gagman66
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Jorge,
Yes, I guess I got the package, but I am really puzzled as to what to do with it? I did not understand that you were sending me the actual film? Is this the Ben Turpin Comedy you had mentioned?
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Angie,
Hey, I just posted a great big photo I colorized of Charles Farrell, with Greta Nissen, from Howard Hawks FAZIL (1928), a few minutes ago!
I watched the Video, not exactly what I was expecting, but the clips looked like they retained good quality. I appreciate your putting this together. I probably would have used the "MY DIANE" song written by Erno Rapee, and Lew Pollack for the Fox Movie-tone Score. I have several different recordings of this wonderful tune from 1927.
I sure hope the Frank Borzage box set will give us freshly re-mastered prints of SEVENTH HEAVEN, STREET ANGEL, and LUCKY STAR.
A beautiful Vintage SEVENTH HEAVEN Lobby-Card from 1927.
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Lynn, Everyone,
Here are some rare Photo's Christine sent me that I just Colorized last night. These were scanned apparently from a Vintage Movie Magazine published in 1928. I had never seen these stills before.
Corinne Griffith-From THE LADY IN ERMINE (First National, 1927)
The Devastatingly Handsome Charles Farrell, and Drop Dead Gorgeous Greta Nissen, make for one Stunning couple in Howard Hawks FAZIL (Fox, 1928).
Ramon Novarro, with Joan Crawford From ACROSS TO SINGAPORE (MGM, 1928)
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Jorge,
Does this film survive? It was made just before THE DIVINE LADY I believe?
Here are some Photo's Christine sent me that I just Colorized last night. These were apparently scaned from a Vintage 1928 Movie Magazine.
Corinne Griffith-From THE LADY IN ERMINE (First National, 1927)
The Devastatingly Handsome Charles Farrell, and Drop Dead Gorgeous Greta Nissen, make for one Stunning couple in Howard Hawks FAZIL (Fox, 1928).
Ramon Novarro, with Joan Crawford in ACROSS TO SINGAPORE (MGM, 1928)
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Johanna,
No, I haven't seen THE RED DANCE yet, but I was able to find this movie on DVD-R some months ago. I'll watch is one of these days.
The popular song SOMEDAY, SOMEWHERE from the prolific writing duo of Erno Rapee, and Lew Pollack, was introduced as part of the films Fox Movie-Tone score. I have a graphic of the music sheet cover, but it will not post for some reason? I will try again this evening.
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Edgecliff,
I should mention that I first saw IRMA LA DOUCE in about 1983, and never saw if again for about 21 years! I really enjoyed it the first time I saw it. I still think it's a very funny film. In the meantime, I saw SOME LIKE AT HOT dozens of time's, and it got very stale. For the record, I only have SOME LIKE IT HOT on DVD.
There is allot I still like about SOME LIKE IT HOT, but it is a long ways away from being the best comedy ever produced in Holllywood. I agree that Shirley McLain Is no Marilyn Monroe. I never said that she was.
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laffite,
Sorry, Didn't mean to sound Bossy, or Cranky? My apologies. Do you know if this broadcast of THE BIG PARADE in 1994, or 95, was on Silent Sunday Nights or was it another part of the week? I ask this because Bill Irwin, not Robert Osborne used to host Silent Sunday Nights.
Again, I didn't have TCM until May of 1999. It's always been Robert Osborne. However, a friend of mine sent me some intros and closings on DVD-R, with Bill Irwin hosting the program. It also had a completely different opening.
The Thames version of THE BIG PARADE is a little soft for two reason's. One the broadcast standard in 1983 when it was produced for British Television, was only about 320 lines of horizontal resolution. Plus it is a Pal to NTSC, Region 2, to Region 1 transfer. And Kevin Brownlow, and David Gill, did not have the original negative to draw from. That wasn't uncovered until 1997, at George Eastman House. As you recorded it in VHS, the standard is just 250 lines of horizontal resolution. and that's at SP mode. At SLP or EP mode that you used, the quality goes down even further. That's why I used to record almost everything on VHS in SP mode back when.
