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> {quote:title=maraj wrote:}{quote} > I saw this movie possibly about 5 or 10 years ago. I can't recall if it's called Fred or Ralph. I know it's from about the 1930s to possible early 1950s. It's in black and white. > > It's about two people who are considered ugly by society standards. They meet and fall in love and for some reason their friends think it's a bad idea for them to be together. I can't remember much else, all I do remember was that it was an excellent movie and that i wish i could see it again. > That could possibly be THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE (1945) starring Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young. Details here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037671/combined Plot summary here: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=2109&category=Full%20Synopsis

> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > Here's a partial listing of the MGM shorts in the Classic Musical Shorts DVD set coming out on May 18. - > > "Classic Musical Shorts from the Dream Factory, 1928 - 1948" - Warner Archive Collection > > > > The Devil's Cabaret, The (1930) > Cinema Circus (1937) > Gems of M-G-M (1930) > Musical Masterpieces (1947) > My Grandfather's Clock (1934) > Nertsery Rhymes (1933) > Over the Counter (1932) > Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939) > Streamlined Swing (1938) > Wild People (1932) > Bars and Stripes (1937) > Big Idea, The (1934) > Musical Merry-Go-Round: Frankie Carle & Marjorie Hughes (1948) > Musical Merry-Go-Round: Freddy Martin & His Orchestra (1948) > Gypsy Night (1935) > Musical Merry-Go-Round: Les Brown & Virginia O'Brien (1948) > Let's Dance (1936) > Musical Merry-Go-Round: Ray Noble & Buddy Clark (1948) > Swing Banditry (1936) > Musical Merry-Go-Round: Tex Beneke & His Orchestra (1948) > Musical Merry-Go-Round: Tex Beneke & Les Brown (1948) > Beer and Pretzels (1933) > Plane Nuts (1933) > > Can't wait to see the rest of the list! > That "partial listing" that got around yesterday apparently (and obviously) has been revised and many of the shorts listed there are now not included in the set as released today, May 18. Here is the finalized listing of the contents: http://www.wbshop.com/Classic-Musical-Shorts-from-the-Dream-Factory/1000150505,default,pd.html?cgid=ARCHIVENEW Still some good fun stuff there, but I'm ready for Volume 2 already!

> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > Here's a partial listing of the MGM shorts in the Classic Musical Shorts DVD set coming out on May 18. - > > "Classic Musical Shorts from the Dream Factory, 1928 - 1948" - Warner Archive Collection > > - The Devil's Cabaret, The (1930) > - Cinema Circus (1937) > - Gems of M-G-M (1930) > - Musical Masterpieces (1947) > - My Grandfather's Clock (1934) > - Nertsery Rhymes (1933) > - Over the Counter (1932) > - Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939) > - Streamlined Swing (1938) > - Wild People (1932) > - Bars and Stripes (1937) > - Big Idea, The (1934) > - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Frankie Carle & Marjorie Hughes (1948) > - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Freddy Martin & His Orchestra (1948) > - Gypsy Night (1935) > - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Les Brown & Virginia O'Brien (1948) > - Let's Dance (1936) > - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Ray Noble & Buddy Clark (1948) > - Swing Banditry (1936) > - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Tex Beneke & His Orchestra (1948) > - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Tex Beneke & Les Brown (1948) > - Beer & Pretzels (1933) > - Plane Nuts (1933) > > Can't wait to see the rest of the list! > That "partial listing" that got around yesterday apparently (and obviously) has been revised and many of the shorts listed there are now not included in the set as released today, May 18. Here is the finalized listing of the contents: http://www.wbshop.com/Classic-Musical-Shorts-from-the-Dream-Factory/1000150505,default,pd.html?cgid=ARCHIVENEW Still some good fun stuff there, but I'm ready for Volume 2 already!

