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Mike, NOTORIOUS AFFAIR (1930) with Billie Dove the other night was really good, and she was great too. Her voice was just fine in talkies, quite lovely in-fact. I was entranced by her voice, graceful movements, and gestures. I find it hard to believe that sound was her demise in films? Her performance was restrained and totally believable. Basil Rathbone in one of his early films as the leading man was rather awful. Billie was way better than He was in this picture. Hey, TCM how about giving us allot more of Billie Dove??? I don't have very many colorized pictures of her. I will have to work on a few more. Do have some Sepia-Tone Photos though of Billie.

moviejoe79, Yes, I enjoyed the movie very much, and had never seen it before. I was surprised to learn that this was a TCM premier? I figured that it had been shown at least a time or two in the past? It was wonderful to see a sharp crisp print like this broadcast. The main-title theme was just lovely. Mary wasn't as great an actress in talkies as in her Silent films, but her performance was still very solid. Even in her 40's Pickford looked stunningly beautiful at times. And could easily portray characters significantly younger not just convincingly, but with ease. It's hard to believe this was the end. Mary Pickford's general body of work is loaded with extraordinary performances, and a plethora of highly underrated, and largely overlooked films. I am so glad that Milestone is finally releasing some new titles soon on DVD. 2009 marks the 30th Anniversary of Mary's death in 1979.

Mark, I don't have very many colorized pictures of her. I will have to work on a few more. Here are some more Sepia-Tone Photos though of Billie.

Mark,

CelluloidKid, Don't forget Anita Page either. Even if "TCM Remembers" did.

Cecil B. De Mille's THE GODLESS GIRL was released in 1928, not 1929. The re-edited sound hybrid version was released in 1929. As a Silent film this picture Starring Lina Bassquette, Tom Keene, Marie Prevost, and Noah Beery, was released in August of 1928. Thankfully, The Photo-play version is very much De Mille's original Silent cut of the film. The later hybrid was completed minus De Mille, and with tacked on dialogue, and a completely altered ending. My thanks to TCM Programmer for snatching up the rights to this fabulous restoration of the original Silent version! Another TCM, and American Broadcast premier.

I have enjoyed the Kay Francis month greatly. Many of these films I have not seen before. Hard to believe that none of them are on DVD? NOTORIOUS AFFAIR with Billie Dove was really good, and she was great too. Her voice was just fine in talkies, quite lovely in-fact. I was entranced by her voice, and graceful movements, and gestures. I find it hard to believe that sound was her demise in films? Her performance was restrained and totally believable. Basil Rathbone in one of his early films as the leading man was rather awful. Billie was way better than He was in this picture. Hey, TCM how about giving us allot more of Billie Dove???

CelluloidKid TCM has run GENTLEMAN PREFER BLONDES before. Though not very often. SCROOGE (1970), is new to TCM as far as I can recall. That's a big pick-up. I love this movie, and it hasn't been seen much on television in recent years.

Lynn, Well, it appears that TCM keeps pushing Silent Sunday Nights back, further and further into the wee-small hours. They should rename the show "Silent Monday Mornings" if they are going to continue to do this. On the plus side, they are debuting the brand new Kevin Brownlow, Patrick Stanbury produced Photo-Play Productions version of Cecil B. De Mille's THE GODLESS GIRL with the Carl Davis score! So that is very good news. I have seen this version from Film 4 in Britain, and it is fabulous!

Wendy, Here are a few Sepia-Tone photos. I just wish the first of them were higher resolution than you see here. *Jacqueline Logan as Mary Magdalene is ruler of her court, and of Men's Hearts. From Cecil B. De Mille's THE KING OF KINGS (1927)* *Marie Prevost, Mirror Mirror, in my hand, who's the prettiest girl on Sea's or Sand???* *Marie Prevost, A Little Something Different?* *Bebe Daniels Is RIO RITA* *Betty Compson is Royalty from IN THE PLACE OF THE KING.* *Anita Page, Poise, and Elegance* *Janet Gaynor, Bithday Party scene, from F. W. Murna's 4 DEVILS (1928)*

ugaarte, Esther Ralston played a British Maiden in OLD IRONSIDES (1926) opposite Charles Farrell. Although, I don't think that is the movie, as I don't recall her wearing such a hat? Anyway, her hair was longer in that film. Here are a few Sepia-Tone photos. I just wish the first of them were higher resolution than you see here. *Jacqueline Logan as Mary Magdalene is ruler of her court, and of Men's Hearts. From Cecil B. De Mille's THE KING OF KINGS (1927)* *Marie Prevost, Mirror Mirror, in my hand, who's the prettiest girl on Sea's or Sand???* *Marie Prevost, A Little Something Different?* *Bebe Daniels Is RIO RITA* *Betty Compson is Royalty from IN THE PLACE OF THE KING.* *Anita Page, Poise And Elegance* *Janet Gaynor, Bithday Party scene, from F. W. Murna's 4 DEVILS (1928)*

