musicalnovelty
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Here's something I posted about James FitzPatrick way back on Feb. 23, 2009 in the "Information Please" forum when someone asked a question about one of the films:
James A. FitzPatrick (1894-1980) started his series of one-reel travel shorts in 1930 and released them independently. He also produced other film shorts series, such as the "Movie Horoscope" series, "American Holiday" series, and "Music Master Series". He even got into feature film distribution in 1930 with his American release of the 1928 British silent movie "The Lady of the Lake", with sound effects added.
The "Movie Horoscope" shorts were one-reelers entitled "People Born in January" through
"People Born in December". Twelve were produced, one for each month, and released each month in 1930.
The "American Holiday" series consisted of ten shorts, each only three minutes long, focusing on a certain holiday. Each was released in time for the corresponding holiday, commencing in September 1930 for Labor Day, and covering ten holidays through Independence Day 1931.
The ''Music Master Series" was a series of 9 one-reel shorts featuring orchestral renditions of works by composers Bizet, Brahms, Liszt, Handel, Chopin, Beethoven, Strauss, Verdi, and Mendelssohn. They were released between September and December 1930.
In 1931 FitzPatrick started releasing his TravelTalk shorts through MGM. He discontinued those other three series (after all, he had pretty much run out of material, unless he wanted to cover more composers). He continued to release his Technicolor TravelTalks shorts through MGM at the rate of at least eight a year through 1951. Then for some reason MGM started calling the series "People on Parade". That lasted only a year, and so in 1952 it was back to the name "TravelTalks". Then, on February 12, 1954 MGM finally released the final entry in the long-running series, "Glimpses of Western Germany". The studio reissued six older entries over the next year, then finally retired the series.
FitzPatrick did other film work before the TravelTalks series, and occasionally during its run, but this basically covers his work on that series.
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"Re: do you still use a VCR"
Yes, I do.
I don't like CD's or DVD's. I liked records, cassette tapes and video tapes (and still have and use a way-too-big collection of them). I hate the mentality that once a format is established and we're fine with it, it has to be replaced by a newer one.
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> {quote:title=clore wrote:
> }{quote}It's a Panavision film, should be a 2.35:1 ratio. But it's filling up my widescreen TV from top to bottom. There should be black bars top and bottom.
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> It looks to be too squeezed, the actors appear too slender.
I'm watching it on my old 1988 Sharp TV and the picture has the expected black bars at the top and bottom, but as clore described, it's still squeezed with the actors appearing too slender.
I don't think any advice about adjusting the picture will work on this old TV, so I'm thinking there's something wrong with the way it's being broadcast from TCM.
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I hope that on Lionel Barrymore day they'll finally show NIGHT FLIGHT (1933), not yet run on TCM.
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> {quote:title=FredCDobbs wrote:
> }{quote}It's an MGM film, but I can't find it listed in IMDB. This was a 1943 pro-Soviet and pro-Stalin propaganda film. Looks like it was made at the request of our government in Washington.
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> Did anyone else see this one?
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I had to miss it, but when you said it's not on IMDb I decided to do some digging of my own and found out the following:
Release date: December 26, 1942.
Copyright date: January 2, 1943.
The short was actually released in MGM's "Miniatures" series as a "FitzPatrick Miniature", not as a TravelTalk series short.
Here's a review from the Trade Paper "The Exhibitor" (January 13, 1943):
This shows scenes from the Russia of 1932 when the government was trying desperately to build a new society, followed by scenes of Russia of today, winning a war. A moving and impressive story about our ally, the film is truthful and forceful, deserving plenty of attention.
Rating: Excellent.
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> {quote:title=gagman66 wrote:
> }{quote}...Labeled as ROUGH HOUSE ROSIE, it is probably from THREE WEEKENDS (1928). Yeah, there is a still code there, but I don't know how to use it.
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> *"Drat, The Slinky Blonde Rival Has Arrived!"*
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The still code sure enough confirms it's from ROUGH HOUSE ROSIE.
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> {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:
> }{quote}And I am not sure 'lzcutter' even compiled the list and expects "full credit". I think many had a hand in making it complete.
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> Kyle In Hollywood
The list had always been incomplete and with a few slight innaccuracies. But having all the TCM schedules back to Day One (April 14, 1994) I looked back to them and filled in all the missing info and clarified the confusing parts (as I recall, I think there was one month early on for which only "Kelly" was listed, with no indication whether it was Gene or Grace, for example).
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Here's another review of the short, which also confirms Edward Raquello in the title role:
From "Motion Picture Herald" (October 8, 1938), page 42:
Another of the "Historical Mystery" subjects from Metro, this questions the accepted fact that Napoleon died on St. Helena Island. Produced with the care and exactness of detail of all these subjects, the film traces various phases of the Corsican's career and reveals that the Little Corporal on occasions was represented by a double. The film proceeds to show how the double could have died on St. Helena and goes further to show how the "real" Napoleon might have died. It is an interesting presentation and like others in the series it serves the double purpose of being interesting and educational. The cast includes Edward Raquello, Claude King, Claire MacDowell, Fred Warren, Rex and Barry Downing, and Kenneth Casey. Edward Cahn directed. The commentator is Carey Wilson. Running time, 11 minutes.