Here's a partial listing of the MGM shorts in the Classic Musical Shorts DVD set coming out on May 18. - "Classic Musical Shorts from the Dream Factory, 1928 - 1948" - Warner Archive Collection The Devil's Cabaret, The (1930) Cinema Circus (1937) Gems of M-G-M (1930) Musical Masterpieces (1947) My Grandfather's Clock (1934) Nertsery Rhymes (1933) Over the Counter (1932) Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939) Streamlined Swing (1938) Wild People (1932) Bars and Stripes (1937) Big Idea, The (1934) Musical Merry-Go-Round: Frankie Carle & Marjorie Hughes (1948) Musical Merry-Go-Round: Freddy Martin & His Orchestra (1948) Gypsy Night (1935) Musical Merry-Go-Round: Les Brown & Virginia O'Brien (1948) Let's Dance (1936) Musical Merry-Go-Round: Ray Noble & Buddy Clark (1948) Swing Banditry (1936) Musical Merry-Go-Round: Tex Beneke & His Orchestra (1948) Musical Merry-Go-Round: Tex Beneke & Les Brown (1948) Beer and Pretzels (1933) Plane Nuts (1933) Can't wait to see the rest of the list!

Here's a partial listing of the MGM shorts in the Classic Musical Shorts DVD set coming out on May 18. - "Classic Musical Shorts from the Dream Factory, 1928 - 1948" - Warner Archive Collection - The Devil's Cabaret, The (1930) - Cinema Circus (1937) - Gems of M-G-M (1930) - Musical Masterpieces (1947) - My Grandfather's Clock (1934) - Nertsery Rhymes (1933) - Over the Counter (1932) - Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939) - Streamlined Swing (1938) - Wild People (1932) - Bars and Stripes (1937) - Big Idea, The (1934) - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Frankie Carle & Marjorie Hughes (1948) - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Freddy Martin & His Orchestra (1948) - Gypsy Night (1935) - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Les Brown & Virginia O'Brien (1948) - Let's Dance (1936) - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Ray Noble & Buddy Clark (1948) - Swing Banditry (1936) - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Tex Beneke & His Orchestra (1948) - Musical Merry-Go-Round: Tex Beneke & Les Brown (1948) - Beer & Pretzels (1933) - Plane Nuts (1933) Can't wait to see the rest of the list!

> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote} > > Beauty Joan Bennett ready for her role as femme fatale Alice Reed in "The Woman in the Window". > That Joan Bennett still is actually from the 1945 Universal feature SCARLET STREET (confirmed by the still #1454). Stills from THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW have the still code INT.-103 (for International Pictures). Beautiful shot anyway...thanks for posting it!

Great photos gagman! Thanks as always for posting! Especially like the ones of Dorothy Janis (I don't think I've seen that one before), Jacqueline Logan, Jobyna Ralston, and of course Billie Dove. I recently held a Dorothy Janis "memorial" screening of THE PAGAN for some friends who hadn't seen it before. The movie was enjoyed by all, and we all agreed she was very beautiful and we are fortunate to have at least this one film available in which she will be forever young and beautiful.

> {quote:title=Precode wrote:}{quote} > Okay, to clear up any misconceptions: Sony (i.e., Columbia) still owns both Wolfe features and has material on both. I've suggested releasing them as a double feature DVD and it's under consideration. Needless to say, any DVD or VHS of MEET NERO WOLFE is assuredly a bootleg. > > Mike Schlesinger > Hi Mike, Great to see you on here! Come back more often! I'm very much in favor of a DVD of the Nero Wolfe Columbia features. I hope it will happen. musicalnovelty (I'm sure you know who this must be!)

> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote} > >For all who have been unable to sleep without knowing the name of that song, here it is, finally: > > SOMEWHERE IN YOUR HEART > > The song was written in 1934 by Rudy Vallee, Bert van Cleve, and Guy Wood. > Now that we have the BORDERTOWN radio tune identified I thought I'd post a complete listing of all the musical selections used in the movie. So the next time it comes on TCM we can all follow along and know all the tunes' titles. 1. Original (BORDERTOWN Main Title) (Bernard Kaun). 2. Maria Elena (Barcelata). 3. Original (Bernard Kaun). 4. America. 5. La Cucaracha. 6. La Cucaracha. 7. Original (Bernard Kaun). 8. La Golondrina (Serradel). 9. La Cucaracha. 10. La Cucaracha. 11. Improvisation. 12. Improvisation. 13. Original (Bernard Kaun). 14. Original (Bernard Kaun). 15. Original (Brooks). 16. Original (Brooks). 17. Moonlight Bay (Percy Wenrich). 18. A Great Big Bunch of You (Harry Warren). 19. I Wish I Had Wings (Woods). 20. Banking on the Weather (Sammy Fain). 21. Sweet Georgia Brown (Casey & Pinkard). 22. Original Rhumba (Brooks). 23. Original Rhumba (Brooks). 24. Soft Green Seas. (Ted FioRito). 25. You Nasty Man (Jay Gorney). 26. Cuban Cabaret (Kaplan). 27. I'll String Along With You (Harry Warren). 28. Somewhere In Your Heart. (Vallee, van Cleve & Wood). 29. La Cachimba de San Juan (Barcelata). 30. Coconita (Barcelata). 31. Maria Elena (Barcelata). 32. Maria Elena (Barcelata). 33. Maria Elena (Barcelata). 34. Original (Gama). 35. Original (Gama). 36. Maria Elena (Barcelata). 37. Noche Criolla (Lara). 38. Lamento Borin Cano (Hernandez). 39. Quiereme Mucho 40. Original (Bernard Kaun). 41. Maria Elena (Barcelata). 42. Original (Bernard Kaun). 43. Improvisation 44. Original (End Title) (Bernard Kaun).

> {quote:title=azmary wrote:}{quote} > I haven't seen Blondie movies since AMC showed them. Does anyone know if TMC shows them? > TCM hasn't shown any of them yet, but it would be nice if they would.

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote} > Two Columbias featuring Thelma Todd...TRIAL MARRIAGE and THE BACHELOR GIRL. Have they survived??? > I've always wanted to see both of these! A silent print of TRIAL MARRIAGE was shown at Cinecon last year.

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > There are a whole bunch of movies with Renee Adoree still in the vault. I counted at least 8 or 9 surviving Metro and MGM titles that have never been shown. Plus three more Universal pictures Silents. > > I love *THE COSSACKS* which TCM hasn't run at all. I figure that title and probably *FORBIDDEN HOURS* with Ramon Novarro are the two that we have the best chance of seeing. But I would certainly be happy with *AN EXCHANGE OF WIVES, THE FLAMING FOREST,* or *THE EXQUISITE SINNER* if TCM were to premier those. > I'd also love to see all of those come on TCM!

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > musicalnovelty, > > Besides *THE PAGAN,* have you seen *TIDE OF EMPIRE?* The print is just gorgeous quality, and the vintage Photo-phone scoring track is very good. Plus the story is terrific, and Renee Adoree receives top billing. If you liked Tom Keene in *THE GODLESS GIRL*, He is great here. > > Be aware that the final reel is missing. This is an outstanding late 20's MGM Silent from director Allan Dwan, and it hasn't been on TCM in about a decade. If you don't have the film and it is among the sale titles, this is the one to get. > Yes, I do have a copy of TIDE OF EMPIRE that I taped from TCM many years ago, probably the first time they showed it. It still looks good, but I guess I really should get the DVD...I'm sure it'll look and sound better than my old tape. I have all the silents that TCM has shown that have the original disc scores. I try to get all of those that I can find. I really should find my tape of TIDE OF EMPIRE and look at it again. I had heard that a reel was missing. I acquired the cutting continuity script for the final couple of reels several years ago, so I could follow along with the film and see what was missing. I don't recall if I ever got around to actually doing it! And yes, I'm a big Renee Adoree fan, too!