*Silent Movie Actress Mary Nolan, with helpful Pooch.*

> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:}{quote} > Thanks for posting that fantastic poster! Your welcome. Here is another for THE KING OF KINGS.

Here are two photo's of John Gilbert with and without his Mustache *John Gilbert, Clean Shaven, Young And Handsome.* *John Gilbert, The way He is best recalled. Dashing with Mustache.*

Here are two fine photo's of John Gilbert with and without his Mustache *John Gilbert, Clean Shaven, Young And Handsome.* *John Gilbert, The way He is best recalled. Dashing with Mustache.*

Mike, Neat! More superb Lobby-cards! Haven't seen any of those before either! But why does Loretta Young look 20 years older in the close-up of the second card for LAUGH CLOWN LAUGH? If you have seen the movie, you would see that she doesn't look anything like that in 1928? Gerr! I am starting to grow quite weary of the lack of a traditional "TCM Remembers" segment airing for Anita Page??? Here are a few more assorted photos I colorized. *Gorgeous Delores Costello, an add for GLAD RAG DOLL (Warner Brothers, 1929). The films theme song became a top Jazz standard.* *The strawberry blonde Betty Compson, a huge Star in her day, now all but forgotten. This photo could have been taken on the set of Josef' Von Sternberg's THE DOCKS OF NEW YORK (Paramount, 1928).* *Lovely Esther Ralston as an English Street Waif.*

ugaarte, Gerr! I am starting to grow quite weary of the lack of a traditional "TCM Remembers" segment airing for Anita Page??? Here are a few more assorted photos I colorized. *Gorgeous Delores Costello, an add for GLAD RAG DOLL (Warner Brothers, 1929). The films theme song became a top Jazz standard.* *The strawberry blonde Betty Compson, a huge Star in her day, now all but forgotten. This photo could have been taken on the set of Josef' Von Sternberg's THE DOCKS OF NEW YORK (Paramount, 1928).* *Another Potrait of Betty Compson, with Very Red Hair* *Lovely Esther Ralston as an English Street Waif.*

Here are two photo's of John Gilbert with and without his Mustache *John Gilbert, Clean Shaven, Young And Handsome.* *John Gilbert, The way He is best recalled. Dashing with Mustache.*

hamradio, TCM only shows the shortened re-issue version of THE KING OF KINGS, but it is still very powerful. The original is about 35 to 40 minutes longer. This great movie is on DVD in both versions from Criterion, including one extra Two-Color Technicolor sequence than in the TCM print.

Lynn, Ed spoke to Derek Haugen at Flicker Alley, whoever he is? Do you know him? Lewis Milestone's THE GARDEN OF EDEN with Lovely Corinne Griffith, which has been out of print for a couple years is going back into print next month though. So that is very good news. Although I already have this movie. *Vintage Movie Poster for Corinne Griffith in THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928)*

Lynn, I just added several more posters for the film to my previous post. I thought that I already had them on-line, but I couldn't find them. So I had to go back to Photobucket first and up-load. Yes, I am positive that this picture has never, ever been broadcast on TCM before. THE KING OF KINGS (1927) has, but not the 1923 Silent version of THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. I expected TCM would acquire the rights from Paramount, but apparently they never did? Now what do you know about King Vidor's BARDLEYS THE MAGNIFICENT (1926) with John Gilbert, and Eleanor Boardman coming to DVD soon from Flicker Alley? Nitrateville reported this as a done deal in May. Silver Screen Oasis had mentioned it too. However, Ed, contacted Flicker Alley this past weekend, and discovered that they apparently had no plans to release this movie of any kind? I mean Warner's still owns the film, so why would someone else put it out on DVD? I have no idea what kind of score the new version was given I am sorry to say, but it seems to have already been recorded? Incidentally, Christine (Ann Harding), even saw the movie recently! Kevin Brownlow actually showed her what she believed to be a Pre-DVD release, and even re-marked on the stunning beauty, and clarity of the newly mastered print of this formally lost Gilbert feature.

