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How $10 Million of Old Movie Memorabilia Was Found By Accident | Short Film Showcase


now meet Debbie Ginsberg and Marilyn

now meet Debbie Ginsberg and Marilyn Wagner now they still cannot believe

Wagner now they still cannot believe

Wagner now they still cannot believe they’re on the verge of becoming movie

they’re on the verge of becoming movie

they’re on the verge of becoming movie industry millionaires they live in Omaha

industry millionaires they live in Omaha

industry millionaires they live in Omaha Nebraska a far cry from the glitz and

Nebraska a far cry from the glitz and

Nebraska a far cry from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood they had no idea

glamour of Hollywood they had no idea

glamour of Hollywood they had no idea that they’d stumbled upon the mother

that they’d stumbled upon the mother

that they’d stumbled upon the mother lode of movie memorabilia while shopping

lode of movie memorabilia while shopping

lode of movie memorabilia while shopping at a little antique shop

at a little antique shop

at a little antique shop take a look

take a look

take a look [Music]

just because someone who praises

just because someone who praises something at ten million dollars you’ve

something at ten million dollars you’ve

something at ten million dollars you’ve got to find a buyer who’s willing to pay

got to find a buyer who’s willing to pay

got to find a buyer who’s willing to pay two million dollars

I think movies play a big impact on

I think movies play a big impact on people’s lives

people’s lives

people’s lives [Music]

I think the one movie that made the most

I think the one movie that made the most impact on me was Fiddler on the Roof my

impact on me was Fiddler on the Roof my

impact on me was Fiddler on the Roof my mom and dad and my grandmother went to

mom and dad and my grandmother went to

mom and dad and my grandmother went to see it when we left the theater my

see it when we left the theater my

see it when we left the theater my father said to his mother what did you

father said to his mother what did you

father said to his mother what did you think and she said I already saw it

think and she said I already saw it

think and she said I already saw it because she lived from it I’ll never

because she lived from it I’ll never

because she lived from it I’ll never forget that

ever since I’ve loved fiddler when I was

ever since I’ve loved fiddler when I was very young they had Saturday afternoon

very young they had Saturday afternoon

very young they had Saturday afternoon matinees and often my mother would give

matinees and often my mother would give

matinees and often my mother would give me some money let me go to one of those

me some money let me go to one of those

me some money let me go to one of those matinees and I just I just love those we

matinees and I just I just love those we

matinees and I just I just love those we weren’t really looking for movie

weren’t really looking for movie

weren’t really looking for movie memorabilia we feel like it almost found

memorabilia we feel like it almost found

memorabilia we feel like it almost found us we feel like it was almost a match

us we feel like it was almost a match

us we feel like it was almost a match that was meant to happen but we weren’t

that was meant to happen but we weren’t

that was meant to happen but we weren’t even thinking about it at the time I

don’t know what I’d do with a whole

don’t know what I’d do with a whole bunch of money honestly I have friends

bunch of money honestly I have friends

bunch of money honestly I have friends who have a lot of money and they don’t

who have a lot of money and they don’t

who have a lot of money and they don’t seem any happier they just run around

seem any happier they just run around

seem any happier they just run around trying to hold on to it and so I hope I

trying to hold on to it and so I hope I

trying to hold on to it and so I hope I won’t do that but we’ll see

won’t do that but we’ll see

won’t do that but we’ll see [Music]

after 25 years of being stored in boxes

after 25 years of being stored in boxes some of the ink that had been left on

some of the ink that had been left on

some of the ink that had been left on the plates turned into a white powder

after trial and error we found that the

after trial and error we found that the best way to get this white powder off

best way to get this white powder off

best way to get this white powder off and restore them to their original

and restore them to their original

and restore them to their original condition was using vinegar

it took 48 trips to get the blocks moved

it took 48 trips to get the blocks moved from the antique store to our place

it’s been a 16-year journey with this

it’s been a 16-year journey with this from originally

from originally

from originally finding the collection starting to

finding the collection starting to

finding the collection starting to inventory at seeing what all is there

inventory at seeing what all is there

inventory at seeing what all is there seeing how far it dates back I mean it

seeing how far it dates back I mean it

seeing how far it dates back I mean it dates back to before talkies

dates back to before talkies

dates back to before talkies [Music]

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we just filled these blocks are too

we just filled these blocks are too beautiful and too important not to be

beautiful and too important not to be

beautiful and too important not to be seen when someone does acquire the

seen when someone does acquire the

seen when someone does acquire the collection I’m hoping they would set it

collection I’m hoping they would set it

collection I’m hoping they would set it up in a museum so that people could see

up in a museum so that people could see

up in a museum so that people could see these pieces but also set up the press

these pieces but also set up the press

these pieces but also set up the press and restrike some of these pieces and

and restrike some of these pieces and

and restrike some of these pieces and now everybody can take a little piece of

now everybody can take a little piece of

now everybody can take a little piece of 50 years of motion picture history home

50 years of motion picture history home

50 years of motion picture history home with them

with them

with them [Music]

you

you [Music]

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