> {quote:title=Scottman wrote:}{quote} > > The first two titles you listed are on page two of the sale @ $13.99 each. Too bad that THE PAGAN wasn't part of this sale. > Thanks... I guess I looked too quickly (and didn't expect them to be alphabetically under the letter "T"). I ordered "The Pagan" during the last sale they had...looks and sounds great!

> {quote:title=RayFaiola wrote:}{quote} > So I finally saw MEET NERO WOLFE with Edward Arnold and Lionel Stander. Supposedly, the second entry, THE LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN, is lost. I assume Columbia's distribution rights expired and reverted to Stout estate decades ago. But has anybody actually seen FRIGHTENED MEN or has it, in fact, vanished? > Hi Ray, Apparently it isn't "lost", just hard to find. I still haven't seen it, but would like to. The AFI Catalogue of Feature Films, 1931-1940 indicates "Print Viewed" in their entry on the movie. And I believe The Library of Congress has a print. A check into random issues of The B.I.B. Books (1971, 1978, & 1987) confirms it was never available to TV, at least not from 1971 onward. And this doesn't necessarily confirm anything either way, but there is an entry for the movie in Leonard Maltin's "Classic Movie Guide" book.

> {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote} > Quick update - there is a sale going on right now at Warner Bros Shop for those who may be interested. > > The sale includes about 35 silent titles from the Warner Archives, marked down 30%. The offer ends on 5/25/10: > > http://www.wbshop.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-WB-Site/default/Search-Show?cgid=WACSILENT > Thanks for the tip. But I wonder why they include the non-silent "Hollywood Revue of 1929" (not that I'd complain about the chance to purchase it at a sale price). Also, I can think of several Warner Archive silents that are not listed: The Better 'Ole, The First Auto, and The Pagan, for example.

> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote} > > Tyrone Power, Miriam Hopkins & husband Anatole Litvak at a costume party in 1939 > So, why is Tyrone the only one dressed up funny?

> {quote:title=arheidis wrote:}{quote} > Thanks a lot.. Did u knew the movie or searched cause i don't know how to search ..not even have a ideea about the keywords > No, I didn't have to do any kind of search. I knew that one. It's a pretty famous movie.

> {quote:title=arheidis wrote:}{quote} > Hi guys I hope I'm in the right place. What I want to ask you? It's about a horror movie broadcasted on tcm whose name I don't know. I have seen it some time ago. I can describe it so you can help me. > I know it's about a family with 4-5 members who live in a house. I remember it was night and it was about a tv which when everybody was sleeping was interupting it's broadcast and became white with black points(i think you know what i mean- i'm not american)...and the girl was lured inside the tv or something like that. Also it "featured" something like a closet which became white ) I know also that it was raining and the kids were afraid by a big trree near the bedroom's window. There was also an unfinished pool outside where father jumped to search for the girl. Sorry.. all i can remember, i was small back them. Please help, I'm desperate to find the movies name. > I know that there was a closet which became white or smt like that and everything was flying there. > That's POLTERGEIST (1982). Info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/combined

> {quote:title=arheidis wrote:}{quote} > Hi guys I hope I'm in the right place. What I want to ask you? It's about a horror movie broadcasted on tcm whose name I don't know. I have seen it some time ago. I can describe it so you can help me. > I know it's about a family of 4-5 members who live in a house. I remember it was night and it was about a tv which when everybody was sleeping was interupting it's broadcast and became white with black points(i think you know what i mean- i'm not american)...and the girl was lured inside the tv or something like that. Also it "featured" something like a closet which became white .. ) I know also that it was raining and the kids were afraid by a big trree near the bedroom's window. There was also an unfinished pool outside where father jumped to search for the girl. Sorry.. all i can remember, i was small back them. Please help, I'm desperate to find the movies name. > That's POLTERGEIST (1982). Info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/combined

