musicalnovelty
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> {quote:title=hamradio wrote:}{quote}
> I wonder what was the peoples response to this (at the time of 1933) movie? Bet it must have scared some small children.
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Here's a review from the December 11, 1933 issue of "Film Daily":
Strictly juvenile entertainment with clever characterizations its greatest asset.
The Mad Hatter The March Hare, The Queen of Hearts, Humpty Dumpty, and all Lewis Carroll's immortal characters come to life in astounding likenesses in this feature that will appeal to every child who has heard, or read, the fantastic story of "Alice Through the Looking Glass". Great care has been taken in make-up, costumes and scenery. The dialogue is somewhat stereotyped and spoken in a monotone by all with the exception of Ned Sparks as the Caterpillar and W.C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty. The action is disjointed and lacks continuity. Little has been done to brighten up the dialogue which tends to confuse rather than explain the rapid sequence of scenes. Charlotte Henry's debut on the screen is not very impressive.
Direction: fair.
Photography: fair.
Note: this was not, as stated, Charlotte Henry's debut on the screen. She had already been in at least 12 films since 1930.
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> {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote}
> That's pretty intriguing - I don't know the exact date of release, but it did come out in 1933 and you'd think that by Oct. they would almost have had the final cut, but at least they'd have shot most of the footage.
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It was filmed in late September and October 1933 and released on December 22, 1933.
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In an ad in the October 6, 1933 issue of "Film Daily" Bing Crosby is listed as a cast member in Paramount's forthcoming version of ALICE IN WONDERLAND. I wonder what role they had in mind for him, before he was dropped from the cast.
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> {quote:title=clore wrote:}{quote}
> >>Was Keenan Wynn's seatmate the same actress who played Kevin McCarthy's nurse in INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, and was one of the passengers in the "Will The Real Martian Please Stand Up?" episode of The Twilight Zone?
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> Yes, that was Jean Willes. I can't say that I recall her from THE TWILIGHT ZONE, but she was in INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. I've also spotted her in the Gable film THE KING AND FOUR QUEENS.
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Jean Willes may also look familiar to some because of the several Three Stooges shorts she appeared in:
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This movie was made in 1958. How could she be in it "before she became famous"?
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> {quote:title=MovieProfessor wrote:}{quote}
> It's now been over 100 years since the first time Alice In Wonderland made it to the movie screen!
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> [First Alice ever made!|http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/showbiz/2010/03/05/1903.alice.in.wonderland.cnn]
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That sure is a beautiful cat they found for this 1903 version. I don't suppose he's still alive...?
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> {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:}{quote}
> *I'd like to see a list of the shorts, cartoons and excerpts from lost films that are to be shown."* - musicalnovelty
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> Latest info that I could locate...
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> _Festival Shorts_ Introduced by film critic and historian Leonard Maltin
> Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin, who is an expert on Hollywoods long tradition of short films, curates and presents this collection of funny and entertaining shorts. Some of the titles included are *Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove* (1934), *How to Sleep* (1935) and *Movie Pests* (1944).
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> _Removed from Circulation: A Cartoon Collection_ Presented by author Donald Bogle
> Donald Bogle, author of Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: A History of Black Hollywood, will present cartoons that have been kept from the public eye because of negative racial or cultural stereotypes. The collection includes several classic Warner Bros. cartoons. Bogle will provide insight into the racial attitudes of the times in which the cartoons were created. Titles include *Clean Pastures* (1937), *Coal Black and De Sebben Dwarves* (1943), *Goldilocks and the Jivin Bears* (1944), *Hittin the Trail for Hallelujah Land* (1931), *The Isle of Pingo Pongo* (1938), *Sunday Go to Meetin Time* (1936), *Tin Pan Alley Cats* (1943) and *Uncle Toms Bungalow* (1937).
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> _Fragments_
> This compilation features surviving pieces from lost films from two of the worlds top film archives, the Academy Film Archive and the UCLA Film Archive. Titles will be announced later.
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> Kyle In Hollywood
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Thanks for the info, Kyle.
I can be patient and wait for the complete listings, as I'm sure they'll be announced as the date approaches. And I am also sure someone who has attended can recap the films for us afterward.
I will be seeing Leonard Maltin in three weeks and can ask him if he has any updated info on the shorts.
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SINGIN' IN THE RAIN was a pretty good one!
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I'd like to see a list of the shorts, cartoons and excerpts from lost films that are to be shown.
I also wish he had given us a clue as to the possibility that THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE and SUNNY SIDE UP will eventually be able to be shown on TCM.
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> {quote:title=filmlover wrote:}{quote}
> The highlight of the evening is a "screening of a silent film, not shown since 1925...", which means it is likely "Too Many Kisses" since others of 1925 are believed to be lost: A Man Must Live, The Shock Punch, Men And Women, and The Lucky Devil. I'd like it to be The Vanishing American.
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Their statement that TOO MANY KISSES has not been shown since 1925 is not true. It was shown a few years ago at the annual Capitolfest in Rome, New York.
That is, of course, if that's the unnamed title they're referring to.
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And still they come:
Colleen Moore's brother Cleve was in a few movies, including some with his famous sister.
