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> {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote} > I've got to say I've been recording these and loving them! I only missed two (darn it!) while attending Cinefest, just too bleary eyed to remember to set the recorder. > > I have really enjoyed watching this Bowery Boys series, I don't find them violent at all. If anything, Gorcey's mispronouncing wordplay is the comedy focus. > > And knowing 12 year old TikiKid's limited attention span, the short length of these films is brilliant. I also like the choice of subject & setting- cowboys is a bit foreign for kids these days, but spook hunting is a timeless fascination for kids. > > These are winning her over better than the "Road" films, "Ugh is that guy gonna sing again?" > Hi Soo (and TikiKid), So glad you're enjoying The Bowery Boys on TCM! You can catch the ones you missed when TCM devotes a whole day to repeating the first ten of them on July 23. July 23, 2010 - Friday 7:15 AM Live Wires (1946) In their first film, the Bowery Boys tackle gangsters. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Mike Mazurki. Dir: Phil Karlson. BW-65 mins, TV-G 8:30 AM In Fast Company (1946) The Bowery Boys get wrapped up in a taxi war. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan. Dir: Del Lord. BW-63 mins, TV-G 9:45 AM Bowery Bombshell (1946) The Bowery Boys tackle gangsters to clear one of their own from a bogus robbery charge. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Sheldon Leonard. Dir: Phil Karlson. BW-66 mins, TV-G 11:00 AM Spook Busters (1946) When they set themselves up as ghost hunters, the Bowery Boys tangle with a mad scientist. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Douglass Dumbrille. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-68 mins, TV-G 12:15 PM Mr. Hex (1946) A hypnotist turns one of the Bowery Boys into a championship boxer. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gale Robbins. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-63 mins, TV-G 1:30 PM Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947) The Bowery Boys try to expose a phony fortune-teller. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Betty Compson. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-63 mins, TV-G 2:45 PM News Hounds (1947) When they get newspaper jobs, the Bowery Boys take on a sport-fixing mob. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Anthony Caruso, Christine McIntyre. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-68 mins, TV-G 4:00 PM Bowery Buckaroos (1947) The Bowery Boys head west and land themselves in hot water. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Iron Eyes Cody. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-65 mins, TV-G 5:15 PM Angels Alley (1948) An ex-con cousin of one of the Bowery Boys gets them into trouble with the law. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Frankie Darro. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-68 mins, TV-G 6:30 PM Jinx Money (1948) The Bowery Boys find a dead gangster's loot-and the mob out to get it back. Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Sheldon Leonard. Dir: William Beaudine. BW-68 mins, TV-G

Yes, I'm excited about what's on TCM tonight. Looking forward to those two Leon Errol shorts!

> {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:}{quote} > > _Fragments (1916-1929)_ > Running Time: 1 hr., 30 min. > 35mm > Academy Film Archive and the UCLA Film Archive > > Sunday, April 25 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM > Mann's Chinese 6 House 3 > > Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive will present a selection of rarely-screened fragments of great lost films. *Red Hair* and *Three Weekends* (both 1928) showcase the comic talents of actress Clara Bow. *The Village* (1922) is an early film by director John Ford. Also included are four additional fragments from the Academy archives: *Happiness Ahead* (1928), a Colleen Moore film; *Polly of the Follies* (1922) starring Constance Talmadge; *A Lovers Oath* (1925) showcasing actor Ramon Navarro; *The Chance Market* (1916), with prolific actor King Baggot. The event concludes with a selection of trailers for lost films, provided by UCLA and Academy Film Archive, which includes *On Trial* (1928), *The Last Warning* (1929) and *The Patriot* (1928)the only Oscar?-nominated performance that is lost. (d. Various, approx. 90m, 35mm). Hosted by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Film Archive. > Okay, now I REALLY wish I was going!

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > Wow! Thanks so much for posting this. I didn't know that any of Clara Bow's *THREE WEEKENDS* or Colleen Moore's *HAPPINESS AHEAD* had survived. Not to mention THE PATRIOT. Are these the lone fragments, or are there more than what is being screened? Are they running the Technicolor clips from another Clara Bow feature *RED HAIR?* I think that's all that there is of this film that's ever been found. > I believe for "The Patriot" all that survives is the trailer (I've seen it). That probably is what they'll be showing. But I WOULD be very interested to know what survives from "Happiness Ahead" and "Three Weekends".

"How do you get that way?"

> {quote:title=gigiw wrote:}{quote} > Is there a way to find out if she was on screen with Robert Taylor or even when she was on screen. She was in the film-it even shows in her work history. Her name was Virginia Arlene Burks, at the time. She is 68, now. > Cheryl > A whole bunch of babies just showed up (at about the 62-minute point of the movie). She's got to be one of them. I hope you're watching and can tell which one she is! Did she appear in any other movies?

