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The Knitters:

I do like that one too! Here is a Motown girl group that sadly is not well remembered. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf4GxH9g5LQ

> slatonf wrote: "Don't forget, "Are we not men? We are Devo." Absolutly!

One of my favorites from the Supremes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y1OlrEvYEs

There have been a lot of crappy prints of this film circulating, but the print used last night was really stunning. IMDB lists a U.S. release date as May 27, 1929. Edited by: Scottman on Jan 24, 2012 1:08 AM oops, left out a space...

Oingo Boingo did an homage to ISLAND OF LOST SOULS in 1983 with "No Spill Blood".

Yep, it's one of her best!

Etta James, "Sunday Kind Of Love" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAoCWpCJsuc

Mary Hopkin, "Streets Of London"

How about James Taylor? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPD87a2jC98

Here are some titles to consider for your list: 1929 THE IRON MASK-Douglas Fairbanks THE KISS-Greta Garbo, Lew Ayers THE GODLESS GIRL-Lina Basquette SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE-Richard Dix TAMING OF THE SHREW-Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks APPLAUSE-Helen Morgan 1930 THE BIG HOUSE-Chester Morris THE BIG TRAIL-John Wayne WHOOPEE-Eddie Cantor 1931 FIVE STAR FINAL-Edward G. Robinson AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY-Sylvia Sidney BAD COMPANY-Ricardo Cortez BLONDE CRAZY-James Cagney,Joan Blondell THE MIRACLE WOMAN-Barbara Stanwyck NO LIMIT-Clara Bow PALMY DAYS-Eddie Cantor 1933 THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN-Barbara Stanwyck FLYING DOWN TO RIO-Dolores del Rio, Fred Astaire,Ginger Rogers THE POWER AND THE GLORY-Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore BOMBSHELL-Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933-Joan Blondell THE LITTLE GIANT-Edward G. Robinson MAN'S CASTLE-Spencer Tracy, Loretta Young

Rain

Blind Joe Reynolds, "Outside Woman Blues". As I understand it there are only one or two copies of this record survive, and sadly, in poor conditon, but it really is a stunning performance. Later covered by Eric Clapton. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLhgYmkeyfY

> MovieMagazines wrote: "Don't you find that some of the reviews are a bit off; sometimes I find that films which are now absolute classics didn't get great write-ups during their original release and vice versa-- some films are proclaimed to be fabulous and i never heard of them! Very true. After reading some of the reviews, It made me wonder if I saw the same film the reviewer saw! On the pluse side, some of those magazine reviews did inspire me to seek out other titles after reading them.

I agree. I think that Clarence Brown's work is under-appreciated.

I was glad that TCM ran both films. I have the Criterion DVD with both versions. I have to agree, I liked the silent version a bit better than the remake. Both films are very good, but I liked the pace of the silent version. I hope that TCM will be able to run some of the silent films of Mikio Naruse too. I recently got the Criterion boxed set of Naruse silent films, and they are really good too.

Thanks for posting the wonderful pix! B-) I have about 11 Photoplay magazines ranging fron 1925 to 1935. I enjoy reading the movie reviews in them and looking at the film ads. Some of the articles are interesing too! I also have a couple of Street & Smith Picture Play magazines from 1933, a couple of Film Weekly magazines from England that date from 1930 and 1932, a Picture Show magazine (also from England) from 1933, a Screen Play magazine from 1932, a Movie Mirror from 1937 and a Screen Stars magazine from 1945.

Lewis Stone turns in a fine performance for director Rex Ingram in THE PRISINOR OF ZENDA (1922).

Great stuff, thanks! Another favorite trio of mine from an even earllier time is Cannon's Jug Stompers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tT8PwETT3E

Another duplicate post, D'oh! :8} Edited by: Scottman on Jan 14, 2012 2:22 AM

Nice! Here's an earlier version of a song associted with the Kingston Trio, "Tom Dooley" as recorded by Grayson & Whitter in 1929:

Smetana's Dance of the Comedians;

duplicate post. X-( Edited by: Scottman on Jan 12, 2012 7:47 PM

A Roy Orbison favorite of mine:

> Jamesjazzguitar wrote "My friends and I have started house concerts. We get about 30 - 40 people willing to 'donate' $25 and we turn all of the money over to the musicians. Sounds like a variation in the old house rent party concept of the '20s and '30s. Cool!