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Update: Yes, It's really and truly happening! Ron Hutchinson broke the official news on Nitrateville yesterday! I'm not sure where these leaves *HER WILD OAT (1926)?* The Vita-phone project wouldn't have anything to do with that.. *LILAC TIME* though is another story. But *HER WILD OAT* was already fully restored in 2006. *LILAC TIME* is a given. The problem is the missign audio discs for three reels, And the the missing reels in general. Only 8 of the originally 11 reels are known to still exist as far as I know. In addition the Nethelands Eye Institute of film in Amsterdam Holland has elements on both *NAUGHTY BUT NICE,* and *OH, KAY!* The problemj is funding,, and I'm not really sure what this Archive has? nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14500 *"Ron Hutchinson of The Vitaphone Project here.* *Our "lost" film news continues (after the discover of HELLO POP last month) with an announcement I am finally able to make! Colleen Moore's final silent, WHY BE GOOD? (FN/'29) was long believed to be lost. About 10 years ago while introducing one of my Vitaphone shows at NYC's Film Forum, I mentioned I had just acquired the Vitaphone disks (music and effects) for this feature but, sadly, the film was lost. Film historian Joe Yranski was sitting in the front row and yelled out "No it's not! I know where it is!". The crowd cheered, and so began a decades-long effort to get the film back to American and restored. I'm happy to report that in a joint effort by Ned Price and Warner Brothers, the Bologna Archive in Italy, Joe Yranski (who knew Colleen Moore) and The Vitaphone Project, this film is now being restored. This is an ultra art deco film, with a super jazzy music and sound effects track with such greats as Jimmy Dorsey, Phil Napoleon, and Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang. It even has Jean Harlow as a dress extra! Truly the ultimate silent experience with something for everyone. Ned made all the arrangements to get the lone surviving 35mm nitrate print from Italy and disk transfers have already been completed.* *This has been a long and difficult process, and knowing what went into getting to this point, I sure hope we don't hear any clueless "it's about time" comments! WB is thrilled to fund BOTH of these restorations.* *The print of Moore's next to last silent with Vitaphone track, SYNTHETIC SIN (also thought lost) is also being repatriated now and restored.* *So on the heels pf finding HELLO POP, some more MGM Colortones I'll soon announce, and the restoration-in-progress of over 50 1926-30 Vitaphone shorts, 2013 is sure shaping up as a banner year for film discoveries and restorations!"*

It looks like Lupe to me. But the more I looked at it I thought that it might be Mary Duncan?

Lupe Velez?

Is this Ivor Norvello in THE LODGER (1926)? Or maybe it is Conrad Veidt in HAND'S OF ORLOCK? I would be suprised if it were not one or the other.

It was an amazing interview. I have greatly moved. I could definitely relate to her condition. My Mother was By-Polar, and had many episodes like Kim had during this where she broke down and wept struggling 5to get her words out.. I'm By-Polar, and it happens occasionally. It was fascinating hearing her open up about her personal and professional life before and away from Hollywood. One of the best most emotional interviews with anyone TCM has produced yet. I enjoyed seeing this program very much, and took it to heart. Robert Osborne was so professional. He kept calm even though Kim started falling apart a few times as the interview progressed. He didn't panic for a moment.

Nope, Not Claudette Colbert.

Not an easy choice, but I think I am voting for Capuchin. NAPOLEON swayed my vote.

It seems to be working again for the moment. I just uploaded a bunch of photos.

Yes, it is Betty Blythe from THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (1921). Does that mean that TCM-CFU is finally back up and running? I didn't bother to check this evening or today so far.

Very good. You got them both. Betty Compson and Marceline Day.

Very tragic tale. But you know I have never been all that impressed with Barbara La Marr's looks. Olive Thomas, Jacqueline Logan, Corinne Griffith, Esther Ralston, Marceline Day, Dolores Costello, very much so. Not Barbara La Marr. In-fact in SOULS FOR SALE I never even notice her. Barely even noticed her in PRISONER OF ZENDA either. Give me Renee Adoree or Colleen Moore any day.

Our Easter outfit gal is not Mae Murray. Another entry into the thread.

*"Best Easter Outfit"*

*Barbara La Marr Circle 1923*

How about a hint?

Annette O' Tool?

To Easy. It's Eleanor Boardman. Here with John Gilbert.

Unfortunaely, all archives world wide are grossly under-funded. And the situation gets worse and worse every year. This is one of the biggest problems when it comes to preserving and restoring old films. There just aren't enough people contributing the money.

Numerous Silent films made in the Teen's and very early 20's have been restored. Though they are in the Public Domain. Hundreds more though have not been restored. Sadly, You take a popular Betty Hutton feature like *THE PERILS OF PAULINE (1947),* and I'm amazed that no one has ever restored this. It's in the Public Domain, and I have never seen a really good print of the picture anyplace. Allot of films released by Criterion Collection are PD, but have been restored. Same with Kino, and Image Entertainment. So it just depends I guess? Ryme or reason is sometimes hard to figure. Certainly a major Silent like *THE BIG PARADE (1925)* would have been out a long time ago. if not still under-copyright to Warner's. But now it's finally coming later this year at long last. On the otherhand, if we use *THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (1921)* as an example, where has that been in a quality DVD edition? Technically, it is in the Public Doman. The Copyright extension on Silents made between 1923 and '30 is supposed to expire in the next five years. 2018. But some sources say 2022? So I'm not sure which is correct? Early Talkies-Pre-codes would expire at the same time. Need I remind people that Silents are Pre-code's. The term Pre-code is a misnomer. The studios might let go of these, but I wouldn't count on it. Disney is one of then major problems in getting this stuff declared Public Domain.

Seems to be working better than usual for me? Unfortunately many people seldom update their software programs, and never defragment the system. I defragment an average of 5 or 6 times a week. And repeat several times in a row a single defragment, until all the red is gone. Additionally, I suggest that everyone use C-Cleaner. It's a free program. It generally kicks an average of four to five hundred meg of junk that would otherwise be clogging up your computer after each re-boot. A great software tool. Also update you Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Mel-ware programs at least once a week.

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