Removing movies from iPhoto 11

I wish to remove all my movies from iPhoto 11.
I will then store on a separate HDD as my iPhoto is now up to 100GB :-/
Previous posts (https://discussions.apple.com/message/10649344#10649344) suggest flagging movies and send to Trash BUT I have 93 photos flagged for specific purposes.
If I create a Smart folder of movies the original movies cannot be deleted. They can be dragged to a Finder window and folder but originals remain in iPhoto.
I could try iPhotoManager I suppose but surely iPhoto has a solution... or not?
Thanks.
Michael

If I create a Smart folder of movies the original movies cannot be deleted.
They can.
Option-command-delete will move them to the trash.
BUT I have 93 photos flagged for specific purposes.
Flagging is designed for quick and dirty selections. If you're holding those for longer periods of time than a keyword would probably be better.
Regards
TD

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