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Lordy Mama! Here is Delores Costello with Long, long Legs. This photo already looked really great in Sepia-tone, so there was no need to colorize it. I just wish the image were a little higher resolution though. You can't see her face very good, because the graphic is to small, and she is to far away.
The second one, was kind of difficult to work with because of it's small size too. Delores appears to literally materialize out of the mist, as per her moniker, "The Silent Goddess"! An Awe-inspiring sight to behold!
*Delores Costello, She Got Gams!*
*Delores Costello, Ethereal Beauty.*
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Wow, I totally missed this earlier. Mighty Big news, Two formally lost Olive Thomas features have been found! UP YONDER, and THE GLORIOUS LADY! Anyone else heard about this?
Olive Thomas is number 4 on my top 10 Silent Screen Beauties list, between Jacqueline Logan, and Delores Costello. And I have only seen her in THE FLAPPER (1920). An enchanting little film that is on DVD from Milestone, and beautifully restored by Eastman House. Along with a fine documentary on the tragic Olive Thomas. Now find some Corinne Griffith titles already! They have to be around someplace!
Here is the link:
http://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244
*The beautiful Olive Thomas, One of early Hollywood's greatest tragedies.*
Here is a photo I colorized about a year ago. It took me several hours to locate, but it was worth it. Olive legend tells, had amazingly rare violet colored eyes, just like Elizabeth Taylor! Kind of spooky, wouldn't you say?
*"Everybody's Sweetheart" violet-eyed Olive Thomas, died under suspicious circumstances in 1920.*
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MIke,
Lordy Mama! Here is Delores Costello with Long, long Legs. This photo already looked great in sepia-tone, so there was no need to colorize it. I just wish the image were a little higher resolution though.
*Delores Costello Some Gams!*
This second one, was kind of difficult to work with because of it's small size too. Delores appears to literally materialize out of the mist, as per her moniker, "The Silent Goddess!" An Awe-inspiring sight to behold!
*Delores Costello, Ethereal Beauty.*
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Wow, I totally missed this earlier. Mighty Big News, Two formally lost Olive Thomas features have been found! OUT YONDER, and THE GLORIOUS LADY! Anyone else heard about this?
Olive Thomas is number 4 on my top 10 Silent Screen Beauties list, between Jacqueline Logan, and Delores Costello. And I have only seen her in THE FLAPPER (1920). An enchanting little film that is on DVD from Milestone, and beautifully restored by Eastman House. Along with a fine documentary on the tragic Olive Thomas. Now find some Corinne Griffith titles already! They have to be around someplace!
Here is the link:
http://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244
*The Beautiful Olive Thomas, One of early Hollywood's greatest tragedies.*
Here is a photo I colorized about a year ago. It took me several hours to locate, but it was worth it. Olive legend tells, had amazingly rare violet colored eyes, just like Elizabeth Taylor! Kind of spooky!
*"Everybody's Sweetheart" The violet eyed Olive Thomas, died under suspicious circumstances in 1920.*
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Wow, I totally missed this earlier. Mighty Big news, Two formally lost Olive Thomas features have been found! OUT YONDER, and THE GLORIOUS LADY! Anyone else heard about this?
Olive Thomas is number 4 on my top 10 Silent Screen Beauties list, between Jacqueline Logan, and Delores Costello. And I have only seen her in THE FLAPPER (1920). An enchanting little film that is on DVD from Milestone, and beautifully restored by Eastman House. Along with a fine documentary on the tragic Olive Thomas. Now find some Corinne Griffith titles already! They have to be around someplace!
Here is the link:
http://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244
*The beautiful Olive Thomas, One of early Hollywood's greatest tragedies.*
Here is a photo I colorized about a year ago. It took me several hours to locate, but it was worth it. Olive legend tells, had amazingly rare violet colored eyes, just like Elizabeth Taylor! Kind of spooky!
*"Everybody's Sweetheart" The violet eyed Olive Thomas, died under suspicious circumstances in 1920.*
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Mike,
I believe the girl on the end is Loretta? Boy, I totally missed this earlier. Mighty Big news, Two formally lost Olive Thomas features have been found! OUT YONDER, and THE GLORIOUS LADY!
Olive Thomas is number 4 on my top 10 beauties list, between Jacqueline Logan, and Delores Costello. And I have only seen her in THE FLAPPER (1920). An enchanting little film that is on DVD from Milestone, and beautifully restored by Eastman House. Along with a documentary on the tragic Olive Thomas. Now find some Corinne Griffith titles already! They have to be around someplace!
