crucible of Terror From the Peter Rodgers Organization |
UK | 1971 | 95 min | Uncut version | NR | Matted 1.66 | 1 | N/A | Color | 1981 | TBD |