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > Incidentally, I wanted to be sure to mention, did anyone else catch this? Just before the Prime-Time hour on TCM this evening, they ran a clip from the 1931 sound reissue of *THE BIG PARADE* during a *MGM Parade* extra from the 50's. Much of the epic *"Jimmy Leaves for the Front"* sequence joined in progress, minus a few key frames and some title cards, was shown. The *William Axt- David Mendoza, Maurice Barron music* was so drowned out by excessive sound effects tracks that it was highly distracting. I sure hope that when we finally see the new restoration on TCM, or DVD, that it does not have all those garbled sounds overpowering the music. I'm all for a new recording of the original 1925 Axt-Mendoza score, while at the same time if possible keeping the 1983 Carl Davis one. But We definitely don't need all those annoying effects tracks in the way. They are just not complimentary to the greatness of the film. > Yes, I did notice that, and thought of you, our "Big Parade" expert. I meant to ask you if you know if a copy of the movie is available anywhere with that Axt / Mendoza score intact?

> {quote:title=MickeyFender wrote:}{quote} > Way to go!! > > And to think, it only took a year! In any case, that's great news. Thanks so much for keeping at it and helping find the title of that tune. Now let's see what I can come up with for the next year. > > For those who might be interested in hearing the entire tune, here's a version by Joe Green and His Orchestra from 1934: > > > > MF > That's a good version. Thanks for finding it. The vocal is by Jack Parker. It was recorded on September 21, 1934. It was released on Vocalion 78 #2812, and in England on the label Edison Bell Winner #156.

> {quote:title=MickeyFender wrote:}{quote} > I have another one here. > > In the movie Bordertown, with Paul Muni and Bette Davis,, there's a scene after the murder where the Davis character is alone at home and just starting to crack up. While pacing around, she turns on the radio, and a tune starts playing, which I can't quite place. Does anyone know the title of this tune? It's a popular number, probably from the period. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. > Just in time before the one year deadline on reviving old threads I have am finally able to answer this question about the tune played on the radio in a scene in "Bordertown" (1935). Yes, the research has taken almost a whole year! But, determined not to appear stumped before the entire TCM world, I kept on working at this one and finally have the answer. So, for all who have been unable to sleep without knowing the name of that song, here it is, finally: SOMEWHERE IN YOUR HEART The song was written in 1934 by Rudy Vallee, Bert van Cleve, and Guy Wood. Rudy Vallee recorded it on August 6, 1934 and it was released on Victor 78 #24702. Another version was recorded by Joe Reichman & His Orchestra on September 20, 1934. Vocal chorus was by Chick Bullock. This 78 was released on several different labels in the American Record Corporation group, as follows: Banner 33197 Melotone 13164 Oriole 2992 Perfect 16004 Romeo 2366 So we can see that at the time that the movie "Bordertown" was being filmed in August and September 1934 this song was a current hit (although certainly not as big or long-lasting as many of Vallee's other songs). Here is a picture of the sheet music for the song: http://cgi.ebay.com/Somewhere-Your-Heart-Cover-Art-Rudy-Vallee-/200363800013?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ea69cf5cd

HOT MONEY (1935) with Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly. Saturday morning , May 8 at 11:42 A.M. (EST) (after The Bowery Boys feature JINX MONEY (1948).

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > No, He doesn't deserve a 100 Million. No one does. but He is probably has well over twice that amount in his personal fortune. Just think of how many classic films could be fully restored for that price tag? > My answer to the title question has to be "no!" I have no idea who that is, but from the posts in this thread of course he must be some currently popular movie star. But I would not be able to recognize a picture of him, or be able to tell anything about him or anything he did. And as little as I know about him, I care even less! (That's why I'm a TCM watcher...to get away from the current junk). I say all this just to remind anyone who's willing to pay this guy all that money, that some of us don't know or care who he is. Gagman beat me to my next comment: I was going to say that while that guy is being paid all that loot, how many 1928 (for example) Colleen Moore (for example) films are turning to dust waiting for a fraction of that much money for preservation and restoration?