celluloid
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Take the case of Laurence Stallings and Truman Talley’s “The First World War,” released in 1934 by the Fox Film Corp. and described by Variety as “a celluloid anthology of the world’s greatest wholesale slaughter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Reputedly, he destroyed hundreds of his own negatives, and the celluloid was melted down -- and some of it used as raw material to make soldiers' boots during World War I.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
While Bombay brought cinema to India, cinema lived on its streets and not just on celluloid.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Recent topics in her Antiques and Collectibles series have included lectures on celluloid, vintage weddings and Art Deco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
On the end of each string was a good-size celluloid ring—one was blue and the other was yellow.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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