Wendy,

I'm glad that you like this one. As it just got tore down on Nitrateville. You can't please everyone. This was originally tinted sort of a yellow, so it was not easy to work with. Mary Astor and Gilbert Roland's skin-tone is not the same. His is actually a bit darker, and tanner.Nevertheless, I was told that the Skin-tone is all wrong, and that the shade of the vest was terrible.

It's interesting that many fans probably do not know that Mary Astor was considered to be one of the great beauties of the Silent Screen during the 20's. In a 1925 Photoplay Magazine poll Mary Astor was chosen as the 2nd most beautiful female Star in Hollywood, behind only Pola Negri. And ahead of Corinne Griffith at number 4. I'll have to check who was number 3. I have not seen the list in some time. I just got "OH DOCTOR!" a Reginald Denny comedy from 1925 a couple months ago. Astor is the leading lady, and she is stunning. This is a terrific comedy by the way, and I highly recommend it. Very nice print from Grapevine too.

ROSE OF THE GOLDEN WEST is rare, but apparently not lost. The Czech Archive has a 35 Millimeter print. Also the name Gilbert Roland was a combination of the two biggest Romantic leading men of the day. John Gilbert, and Ronald Colman. Of course Roland ended up having a remarkable career that lasted for decades.

Gilbert Roland and Mary Astor-Rose Of The Golden West (1927)

Karin,

Are you still registered on TCM Classic Film Union? Haven't seen you post any comments in quite some time. SPARROWS will be coming out on DVD and possibly Blu-ray from Milestone in the New Restoration. Along with POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL and THE HOODLUM. Possibly a few other Pickford features as well. I just don't know how soon?

ZANDER THE GREAT is a really wonderful film that I wish TCM would premiere sometime. Though BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK (1926) is maybe the best bet for a new Marion Davies Silent to debut. That or perhaps LITTLE OLD NEW YORK (1923). THE LIGHT OF OLD BROADWAY, TILLIE THE TOILER, and THE FAIR CO-ED being other possibilities. Any of these I would be excited about. THE CARDBOARD LOVER I am told has to much Nitrate damage, but I tend to disagree.

Be sure to read the review I posted of LADY OF THE PAVEMENTS.

Karin,

Yes, GAOH is still there. I visit the site almost every night. However, it costs over $200.00 a year to keep the place going, now that Ning Networks have gone all premium service. No free sites. So pretty soon Kevin will be collecting to stay on-line for another year. I think it was in May that they last asked for help.

Did you get to see the newly restored SPARROWS on TCM a few weeks ago? Didn't hear much in the way of your comments on the FRAGMENTS program either. I thought it was really excellent. Oh, I think you mentioned a little bit about THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH clip?

Oh, the clips from LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN are all under the heading of Ernst Lubitsch rather than Ronald Colman. That should make them easier to find. Still did not see a Colman fan group on TCM CFU.

Karin,

Good to see you on the boards. Hope you enjoyed a nice Easter. Little surprised there is no THE MAN WHO LAUGHS for Conrad Veidt. Very famous film, and rarely if ever on TCM. HAND'S OF ORLAC I had bought on DVD a couple years ago from Kino. Forgot about it and never got around to watching the picture.

I wrote this response a couple days ago in the August Schedule Thread.

Terrific! A Ronald Colman day! And some of his Silents are in the mix! Wow! debut's of both KIKI, and HER NIGHT OF ROMANCE! Would have been great to have HER SISTER FROM PARIS too. Not to mention THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH with Vilma Banky and Gary Cooper. It's been on MGM HD. Still, I believe that is is that first time ever for a Norma or Constance Talmadge Starring feature on TCM! After these, Colleen Moore is the biggest Silent Star remaining by far, with none of her starring features having been aired on TCM yet. With any luck there might be a debut before the end of the year.

Other Colman's, I knew we wouldn't get BEAU GESTE (1926), or THE NIGHT OF LOVE (1927) also with Banky, but maybe sometime? However, LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN (1925) is a Warner Brothers Silent. So that might have been more manageable. And it has been on TCM in the past. Though not for about 7 years. THE SPORTING VENUS with Blanche Sweet, or STELLA DALLAS (both '25), with Belle Bennett, Alice Joyce, Lois Moran, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr might pop up eventually. Would be great to see these on TCM. At least VENUS is an MGM picture. Both are in need of recorded scores. I was surprised how both films were referenced during the intro's to the sound remakes just this past week.

The Lon Chaney Day is good news, but where is THE BLACKBIRD (1926), with Renee Adoree and Owen Moore? It's only been shown once on TCM in October of 2008. And I had something to do with that broadcast happening. Since I wondered why this had run on foreign TCM's, but not hear in the States. Took about 5 years to make it across the pound. OLIVER TWIST (1922) might be a TCM premiere? Although I was kind of hoping for FLESH AND BLOOD

Have to study the rest of the schedule more carefully. Great to see Linda Darnell have her own day.

Incidentally, I posted a clip from SMILIN' THROUGH (1922) with Norma Talmadge and Harrison Ford on TCM CFU. Plan to post others, but my DVD Ripper after upgrade is not currently working at all. Please take a look when you have time. Also posted several scenes from LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN as well. Hope to post more of HULA soon.

Thanks Metsie! I'll check it out.

The Harold Lloyd photo reminds me that I watched Girl Shy ( a real winner) and The Freshman, and I am starting to appreciate Harold a little more now.

I hope you had a happy Easter, everyone!