hamradio, Lynn, Here is another Paramount Silent that I am very surprised still has yet to pop up on TCM. It's been on DVD for over Two years now. By contrast to the far less than stellar stuff like the awful 1912 CLEOPATRA feature last Sunday, they might have been airing a Masterpiece like this movie instead. *Vintage Movie posters for Cecil B. De Mille's Epic film THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (Paramount, 1923) with Richard Dix and Leatrice Joy.*

hamradio, The Carmine Coppola score to NAPOLEON on the 3 hour plus version, is in my own personal opinion quite excellent. I have just seen the 5 and half hour version and heard Carl Davis score. To be honest, I found it somewhat disappointing, by his standards. But a DVD set should be released of both versions. I'll admit that I am partial to the Coppola score, after finally getting to hear Davis effort. Maybe it's because it is what I am used to? If the situation were reversed, Who knows? Part of the problem is that Universal owns the rights to the Coppola version, and Kevin Brownlow's Photo-play productions to the longer one. However, Brownlow and his people restored both versions. Universal didn't have anything to do with it. They merely released the 1981 re-issue. Much as Brownlow, Patrick Stanbury and Photo-play restored WINGS in 1993, and THE WEDDING MARCH in 1998. Paramount had nothing to do with them either. Yet they are still preventing these versions from being seen, which is quite frankly despicable! It appeared that a compromise was reached on NAPOLEON earlier this year, and the DVD with both version would materilize. Then came the Universal Studios fire, and now the chances are once again rather unlikely.

Fedya, I can't believe what I am reading here. There is nothing wrong with the Gaylord Carter Wurlitzer score to WINGS.Though understand that Carter's score is not the 1927 Orchestral score, and that was in-fact much different. Also this restoration is significantly older and not nearly as good as Kevin Brownlow's 1993 Photo-play Productions version with the Carl Davis score. Putting this into perspective, the Carter score was recorded in the late 70's or early 80's, and released in 1985 on MGM laser-disc. However, the Telecine transfer was actually done 20 years earlier, clear back in 1965! It was a straight to Safety-stock from Silver Nitrate dubb, totally no frills, and while a decent transfer for the time, could have been better. The print quality is far superior, not just the music, on the more recent version. TCM should be able to play the Photo-play restoration , but Paramount simply won't let them. That was the whole point behind those previous post's you obviously glanced over. If you had actually read them you would understand this. I don't like modern scores for Silent's either unless they are done well. Carl Davis is the standard. Although there are several other very talented Silent film accompanist's around. And other's that are just plain awful. There should be no plausible reason that the Photo-play version of WINGS has never seen the light of day on American television after having first-aired in Britain some 15-16 years ago. We are talking about the first Oscar winner for best picture here, And a movie made in this country, not it England. And yet believe it or not that is in-fact the case. I can find no evidence of an American television premier of this version at anytime. partly due to Paramount's total and complete disregard for it's Silent film Library. Call Ripley's! By the way, many Silent films long before the talkies, or even hybrids had original music written for them. I can give you a plethora of examples if you want them.

hamradio, The new Ultimate Edition DVD of NOSFERATU, released last November by Kino, has by far the best score I have ever heard with this film. And it is the original 1921 Orchestral score by Hans Erdmann, that accompanied the Berlin premier in 1922. The score is fully, and faithfully recreated. Truly spectacular. The gorgeous print restored by the Murna foundation, also completely blows out of the water any previous release of NOSFERATU on DVD! Again this is the Ultimate Edition 2 disc DVD release, that replaced the previous Special Edition version which had two different scores. One by Donald Sousin and other by Art Zoyd, Both equally awful! You want the newer one with the original score, Hans Erdmann score, and Murna foundation re-mastered print. TCM generally runs the Photo-play Productions version of NOSFERATU with the James Bernard score. A good version, but really pales in comparison to the latest one. For print quality it doesn't even come close. I am very surprised TCM hasn't picked up the Ultimate Edition version. It was released on DVD last November or december in the States. I fully expected they would be running it too. So a bit of a disappointment that they haven't purchased the rights.