> {quote:title=Bablefish wrote:}{quote} > I recall seeing once I think was a silent western starring monkeys, and there horses were dogs. Am I just imagining things or is this film real? > That is probably one of the series of "Dippy Doo Dads" silent comedy shorts produced by Hal Roach in 1923 - 1924. They featured animals acting out all the roles. This is probably the one you saw: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847055/combined

> {quote:title=RayFaiola wrote:}{quote} > *Baby Sandy waiting patiently for her DVD box set to be released!!* > Hi Ray; Thanks for posting again that Baby Sandy still, and this time with the number (1134). Now I can see that it is from the 1941 Universal movie BACHELOR DADDY. A Baby Sandy DVD box set? Hey, maybe I'd be up for that! Despite the presence of Miss Henville, her movies are just full of great fun character people. Ray, in the Cinefest dealer room, did you see that book all about Baby Sandy? I think it was called "The Life Story of Baby Sandy". It was from 1939 when she was only 2 or 3 years old and had made only three movies so far! It included some nice stills, but I decided to leave it for some true Sandy fan.

> {quote:title=jamesjazzguitar wrote:}{quote} > Now how can you review Robin Hood and not mention Olivia De Havilland? > Or the excellent music score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold?

> {quote:title=PrinceSaliano wrote:}{quote} > > {quote:title=infinite1 wrote:}{quote} > > I would love to see GEORGE RAFT honored as STAR OF THE MONTH. During the 30s Raft was an A list Star and if not for a few bad decisions would have kept his star status burning bright through out the forties and fifties. > I would welcome this...if TCM could obtain his 1930s Paramount titles. > I agree it's definitely time to honor George Raft as Star of the Month. I would also especially like to see more of his 1930's Paramount films on TCM. It would be worth the inevitable (seemingly) millionth screening of "Some Like It Hot"! And if they run out of George Raft films before the end of the month, they could devote one night to a festival of all the movies Raft turned down that went on to be hits for others!

> {quote:title=moviediva1 wrote:}{quote} > There are two movies that I need help with. First one has a mother and daughter talking in an attic. The mothers talks about how she was young in the 1920's, and was interested in two guys. The mother said who she picked is revealed when the mailbox is shown. > The first one sounds like MARGIE (1946) starring Jeanne Crain, Glenn Langan, Lynn Bari, Alan Young, and Barbara Lawrence. Plot description here: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=82900&category=Full%20Synopsis More info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038727/combined

> {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote} > > What are your favorite boy does not get girl movies? > KING KONG (1933) CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) (You didn't say the boy had to be human!)

> {quote:title=SansFin wrote:}{quote} > > What are your favorite boy does not get girl movies? > Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

> {quote:title=Marlowe11 wrote:}{quote} > Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey sing a little song in the middle of "The Uninvited" (1944) that sounds like an uninterpretable nonsense ditty, but I am guessing that it might be a real song? The lyrics (which are hard to make out) sound something like: > > "Wee chick-a-birdie la la la > Laid an egg on the (?) bindy stall > The bindy stall began to crack..." > > Any idea what this is? Seems unlikely this was written just for the movie. Can anyone help? > On the Paramount music cue sheet for THE UNINVITED, dated October 16, 1943 that tune is listed as "Wee Chuckie Birdie" (Old Scotch Song). No composer is credited.

> {quote:title=TikiSoo wrote:}{quote} > > Even TikiKid found a great Tex Avery DVD set that I've NEVER seen in stores. > > It's a terrible dilemma which films to skip to scour the dealers booths....just not enough time! > It was nice to see Mark, TikiSoo and deadend guy there (and of course, Gerry and Ray). Soo: I hope TikiKid gets to see more silents, and some that are more fast, fun and funnier than the two shown Saturday night. They were swell of course, but perhaps not first choices for a young fan. I chatted a little with her between the films, just to make sure she felt welcome and that we're glad she was there. I liked her comment about the Viola Dana movie, and her answer to the movie title's question "Are Parents People?" Hoping she won't mind being quoted, she said that Viola Dana had beautiful eyes. And Are Parents People? "No, they're aliens!" she said. You'll have to bring her back!

Charles "Buddy" Gorman passed away on April 1, 2010 at age 88 in Webster, NY. He was one of the last surviving Bowery Boys, appearing as "Chuck" in several entries in the series in 1950 and 1951. He was also a semi-regular in some of The East Side Kids movies in the 1943 to 1945 period. In between his East Side and Bowery roles he got to work at the big studios, too. Here's his IMDb film list: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0331048/

> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote} > I'm kind of disappointed that Leonard said nothing about ARE PARENTS PEOPLE? (1925) with Betty Bronson, and ORCHIDS AND ERMINE (1927) with Colleen Moore. Both films were a part of the event this year. From what I have read, the prints were very good quality as well. > With rare films running all day from 9:00 A.M. until after midnight it can be a bit overwhelming, so many of us just have to take a little break now and then. And anyway there are the dealer rooms and lots of friends to catch up with. So possibly Leonard had already seen those two and chose to skip them this time. Actually, Leonard did mention ORCHIDS AND ERMINE in his review. The prints were good, but ORCHIDS AND ERMINE was the abridged version that ran about 55 minutes. But still so delightful to see it again on the screen. Even though I'd seen it before, it was still one I looked forward to most. The statement he made that surprised me the most was that he'd never seen the musical number from THE MARCH OF TIME (1930) before. It was used again in the 1933 MGM short NERTSERY RHYMES which I'm sure he's seen.

