gagman66
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Wendy,
Did I already send you an E-mail with the Big News? I don't remember?
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Kate,
I'll admit a couple of these photos, I have not seen before. In 1995, the old American Movie Classics ran a 24 hour Marathon of Buster for his Centennial. How times have changed , and not for the better. But many of the shorts, and some of the features I saw the for the first time back then. Prior to that, I had seen only a handful of the features and shorts. It was a remarkable event.
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calvinnme,
Yes, that is who these ladies appear to be alright. Hey, E-mail me I have some really big news that you will definitely want to hear!
ugaarte,
I just sent you a PM a few minutes ago.
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*Colleen Moore, Top Hat And Frills*
*Colleen Moore, Starlight Dance*
*Colleen Moore, Great Big Enchanting Smile*
*Colleen Moore, Gigantic Fan*
*Colleen Moore, With Long Hair, and Gypsy Attire*
*Colleen Moore, Time For Beddy-Bye!*
*Colleen Moore, Joyously Giddy!*
*Colleen Moore, Just Toying Around!*
*Colleen Moore, 'Oppsie, To Cute Of A Klutz! From IRENE (1926)*
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*Colleen Moore, Top Hat And Frills*
*Colleen Moore, Starlight Dance*
*Colleen Moore, Great Big Enchanting Smile*
*Colleen Moore, Gigantic Fan*
*Colleen Moore, With Long Hair, in Gypsy Attire*
*Colleen Moore, Time For Beddy-Bye!*
*Colleen Moore, Gloriously Giddy!*
*Colleen Moore, Just Toying Around!*
*Colleen Moore, 'Oppsie, To Cute Of A Klutz! From IRENE (Frist National, 1926)*
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Kate, Film_Fatale
I just wish Kino would start releasing some Silent's that they haven't already released before. THE LAST WARNING would be a great one to see restored and put out on official DVD.
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*Mary Philbin, Sewing Her Own*
*Mary Duncan, Holding Her Own. Whoops, No Straps!*
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Who are these Girls on this old 1927 Magazine cover? The one in the middle appears to be Joan Crawford to me. The other two are familiar, but I can't put names to them for some reason. The one the closest to the camera has some really big baby blues! This appears to be a color photo? My best guess is the others are Anita Page, and Bessie Love, but I am not sure? Not used to seeing Bessie as a Brunette, and if it is her, it is not a very good photo.
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Who are these Girls on this old 1927 Magazine cover? The one in the middle appears to be Joan Crawford to me. The other two are familiar, but I can't put names to them for some reason. The one the closest to the camera has some really big baby blues! This appears to be a color photo? My best guess is the others are Anita Page, and Bessie Love, but I am not sure? Not used to seeing Bessie as a Brunette, and if it is her, it is not a very good photo.
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*Mary Philbin, Sewing Her Own*
*Mary Duncan, Holding Her Own. Whoops, No Straps!*
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Karin,
For some reason, these last few photos are not visible in the thread? Incidentally, please send me an E-mail won't you???
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davidmerciez,
With respect, I must totally disagree. I love the Vintage score to SUNRISE. And as a Fox-Movie tone score, I am pretty sure it was released that way in 1927 to at least some theaters, not added in 1929. I think it's one of the best vintage score that survives. I haven't heard the Alloy Orchestra score, and don't want too! To be truthful I don't know very many people around here who like many of their scores, and that's an understatement. SEVENTH HEAVEN had a Movie-tone track in '27. "Diane" was a big hit from it. Why wouldn't SUNRISE?
I wish Fox had kept the Erno-Rappee-Lew Pollack track to FOUR SONS, because it is not even close to the same film with Chris Caliendo's new music.
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Karin,
Thanks much for the link. I will post this on Nitrateville. Although, I thought the screening was in 2002, not 2001? In any event, apparently FORBIDDEN HOURS survives, despite the numerous sources on the Web that say that it does not? I had heard it repeatedly desribed as a lost film for years and years.
Should mention that THE COSSACKS (1928) is still frequently mentioned as a lost film as well. It is not! I have a beautiful copy from a France 3 broadcast in 2001. The picture appears to be complete with no obvious sequences missing.
The TCM Movie Data Base seems to infer that a print of FORBIDDEN HOURS exists? It is one of the first films linked with Renee Adoree in their profile. Lost films are generally not listed.
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Ed, Aaron,
According to this quote from "Decotodd" on Nitrateville, it appears a 35 Millimeter print, virtually complete of John Gilbert's TWELVE MILES OUT may have been found? It was screened at some festival just last year. Previously you had noted that only a few reels survived in 9 and a half millimeter. Well, this apparently is no longer the case?