Ted Healy's sister Marcia was in one film: a Three Stooges short, of all things!
Richard Dix and actor son Robert.
The Wilde Twins: Lee, Lyn and Lou.
Brother and sister Buddy and Gertrude Messinger.
The Dodge Sisters (also known as The Dodge Twins): Beth and Betty (always wondered about them...aren't those both versions of the name Elizabeth?) Maybe they're not really sisters.
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> {quote:title=primosprimos wrote:}{quote}
> Oh, boy........the story about the three old men who die together (how did they die, I can't remember?) and come back to help a young couple.
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> The movie is mostly set in a house, but I get a lump in my throat every time I watch it. One of the old guys is kindly, one is grumpy -- rats, I can't even google on that!!!
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> Does that count as immortality?
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I think you're referring to BEYOND TOMORROW (1940), a personal favorite of mine.
Info here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032247/combined
And yes, I can't even count how many times I've seen it, but some parts still kinda choke me up, too.
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I suppose there really could be no end to this thread...
Pop group brother trios The Bee Gees and The Beach Boys (with a cousin) also were in some movies.
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> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:}{quote}
> musicalnovelty,
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> Wow! You mean to say that have actually seen this movie? What sort of a condition was the print in? Good? Do you recall?
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Capitolfest is a whole weekend of vintage films, many of them silent, so it can be hard sometimes to recall details about some of them, especially a few years later. But I don't recall any problem with the print. I believe it was the 35mm print from The Library of Congress. It looked fine and was complete, as far as I remember. Certainly nothing that prevented everyone from enjoying it immensely!
I wish you could come to Rome, New York for the annual Capitolfest each August. There are always several rare silent features that I'm sure you'd want to see.
Here's just a few of the scheduled titles for this year. Lots more to be announced (including more silents):
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whistlingypsy:
Thanks for all those great stills from "Blonde or Brunette". I saw the movie at the 2005 Capitolfest in Rome, NY and enjoyed it very much. It was one of the most popular movies of the entire weekend and definitely deserves to be more accessible and shown more often.
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Comedienne Mabel Normand directed some of her films in the 1913 - 1915 period.
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Offsprings of famous comedians:
Stan Laurel's daughter Lois had a few small film roles.
Larry Fine's daughter Phyllis was in a short scene in one of her father's comedies.
Chic Johnson's (of Olsen & Johnson) daughter June had a brief acting career in the 1930's and early 1940's.
Charley Chase's daughters Polly and June occasionally had bit roles in their Dad's films.
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> {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote}
> Someone else is having fun coming up with the perfect cast for this.
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Dawn Wells is still lookin' as beautiful as ever. I think she should come back and play Mary Ann!
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> {quote:title=FiendishThingie wrote:}{quote}
> Thanks for the warm welcome, musicalnovelty! ( Looking forward to learning the meaning of your handle, too. As yet, I haven't a clue, but I'll figure it out.)
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It was revealed (if anyone actually cared!) in this thread:
http://forums.tcm.com/jive/tcm/thread.jspa?threadID=151462&tstart=15
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Besides the charming Charlotte Henry, one of my favorite other things about the 1933 version is the very interesting music score by Dimitri Tiomkin, and the Nathaniel Finston arrangements. I've always liked that distinctive sound of the Paramount orchestra in early thirties films, and the main titles and cast music of this movie is one of my all-time favorite pieces...the Paramount orchestra at its best! Trivia: has anyone actually heard the lyrics to that tune? There were lyrics, but they were not used in the movie, only in the trailer (briefly) and in the "Paramount Movie Parade #9" (12-17-33) radio show promoting the movie. In that show we can finally hear the complete song, as sung by Sam Coslow, along with some more of the unique Tiomkin score.
So, even if our favorite stars are disguised beyond all recognition, I have other things that have always made this version a favorite.
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> {quote:title=HollywoodGolightly wrote:}{quote}
> Last-minute reminder - don't forget about the 4 great classic Westerns on FMC this Thursday!
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Nope, I'm sticking with John Garfield on TCM Thursday!
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> {quote:title=FiendishThingie wrote:}{quote}
> You got it! I love all of the Beatles' movies I've seen. To be honest, I prefer "A Hard Day's Night" to "Help!" but I don't think the user name Dead Grotty has as nice a ring to it.
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I agree with that!
You picked a good name, the kind that only a select few would get. (Like mine, the source of which I actually referred to in a recent post).
Welcome to The Boards. I've been enjoying your posts.
(Although I do like Fred Astaire more than you seem to!)
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I assume you must have liked The Beatles' movies right away, especially "Help!".
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Thanks Kyle, for an inspired idea, amusingly and excellently executed!
I hope you gave the TCM programmers some new ideas for future "Underground" movies. I'd like to see many of those "second features"!
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The Crane Twins (Beverly and Bettymae). They were the "talking titles" girls in several 1930 Hal Roach shorts. Also a talented dance act.
The Ross Sisters. Don't miss their incredible routine in BROADWAY RHYTHM (MGM - 1944).
Chinese sisters Bo Ching and Bo Ling.
Photographer and director Francis Corby and actress wife Ellen Corby.