Here is the link:
http://nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=1244
*Olive Thomas One of early Hollywood's greatest tragedies.*
Here is a photo I colorized about a year ago. It took me several hours to locate, but it was worth it. Olive legend tells, had amazingly rare violet colored eyes, just like Elizabeth Taylor! Kind of spooky!
*"Everybody's Sweetheart" The violet eyed Olive Thomas, died under suspicious circumstances in 1920.*
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Mike,
Now I know that I would have still been there 2 hours after class was over with!
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Wow! Here is another terrific photo of Corinne Griffith. I can't tell what that is in her hands though? Maybe a small flute? Any ideas on what else it might be?
All I can say is, If my Flute-A-phone teacher had looked like this, I wouldn't have minded having to stay after school to practice!
*Corrine Griffith, The Orchid Lady Of The Silent Screen.*
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Mike,
Wow! Here is another terrific photo of Corinne Griffith. I can't tell what that is in her hands though? Maybe a small flute? Any ideas on what else it might be?
All I can say is, If my Flute-A-phone teacher had looked like this, I wouldn't have minded staying after school to practice!
*Corrine Griffith, The Orchid Lady Of The Silent Screen.*
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Film_Fatale,
Here is the link for the thread on Nitraitville about this matter. One of the poster's "*silentfilmmusic*" said that He played to the Movie in New York last year, and elaborated on the beauty of the print, and the rich tints.
He claims the Acadamy just restored WINGS a couple years ago? I say it was in 2002. It had to be restored well in advance of the April AMPAS 2003 screenings, But again, as far as I know this guy could have it all wrong, and it was really the Brownlow-photo-play print that He saw from 1993? Indeed the AMPAS screening could have been too? The version has to be around someplace! This proves it! Demand that Paramount provide the print!
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I never claimed to be the world's best speller, in-fact I am among the worst! I've been mis-spelling the name for so long, that it's just automatic. I also was routinely calling Patrick Stanbury, Patrick Stansbury. Sorry.
Now we have news of a possible even more recent restoration of WINGS, than the 1993 photo--play one which TCM can't run, at least not at the present time. I believe from 2003, though the guy who wrote this article say's it was just a couple years ago? All I know is a restored version ran at AMPAS in April of 2003. So I assume that this is the exact same one?
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Lynn,
Hey, you don't think that I am not confused? I have no idea about the 70 millimeter prints, or if there actually ever were any to start with? This is assuming that full-scale 70 millimeter prints of the Coppalla version are indeed what were released by Universal in 1981? I don't know that to be a fact either. Really only the polly-vision sequence would have been needed in 70 millimeter wouldn't it have? None of the rest of the movie? Correct?
The BFI probably now has the best and most complete print of the movie, if they haven't always had the best and most complete. Universal claimed to have the rights to the so called official version, that Coppalla cut considerably, yet both versions were restored by Brownlow, not Universal! More senseless quibbling, just like with Paramount and the Photo-play WINGS.
The worst thing is we had been told back in May, that a compromise had apparently been reached between the Coppalla, and Davis camps, on the score and both versions of the film. One thing I can tell you, the Thames version was produced at 20 frames per second, compared to the Coppalla versions 24 frames per second presentation.
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Lynn,
All I know is this, Ed forwarded me the E-mail direct from Kevin Brownlow in which He stated quote:
"All of their 35 Millimeter print's of NAPOLEON went up in Flames!"
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Ed,
And don't forget, William Powell was also in the Silent version of BEAU GESTE (1926), as one of the brothers, with Ronald Coleman, and Victor McLaglen. Powell was the rival for Jobyna Ralston, in the Eddie Cantor comedy SPECIAL DELIVERY (1927). Haven't watched THE FOUR FEATHERS (1929) yet, but He's in that picture too, with Richard Arlen and Fay Wray.
Yes, He was a real Stinker in FEEL MY PULSE, a very funny movie by the way. At least in THE LAST COMMAND (1928), He wasn't such a bad guy.
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My thanks to Johanna (Metsfan), for having posted this darling photo of Renee Adoree, in a cute little riding out-fit last week. I just colorized the picture.
Not all that pleased with the tone of her face, and hands, as they should both be about the same, but it could not be done with this photograph for some reason? Other than that this looks pretty nice.
*Renee Adoree wearing Horseback Riding Outfit.*
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Here is a pretty good photo of Constance Talmadge I colorized last night. Although it does look like she has been up for a few days, without much sleep. I kind of prefer her with longer hair too.
Constance made almost exclusively comedies, while Sister Norma was the great dramatic Star. Constance comedic style was later adapted by ladies such as Marie Prevost, Phyllis Haver, and even Marion Davies.
