gagman66
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ugaarte,
Magic Flowers cast a powerful spell. The unforgettable first meeting of Felicitas, And Leo (Garbo, and Gilbert) from Clarence Brown's FLESH AND THE DEVIL (MGM, 1926)
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Little Debbie,
Here is another of the Photo's of John Gilbert you found earlier. This one is from an unknown film. I can't quite figure it out. Possibly King Vidor's recently re-discovered BARDLEYES THE MAGNIFCENT (1926) with Eleanor Boardman, or maybe TWELVE MILES OUT with Joan Crawford??? It does not appear to be from THE COSSACKS, as I thought at first? In any event, Gilbert looks very rugged with that stubble here.
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ugaarte,
Here is another Photo of John Gilbert from an unknown film. Possibly King Vidor's recently re-discovered BARDLEYES THE MAGNIFCENT (1926) with Eleanor Boardman, or maybe 12 MILES OUT with Joan Crawford??? Gilbert looks very rugged with some stubble here.
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Little Debbie,
One of the Marceline Day Photo's you posted yesterday Colorized.
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ugaarte,
The very beautiful Angel like Marceline Day. What a superb photo this is!
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ugaarte,
Woof! A Staggering Photo of Jacqueline Logan, Just colorized! The main problem is the Skin-tone could not be made uniform throughout due to the heavy shadows, it is way off in places. I tried over and over with no success since about 5.30 PM this evening/ Other then that it looks really good.
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Little Debbie,
Whew, finally I just finished this one of Jacqueline Logan. I had to do this picture over 4 times, the first two, half of Her Skin Turned Green! I don't know what happened? It's not as vibrant as I had it a couple times though. Finally, I have something to post at least. To much glare on the face, and other problems persist. I will probably be making adjustments awhile longer.
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Lynn,
But what are the Chances of THE BLACK BIRD being included? They should also think about MR. WU, and if they have a score, THE MOCKERY too. The first collection was not a Box set, just three movies and a documentary on Two disc's. So how about a real honest to goodness Box set this time?
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No, it's just the old expression "I'm from Missouri"? You know "The Show Me" state?
Not kidding here, lot's of Big Foot's over in Cherry County! Howl like Crazy, and Stink like the Dickens too! It's just no one of any consequence goes looking for them! Really want to see all the stupid Scientists put in there place for not taking this stuff even remotely seriously! Could have been proven a long, long time ago. I'm convinced of this.
Err, maybe those same guy's have LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT in that Ice-box too??? Hah, Hah, Hah!
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Film_Fatale
Whoops, that was quick. I made the correction! Just not fast enough! Maybe you could edit your post too? Thanks.
And I sure hope that's really a Bigfoot in that freezer! I have known that they were real for over two decades! Although, I'm afraid that these guys are just a couple of pranksters. Maybe not though?
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Film_Fatale
I guess I'm from Missouri, actually Nebraska, but that's close enough. I mean that I'll believe it when I see it, and not until. However, if the Frank Borzage's and F. W. Murna Collections from Fox really do materialize as expected, by the end of the year, this might give Warner's some incentive to release some of the MGM titles too? Maybe even a King Vidor Collection?
The newly uncovered BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT (1926) with John Gilbert, and Eleanor Boardman, would likely be in there, as it is currently being restored. by David Shepard's group Film Preservation Associates, in consultation with Lobster Films of Paris. In-fact, the restoration may already be completed by now. It is slated to be shown at a French film festival in the fall. I'll try to get more updated information for you.
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PrinceSaliano,
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Film_Fatale,
Well, THE BIG PARADE was restored in 2004, and the new master has seen some live screenings since. But as of this past March according to David Shepard the Musical Score, hopefully of which will be the 1925 Original by William Axt, and David Mendoza that was preformed by Robert Israel's Orchestra at a handful of live sreenings in 2005 and 2006, had yet to be recorded.
The recording session should have been held back in 2005, but for what ever reason it wasn't? Otherwise, we would have definitely seen the TCM premier of the new version by now. It was supposed to be ready three years ago! This is why no version of THE BIG PARADE has aired on TCM since Memeorial Day of 2004. The last time they ran the 1983 Thames restoration.
Now TCM programmer is telling me that the DVD release, and the New TCM presentation will almost certainly be forth-coming in 2009. Let's hope that He is correct. As 2009 marks the 85th Anniversary of MGM, there is a pretty good chance it could happen. With any luck, early in the year. Maybe we will get some other long awaited MGM Silent releases as well?