> {quote:title=audreyforever wrote:}{quote} > Thanks SansFin! I knew there was a pirate day! Hopefully none of those films were pirated, > > Anyways, here's my top 10 list of the greatest Pirate Movies...ranked: > > 1 The Sea Hawk (1940) > 2 The Black Swan (1942) > 3 Captain Blood (1935) > 4 Treasure Island (1950) > 5 Peter Pan (1953) > 6 The Crimson Pirate (1952) > 7 The Sea Hawk (1924) > 8 The Spanish Main (1945) > 9 The Pirate (1948) > 10 A & C Meet Captain Kidd (1952) > > > And just for laughs: Angels in the Outfield (1951) > I like that you've rated "A & C Meet Captain Kidd" higher than Charles Laughton's other Captain Kidd role ("Captain Kidd") (1945) (I'm assuming that since it didn't make your top ten, that means you rate it lower than A & C at no. 10.)

> {quote:title=Goalieboy82 wrote:}{quote} > are there any old movie festivals in the washington dc area. would like to go to one. > thanks > Here you go: http://www.slapsticon.org/ A great fun time, especially for fans of classic and rare comedies.

> {quote:title=wdh333 wrote:}{quote} > Great. What are some other pirate movies that would be nice to be shown? > THE BOY AND THE PIRATES (1960) starring Susan Gordon and Charles Herbert, with Murvyn Vye as the title pirate.

Thelma Todd - from Lawrence, Mass.

> {quote:title=precoder wrote:}{quote} > Another blast from the past and another really rambunctious comedy. "Her Sister From Paris" stars silent comedienne Constance Talmadge in dual roles as twin sisters; Helen Weyringer, a frumpy homebody married to Joseph (Ronald Colman) and Lola, an unmarried parisian showdancer with the stage-name "La Perry" and a beauty mole on her chin, a very important detail since this is really the only feature to tell the girls apart. Poor Helen fights and argues with her husband all the time and finally announces "you don't love me anymore. I'm going home to mother" and storms out. George K. Arthur, playing another hilarious character, is Joseph's giggly friend who convinces him to seize the freedom the opportunity brings and have some fun on the town. As in "Kiki" Arthur chuckles at everyone else's misfortunes. So they attend a musical revue and see La Perry perform a wonderful 'dance of the toy soldiers' type routine which is lovingly set and filmed. Meanwhile Helen and Lola have concocted the obvious scenerio of making over Helen exactly as La Perry, from the short blonde-bobcut right down to the beauty mark, to test her husbands faithfulness. Peppy and cute Constance Talmadge is now ready to really dig into her 'new' character and she teases and mocks and temps her own unsuspecting husband to the point of frenzy ... > > A very well made film and again, a testiment to the quality and precision of the silent art. The William Cameron Menzies sets are large, imposing and with great decor. Some appear to be simply painted walls, but with painstaking exactness. And all these sets too are perfectly centered and framed in the picture and the editing is quick and precise. Connie's gowns and costumes (by Adrian) are varied and plentiful, not to mention slinky and revealing when it counts. Constance is constantly in motion, very quick to shift emotions, very light on her feet, and easy to read her thoughts from moment to moment. It's crystal clear to see why she was so popular, because she was so good at acting. A natural who makes it look easy when it isn't. Ronald Colman is also excellent (and gorgeous) playing the frustrated beau in need of marital comeuppance. We get another 23-second kiss (yes, I timed it again like in "The Garden of Eden") that secures this films everlasting appeal. Oh, and I loved granny too ... > > The music by Judith Rosenberg provides just what the film needs. I always love seeing old pieces of sheet music in silents and George K. Arthur has another funny bit jazzing up Johann Strauss ... > > Thank you kino ... > Thanks for that review. I saw HER SISTER FROM PARIS in 35mm on the "big screen" back in 1993 and enjoyed it very much, and have always wanted to see it again. So, another sincere Thank You to Kino for releasing it. And to further show my appreciation I not only purchased one for myself, but raved about it enough to convince a good friend to also buy it (and the Norma set, too).

> {quote:title=GreatMoviesFan wrote:}{quote} > Does anybody else say 'he's going to sing, folks, now's the time to go get the popcorn'? > I've always been a big Bing Crosby fan. I can take or leave Sinatra. I have hundreds of Crosby 78 RPM records, plus tons (it seems) of his LP's and 45's. I'd never go out to get popcorn while he's singing, even if I ate popcorn. I sure do wish TCM could show more of Bing's 1930's Paramount films.

Did anyone else notice a "goof" in KITTY FOYLE? In a scene that was set in the early 1930's Dennis Morgan does an imitation of Ronald Colman. Okay so far...except that in doing so he quoted a bit from LOST HORIZON...which wasn't released until 1937!

> {quote:title=mongo wrote:}{quote} > > Rare image of Olivia de Havilland & Stan Laurel cutting up > Stan must have called for old pal Oliver, and someone thought he said Olivia!