From about '95 on I recorded most stuff in Super VHS, or Super VHS ET, and again mostly in SP mode. Super VHS is much better quality that Standard VHS.
I first started recording on DVD-R in 2003. Super VHS, or Laser-disc transfers to DVD-R are generally excellent quality.
I have not even started on Part 7 of THE BIG PARADE in Still Captures. And I have lost track of how many chapters it is now going to take as well to showcase the complete film. Although, the new restoration is about 2 reels longer yet, than the Thames one was. That's why I can't wait to see it. Footage I have never seen before, and a sparkling new multi-tinted print to boot.
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calvinnme,
Yes, I already mentioned this in another thread that the HOLLYWOOD REVIEW OF 1929, needs additional restoration, and re-mastering. I've seen Two-color Technicolor that looked dramatically better than this.
However, there may be only so much they can do? The REVIEW appears to be a rather mediocre Safety Stock transfer probably done back in the 60's? I don't know if any fine grain Nitrate masters still survive?
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Wendy,
Was this the first time you had seen Corinne Griffith? You haven't seen her in Lewis Milestone's THE GARDEN OF EDEN (1928)? From what I understand, about 10 of her pictures survive. The only ones I have seen though, are BLACK OXEN, THE GARDEN OF EDEN, THE DIVINE LADY, and BACK PAY.
The First National Silents have been all but ignored by Warner's with a few exceptions. Were talking big names like Milton Sills, Constance Talmadge, Richard Barthelmess, Colleen Moore, and yes, Corinne Griffith.
Certainly to of the major First National Silent's that we have not seen on TCM, are Barthelmess THE PATENT LEATHER KID (1927), and Colleen Moore's LILAC TIME with Gary Cooper. These are impotant films that definitely need to be restored.
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Hey, I love Irma La Douce, to me it is better than Some Like It Hot, which really drags at times. Best Comedy ever? Not a chance!
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THE DIVINE LADY is geat. Yes, the Musical score is fabulous. Corinne Griffith in several sequences looks positively breath taking! Ian Keith's Grevillle, is an idiot for sending her away! Are you kidding me?
A rare chance to see a top First National Silent on TCM, even if it was coupled together from 4 different prints. Oh, for a pristine copy!
This is a terrifically underrated film. Frank Lloyd also was the man behind the Silent version of THE SEA HAWK, and CHILDREN OF DIVORCE.
Benji said this was maybe his favorite Silent film several months ago! Corinne Griffith is magic! Find more of this ladies movies please! I'm desperate to see THE LADY IN ERMINE (1927)!
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Kate,
Yes, THE DIVINE LADY is geat. Benji said this was maybe his favorite Silent film several months ago! Corinne Griffith is magic! Find more of this ladies movies! I'm desperate to see THE LADY IN ERMINE (1927)!
Did you ever get to watch THE GARDEN OF EDEN?
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laffite,
No, No, No, 2004 was the last time that TCM ran THE BIG PARADE, not 1994! Please don't make it any worse than it already is! I don't want anyone thinking that! It might have been since 1994, that they had run THE DIVINE LADY though???
Memorial Day Weekend of 2004. I have recorded a TCM broadcast twice before that though in 1999, and 2001, but on Super VHS, not DVD-R. In 2004, I finally got it on DVD-R. I am pretty sure it was shown on Silent Sunday Nights in 2003 too.
2004, was also the year that the new restoration was completed. Again, I mentioned that TCM used to run THE BIG PARADE fairly frequently, until the new master print was struck, and was expected to be ready to air by late 2005, but that never happened, and it still hasn't.
1994 was the first year of TCM. I mentioned that the Laser-disc was probably released in 1993, that is where you may have gotten confused on this?
That's great that you kept the tape though for all these years. I have tapes going clear back to the early 80's too! I have most of the Silent's that ran on the old AMC from the 90's as well. Including Gloria Swanson's THE LOVE OF SUNYA which was also aired back in 1994.