*I saw "12 Miles Out" last year in Los Angeles. The print was pretty sharp and complete as far as I know -- it had the first couple of previously missing reels that give the back-story of the Gilbert and Ernest Torrance characters. The Grapevine dupe begins with the break-in at Crawford and her father's house, about 30 minutes into the film.*
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meowmomtoots,
Oh for heavens sake, Robert Israel compiles scores for Silent's made up of mostly vintage "public domain" musical themes. All of which were commonly used as Photo-play Movie Mood music at the time. What He does is no different than a William Axt, David Mendoza, Or Erno Rapee-Lew Pollack-Maurice Barron did back in the day. For the record, those guys took credit for the complete score too! Even though they may have only included two or three original compositions in the arrangement.
Where the music is still under copyright such as with Collegiate, or Freshie as is used on Mr. Israel's excellent score to Harold Lloyd's THE FRESHMAN (1925), He did provide in the credits that those tunes were used with express permission of the current copyright holders.
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Mike,
Colleen Moore's final two Silent films SYNTHETIC SIN (1928), and WHY BE GOOD? (1929), both recently rediscovered after years of being considered lost, had recorded Vita-phone scores. I don't think they contained any dialogue?
I hate it when they would start talking in a film like NOAH'S ARK for example, with those exaggerated Broadway coached voices. This ruined what otherwise would have been a truly great film.
If you have seen William Wyler's THE LOVE TRAP (Universal, 1929) with Laura La Plante and Neil Hamilton, about the first 40 minutes are a Silent, and the last 15 or 20 are all talking. The ill-advised dialogue is poorly done, and does nothing but slow up the pace dramatically, of what was shaping up to be a highly enjoyable film.
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Mike,
Yes Ed (drednm), saw ZAZA at George Eastman House in 2006. This was one of Gloria's major films for Paramount.
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Mike,
Actually, there were still plenty of Silent films released in 1929, and even quite a few yet in 1930. Many smaller theaters didn't even have sound equipment installed until the middle of 1930 or even later. That's why some Studios like Columbia, and Fox, were actually putting out both sound and Silent releases of most every production.
SEVEN FOOTPRINTS OF SATAN may have been released someplace's with a recorded track, or Vita-phone score. Probably Vita-Phone, as First-National had merged with Warner Brothers by this time. Yet it was still a Silent film, Or Goat-gland Partial talkie. Mostly Silent.
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Big_Bopper,
Err, there seems to be a nasty Burr beneath you saddle? Better go check!
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Ed,
The survival of TIN GODS is a mystery? Silent Era.Com lists the films Status as "Unknown". However, other people have told me that had seen it at a festival years ago? They may have it mixed up with another movie though?
I want confirmation on FORBIDDEN HOURS. Listed on Silent Era, as "Status Unknown" with only a trailer in-tact. Yet Karin several months ago, pulled up info on a live screening of the complete film back in 2002? Not just a trailer. I am sure the article was legitimate. So this is very confusing. Nitrateville members told me that knew nothing of this film having been found. I will locate the link Karin used, post the story and see what they have to say about this?
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Mike,
Woof! Here is a devastatingly beautiful still of my beloved Renee Adoree as a Gypsy Girl. Probably from the lost feature TIN GODS (Paramount, 1926)? Can somebody please find me a larger, and sharper image of this same breath-taking photo???
*Renee Adoree As A Gypsy Beauty*
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Ed,
Devastatingly beautiful still of Renee Adoree as a Gypsy Girl. Probably from the lost feature TIN GODS (Paramount, 1926)? Can somebody find me a larger and sharper image of this breath-taking photo???
*Renee Adoree As A Gypsy Beauty*
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Big_Bopper,
Huh? Say I thought you were one of the good guys? And what the devil is Tana fluid? Never heard of it?
I guess that it is the nature of the human animal it seems to be perpetually dissatisfied! To think we can always do allot better. Even though TCM is clearly the finest network going today, we still bicker and quibble over it, and think we can mold it in or own image.
Best be thankful for what you have, because you may not have it all that much longer.
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Mike,
I just colorized this gorgeous photo of Marion Davies. Must have been taken when she was still with the Follies in the 1910's?
*Marion Davies, Lovely Vision.*
Meanwhile, this next one I worked on last week. Though I had not posted in this thread.
*Marion Davies, All Forlorn*
Happy Birthday Buster Keaton
in Silent
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Damfinojr,
Actually, Keaton did have an auto-biography. MY WONDERFUL WORLD OF SLAPSTICK. I believe it was published in 1964.
Jeffrey Vance also co-authored a fabulous book on Harold Lloyd MASTER COMEDIAN published in 2002. A very impressive volume.