*With live music by the 19-piece Robert Israel Orchestra,*
*from the original film score.*
*Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. in the Academy's*
*Samuel Goldwyn Theater*
*King Vidor received five Academy Award nominations for directing between 1927 and 1956. He was the recipient of an Honorary Award in 1978 for "his incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator. The Big Parade, made two years before the founding of the Academy, certainly must be counted among those incomparable achievements.*
*One of the first pictures to go into production after the formation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924, this moving WWI story was MGM's largest grossing film until the release of Gone with the Wind fourteen years later.*
*Following a serious vault fire at the studio in the 1960s, MGM's Film Library records listed the negative for this film as "destroyed." Miraculously, however, the negative had survived, and was rediscovered recently by visiting film scholar Kevin Brownlow at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, where all the studio's nitrate negatives were relocated following the fire.*
*Richard May of Warner Bros. was able to use this 80-year-old negative for the restoration, incorporating modern technical capabilities to recreate the original color tinting used at the time of the film's release. Presented with a live orchestral performance of the original score, this screening promises to be an "incomparable" experience.*
*Starring: John Gilbert, Ren?e Ador?e, Hobart Bosworth, Claire McDowell, Claire Adams, Robert Ober, Tom O'Brien, Karl Dane, Rosita Marstini. Directed by King Vidor. Story by Laurence Stallings. Screenplay by Harry Behn. Titles by Joseph Farnham. Cinematography by John Arnold. Art Direction by James Basevi, Cedric Gibbons. Film Editing by Hugh Wynn. Original Music by William Axt, David Mendoza. Costume Design by Ethel P. Chaffin. M-G-M, 1925. Running Time: 149 minutes. 35mm. Print courtesy of Warner Bros.*
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Film_Fatale,
Well, I am pretty sure that the Fresh Transfers have already been made. Probably a few years ago even. I just don't have any infornation on the scores? They may have been recorded, but I haven't heard anything about it. What's more I have no idea who the Composers are? Just hope that they are good.
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brandoalways4ever,
My understanding was that Warner's was going to replace the "Canned Music" scores of both HE WHO GETS SLAPPED, and THE UNHOLY THREE.
The ones they had been airing on TCM were from 1960's Public Broadcasting versions of MGM Silent's. These films were also expected to receive fresh transfers. I don't know if any of this has been done though yet? Haven't heard much about it since first announced, and that was a couple years ago. If anyone else here has additional details, please share them?
Please vote for THE BIG PARADE while you are at it!
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Little Debbie,
The photo turned out well, but I am still not entirely pleased with the Skintone. It looks OK though. I will colorize some more of the photo's you posted later this afternoon. Maybe Jacqueline Logan, or Marceline Day?
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brandoalways4ever,
That's great! I am glad that you had no trouble finding the listing. Thanks much. Be sure to tell all your friends to vote too! Time is running short!
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brandoalways4ever, Everyone,
Please Note, THE BLACK BIRD is not easy to locate in the In the Data Base. TCM Has it listed as THE BLACK BIRD, three seperate words. You will not find it at all under just THE BLACKBIRD? I don't know why but that is how they have it listed, unless they have made a change? I haven't checked in a week or so. Thanks much for your support on this subject!
If everyone here votes it's possible that we can still get a release in time, I hope? Not that I want them to drop any of the other features slated to be part of the set, you understand. Especially TELL IT TO THE MARINES (1926), with William Haines, and Eleanor Boardman, which is my favorite of all Chaney's films, and should have been out on DVD years ago.
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brandoalways4ever, Everyone,
There is still time to vote for THE BLACK BIRD (1926), to be included in the collection! Vote now for a DVD release for this film on TCM Movie Data Base! The movie was released in January of 1926, so it is essentially a 1925 film. Don't forget the American TCM premier in October! Thank TCM programmer!
To leave this movie out the set, given the superb restoration, Robert Israel score, and the new Browning documentary slated to be part of the collection, would not make much sense. Plus the film is probably Chaney's most underrated surviving feature. And it has Renee Adoree who sad to say has nothing yet on official DVD. THE BLACK BIRD definitely needs to be part of the collection! Warner Home Video has to be made aware of this! It's imperative! So please help out with this matter! Thank you.
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Mongo,
It still looks just like "Dusty"! Appears He is about to "Bionic Elbow" his way straight through the Window Pain!!! Ouch!!!
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Mongo,
Say, are you sure that's Marlon Brando? I honestly thought it was "Dusty Rhodes"??? "Getting Funky LIke A Monkey With Yah Jack"'!
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Lynn,
Hey, I knew that Sid Terror, did not have the correct year of the MGM vault fire.
By the way, In the Greenacers Lloyd Estate fire the original domestic negative to THE FRESHMAN was also destroyed. However, in the late 1990's the 2nd Camera European Negative to THE FRESHMAN, the film was released overseas as "COLLEGE DAYS" was miraculously found, and used as the basis for the 2001-2002 restoration that was released on DVD by New-Line Entertainment Home Video in the Fall of 2005 in the Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection Box set.
Incidentally, New-Line Home Video no longer exists. It since been absorbed into Warner Brothers, but the Lloyd box-set is still in print, thank goodness.
Somewhere down the line the Camera Negative to Chaplin's CITY LIGHTS was also lost. That is why the film just doesn't look as good as most of Chaplin's other features do today.
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calvinnme,
I haven't seen HIS GLORIOUS NIGHT, but I have seen REDEMPTION which would have been John Gilbert's talkie debut as it was actually made first. Gilbert hated the movie, and literally begged MGM to shelve it. Which they did at first.
For some reason, after HIS GLORIOUS NIGHT flopped and was pulled from release, they went right ahead and released REDEMPTION anyway. As a Silent film the movie would have been quite good. Great cast with both Eleanor Boardman and Renee Adoree. Boardman never looked more beautiful than she does in this film. As a Talkie the film is stagey and horribly made, with allot of awful sound dubbing of sequences that were originally shot as a Silent.
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*A Terrific Star Portrait of John Gilbert in a sporty Dress Robe from 1926.*
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Little Debbie,
Magic Flowers cast a powerful spell of enchantment. The unforgettable first meeting of Felicitas And Leo (Garbo, and Gilbert), from Clarence Brown's FLESH AND THE DEVIL (MGM, 1926)