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> {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:
> }{quote}*"...in August TCM is expected to bring us many rare Mack Sennett shorts."* - MN
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> But I am unsure how those shorts could fit in to the "Summer Under The Stars" franchise - unless the Sennett materials are being packaged as part of the "TCM Extras" / "One-Reel Wonders" fillers.
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> Kyle In Hollywood
That's why I carefully chose the word "expected" in my post - you never know what may have changed since the initial announcement way back in January.
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A reminder, too, that in August TCM is expected to bring us many rare Mack Sennett shorts, as announced in this post back in January:
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> {quote:title=finance wrote:
> }{quote}I would say that that was the single hardest question ever to be asked in this forum.
I hope that's a compliment! :^0
But now finally we can move on.....
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> {quote:title=lavenderblue19 wrote:
> }{quote}Were they all mentioned or referred to in the 3 Stooges shorts?
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> This question is now on 2 pages. Maybe a recap by you of your clues would be helpful...
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No need to recap the clues...YOU GOT IT!
Answer is: All of those performers were referred to by name in Three Stooges shorts.
As follows:
Max Baer - mentioned in Three Stooges short THREE LOAN WOLVES (1946) by Larry.
John Barrymore - mentioned in MOVIE MANIACS (1935) by Curly.
Eddy Duchin - mentioned in SPACE SHIP SAPPY (1957) by Joe Besser.
Clark Gable - mentioned in MOVIE MANIACS (1935) by Moe and Curly.
Harry James - mentioned in BOOBY DUPES (1944) by Moe.
Al Jolson - mentioned in SQUAREHEADS OF THE ROUND TABLE (1947) by Larry.
Danny Kaye - mentioned in GENTS WITHOUT CENTS (1944) by all Three Stooges in a song they sing.
Hedy Lamarr - mentioned in I'LL NEVER HEIL AGAIN (1941) by Larry.
Dorothy Lamour - mentioned in I'LL NEVER HEIL AGAIN (1941) by Curly.
Kim Novak - mentioned in HOOFS AND GOOFS (1957) by a talking horse.
Elvis Presley - mentioned in SPACE SHIP SAPPY (1957) by Larry.
Dinah Shore - mentioned in STONE AGE ROMEOS (1955) by Larry.
Red Skelton - mentioned in THE GHOST TALKS (1949) by Shemp.
Robert Taylor - mentioned in THREE MISSING LINKS (1938) by Curly.
The Three Stooges - mentioned in CRASH GOES THE HASH (1944) by Bud Jamison.
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Correct! Good job!
It's FOLLOW THRU (1930) - Paramount.
The stars are Nancy Carroll and Charles "Buddy" Rogers.
The song is "A Peach of a Pair".
Here's the first performance of the song:
And here's where it's done later in the movie, sung over a radio while the stars just listen:
And no, it's never been legally released on video or DVD.
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> {quote:title=FranklinPangborn wrote:
> }{quote}They all slapped people and poked them in the eyes when they got upset?
Hey, for all I know, maybe they did!
But no, that's not the answer...
But yes, just to keep it moving, I will say that it IS Three Stooges-related.
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No, not Paramount On Parade.
Recall an earlier clue that the movie involves playing a sport.
Maybe that will mean more now that other clues have been given.
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The girl with the huge collection of shoes is June Clyde. This shot is from when she was at Universal in the early 1930's.
The girl standing in front of the cactus is posing for the 1930 Goldwyn musical WHOOPEE!
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> {quote:title=ziggyelman wrote:}{quote}any ideas on who this lovely lass might be???
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That is Doris McMahon in the 1934 RKO Radio Picture HIPS, HIPS, HOORAY!
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Okay let's see if this can wrap this one up:
It's Paramount, 1930.
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Nothing to do with "Laugh-In" or George Sidney.
Hey, any Three Stooges fans here?
(That could be a hint!)
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Just bumpin' the question so it'll be easier to find:
Name something that all of the following performers have in common:
Max Baer
John Barrymore
Eddy Duchin
Clark Gable
Harry James
Al Jolson
Danny Kaye
Hedy Lamarr
Dorothy Lamour
Kim Novak
Elvis Presley
Dinah Shore
Red Skelton
Robert Taylor
The Three Stooges
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> {quote:title=FredMertz wrote:
> }{quote}And early on Sunday, April 29, is another possible TCM premiere:
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> 6:41am ET – *Campus Cinderella* – musical with Penny Singleton; 18 minutes.
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I agree, I think that's a TCM premiere. But it was released as an extra on a DVD of some Warner Bros. feature a few years ago. I don't recall without searching, just what the feature was.
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> {quote:title=musicalnovelty wrote:}{quote}
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> I'll try to add another clue later or tomorrow.
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> But it's looking like this may be one where if you know it, you know it. And if not, no amount of clues will help short of eventually just giving the answer.
I won't be posting again till Monday the 30th.
So everybody keep on ponderin' this one!
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It could be TIMBER! (1942) - Universal.
Detailed plot description here:
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93342/Timber/full-synopsis.html
More details on the movie here:
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Coming up on TCM on Saturday afternoon, April 28, 2012 at 1:04 P.M. (eastern) -
Vitaphone short that I believe is a TCM premiere:
SCRIPT GIRL (1937).
What Do They Have in Common?
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All of those ladies played "Jane" in Tarzan movies in which Lex Barker was Tarzan.