*Constance, "The Funny Talmadge Sister".*
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metsfan,
Johanna, here is the photo of Renee Adoree, in the cute little riding out-fit you posted last week, now Colorized.
I am not all that pleased with the tone of her face, and hands, as they should both be about the same, but it could not be done with this photograph for some reason? Other than that this looks pretty nice. Thanks again for finding the picture for me.
*Renee Adoree wearing Horseback Riding Outfit.*
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Mike,
Err, OK I'll give it a try. Pretty confusing though. It will take me awhile to get the knack of this process. I need to shrink some images, because I would like an avatar on some sites, and they have restrictions on the amount of pixels you can use. Incidetally, are you registed on Silver Screen Oasis?
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Yes, TCM ran the Copplla scored version of NAPOLEON back in 2000 or so, on Silent Sunday Nights. Very bad news, according to Kevin Brownlow, all the 35 and 70 millimeter prints of the 1981 re-issue burned up in the recent Universal Studio's fire! I am not sure if any Nitrate prints were lost, but that didn't sound good either.
I have this version on DVD, from the out of print region 2 release. What's more, I expect to have the Carl Davis 5 and a half hour scored version on DVD-R too, in the next few days or so.
TCM inked a pact to show more of the Photo-play Productions Silent's a few months ago, among them De Mille's THE GODLESS GIRL (1928), with the great Carl Davis score! The deal may include the Davis scored version of INTOLERANCE. I don't know? The Photo-play ORPHANS OF THE STORM restoration from 2004, will debut in November, so big news there. This version is not on DVD at this time and has never been seen in the States before.
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Mike,
I have never even attempted to resize a picture before. At least not in any earnest. I'll have to do some experimenting. I just didn't understand how it was supposed to work?
Wanted to be sure to mention, I have the Silent version of SWEETHEARTS ON PARADE, and it certainly doesn't look like slinky Alice White is wearing Nothin' until she gets out of that Tub, and we can see she has on a one piece. The gal was bathing in a store window with a mired of un-lookers, mostly service-men as a publicity stunt! Meantime, Marie Prevost tries to sell bathing products as she shouts through a bull-horn at the crowd. A very funny sequence as naughty little Alice incites a riot, for second time in the film! LO!
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Factotum,
I agree that the copyright laws are ignorant and stupid, and all films over 75 years old should be in the Public Domain as we speak. The problem with this is, undoubtedly you will end up with allot of poor telecine transfers, and sub-par prints of many of the movies.
Take a look at Grapevine Pirated prints of Paramount Silent's like James Cruze THE PONY EXPRESS, and Muritz Stiller's HOTEL IMPERIAL. Very sad to see these films unnecessarily degraded to this degree in terms of technical quality, when it doesn't have to be that way. According to Kevin Brownlow very good prints of both of those movies still exist.
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Ed,
Here is a fantastic photo that Mike found of Marion Davies. I just wish that the graphic were a little larger.
*"Marion Davies, Smouldering Eyes!"*
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Mike,
Here is the Marion Davies photo you found colorized. Thanks for finding this great portrait. Just wish it were a little larger. Also a new one of Billie Dove.
No, I am not really to busy to trade right now. Although, I am working on two or three other trades, or more, as we speak.
*Marion Davies, Smouldering Eyes!*
*Billie Dove, Fine Portrait.*
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Here is a pretty good photo of Constance Talmadge I colorized last night. Although it does look like she has been up for a few days, without much sleep. I kind of prefer her with longer hair too.
Constance made almost exclusively comedies, while Sister Norma was the great dramatic Star. Constance comedic style was later adapted by ladies such as Marie Prevost, Phyllis Haver, and even Marion Davies.
*Constance, "the Funny Talmadge Sister".*
New score for Von Sternberg's THE LAST COMMAND (1928)
in Silent
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Yes, I know all about this. Alloy Orchestra has been touring with a sparkling new print of UNDERWORLD for over a year now. Fueling wide-spread speculation that Criterion will release the Josef' Von Sternberg Paramount Silent's sometime soon.. But in talking to Ken Winokur of Alloy Orchestra (still not a big fan of their music by any means), He found this all rather doubtful, and apparently knew nothing about it?
Yet I have other people telling me that the Von Sternberg's and other Criterion projects are in the works, including Erich Von Stroheim's THE WEDDING MARCH? No word on WINGS? All I can say is that I sincerely hope that these people know what they are talking about.
Here is a link where you can listen to excerpts from Alloy Orchestra's scores to UNDERWORLD, LONESOME, and other Silent's that they have scored live. It's better than allot of there stuff is that I have heard in the past.
http://www.myspace.com/alloyorchestra