So did you watch the entire recording from 1994?
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Scottman
My hard-drive recorder get's hotter than a pistol. There is no way that you can keep the machine on for several hours at a time without frying the hard-disc!
I set the unit to record three of the movies so far. I missed the one with William Haines! I forgot to set it for that one!
Is this the first time THE DIVINE LADY had aired on TCM since 1996, or 1997? I got my previous copy from you a little over a year ago. Since I have had TCM on May 1st of 1999 I had never seen this movie broadcast even once! Sure hope everyone got it today, because your not likely to see it again.
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Kate,
Did you record THE DIVINE LADY with Corrine Griffith? I have had TCM since 1999, and had never seen this film broadcast before. I got my copy from Scottman a little over a year ago, and He recorded it back in 1997 or so.
Incidentally, THE HOLLYWOOD REVIEW OF 1929 could stand some further restoration, and re-mastering if you ask me.
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Angie,
Here are two of the Renee Adoree photo's that you posted earlier, Colorized, The black lace one, did not read with Photo-shop, so I had to use strictly Picture It in order to color this image. That's why it looks a little softer.
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Johanna,
The first photo pictured in the two links is not from WHAT PRICE GLORY? Rather it is Delores Del Rio, with Charles Farrell, in THE RED DANCE (1928).
The second one is from WHAT PRICE GLORY?. The older gentleman played "Charmaine's" father in the film.
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Film_Fatale,
More than just Marie Dressler, we are getting a very rare chance to see among the most forgotten of the major Silent Stars. It's the exceptionally beautiful Corinne Griffith in Frank Lloyd's THE DIVINE LADY (1929) later this morning!
Dressler plays the mother, she is in this movie, but not a whole lot of it. The equally forgotten H. B. Warner who was amazing as Jesus in De Mille's THE KING OF KINGS (1927) also appears.
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THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE! I can't believe that this movie has never ever been shown on TCM before? Among my all time favorites.
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Another title I would love to see is Monta Bell's MAN, WOMAN, & SIN (MGM, 1927). With John Gilbert, and Jeanne Eagels.
I have about a 6th generation VHS copy, that is completely unwatchable. Kevin Brownlow describes the film as a Masterpiece, and says that Warner's has a near pristine print. He mentioned how important it was that this one be revived.
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Film_Fatale,
As far as I know, the rights to A KISS FOR CINDERELLA, are still owned by Paramount, and this is not among the titles they released in their VHS Silent's series back when? So I would say the answer is No.
Just like Frank Lloyd's CHILDREN OF DIVORCE, neither film was ever made available on VHS before. Though at least the latter was fully restored by Eastman House in 2001.
As for the former, I have no information that tells us if it has been restored or not? Silent Era.com list's the picture as surviving, but what sort of a condition is in it by this time?
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Diesel_Kilgore,
It sounds like you are describing the ending to Erich Von Stroheim's GREED (1923), but this movie is not a Western. However, the final sequences were filmed right out in the middle of Death Valley. The print is all mult-tinted.
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laffite.
I would say that the "Jimmy Leaves For The Front" sequence in THE BIG PARADE, is roughly somewhere between 8 to 10 minutes long. I could not tell you for certain, since I have never timed it before.
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laffite,
Actually, Melisande does no pull off Jimmy's Boot. He tosses Her a shoe from his grip. (I think?) It doesn't look like a boot. Along, with a chain and medallion shortly there after. The title-card reads "Remember, I'm Coming Back!"
I did not post any labels of the stills, so that is probably another capture that is not showing up in the thread? I will check on this.
Remember to empty your Temporary Internet files, and even on Dial-up the images will load much faster. Or you may want to run disc-clean up, than defragment your hard-drive.
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Jorge,
That's great, but I don't have a 16 millimeter projector! I might know someone who does though, but not anywhere near where I live. I'm not real sure what I can do? I wish I had understood that you were going to send this to me? Sorry for the confusion with regards to this matter.