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A BLIND BARGAIN (1922) is a lost film. As for the sound discs for REDSKIN, only three discs have been found, (for reels 1, 3 and 8) they were included on the TREASURES 3 collection as an alternate audio track when viewing the film. Also, WHOOPEE! (1930) is an all Technicolor film, rather than a part color film.

When TCM had a Kurosawa month several years back they ran some of his early films. Among my favorite early titles are NO REGRETS FOR OUR YOUTH, DRUNKEN ANGEL, STRAY DOG, and SCANDAL. Since Criterion is relasing most of his work now, I am replacing my VHS titles with DVDs. It would be nice if TCM would do another Kurosawa month. In fact I would hope that maybe they could even do a month on the films of Yasujiro Ozu some time.

Perhaps Criterion might put out a three disc set of von Sternberg silents like they did with Japanese director Ozu. The Ozu set is well worth searching for.

HINDLE WAKES (1927) is another excellent British silent film to look for, it is also available in DVD.

Not wishing to be a spoil sport, the October schedule is not 100% final yet. Some of these tempting titles may not be there when the "Now Playing" comes out, as this has happened in the past. That being said, it does look great for fans of pre-code films. Carole Lombard star of the month? How cool is that?!? I am looking forward to the October any way!

You're right, it is way better than some of the stuff I've heard for other films. I was just hoping for a bit better from Mr. Brock.

I liked THE LOVE OF JENNY NEY, but did not think that Timothy Brock's score was all that good. I found it rather plodding and not always reflective of the action on screen. And yet I thought his score for FAUST was right on the mark.

NO MAN OF HER OWN (1932) was released on DVD by Universal.

HANGMAN'S HOUSE is a terrific film. Ford is in his element working on a story about Ireland and Irish freedom.

I have several movie heralds from the 1920s and earlyu 1930s. I got these about 15 years ago. Among the lot is one for Lon Chaney's LAUGH CLOWN, LAUGH, also for the Richard Barthelmess 1930 talkie THE DAWN PATROL. I have seen them around, butr they have gotten very pricey as of late. I have also turned up a couple of theatre heralds froM 1930 that advertise what that theatre was showing that week, films such as SWEETIE, WHOOPEE!, GOOD NEWS, and THE SILENT ENEMY, among others.

I have seen the following from this list: Citizen Kane TheRules of the Game 2001: A Space Odyssey TheGodfather, The Searchers, TheSeven Samurai, Tokyo Story Sunrise Singin' in the Rain General Some Like it Hot Psycho Sunset Blvd. The Gold Rush, Chinatown The Magnificent Ambersons Rear Window The Seventh Seal Night of the Hunter, Apocalypse Now It's a Wonderful Life Intolerance Ugetsu monogatari M Modern Times La Strada, Blade Runner The Wild Bunch Rio Bravo North by Northwest The Wizard of Oz Gone with the Wind Greed The Apartment Metropolis Notorious Ikiru Sansho the Bailiff Sherlock Jr. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance My Darling Clementine Bringing Up Baby Double Indemnity AClockwork Orange To Be or Not to Be His Girl Friday Nosferatu Broken Blossoms

I have seen the following from this list: Citizen Kane TheRules of the Game 2001: A Space Odyssey TheGodfather, The Searchers, TheSeven Samurai, Tokyo Story Sunrise Singin' in the Rain Battleship Potemkin The Passion of Joan of Arc, The TheGodfather Part II Raging Bull Rashomon Casablanca City Lights Touch of Evil The Third Man La Grande illusion, The General Some Like it Hot Psycho Sunset Blvd. The Gold Rush, Chinatown The Magnificent Ambersons Rear Window The Seventh Seal Night of the Hunter, Apocalypse Now It's a Wonderful Life Intolerance Ugetsu monogatari M Modern Times Strada, La Blade Runner The Wild Bunch Dir Rio Bravo North by Northwest The Wizard of Oz Gone with the Wind Greed The Apartment Metropolis Dir Notorious Ikiru Sansho the Bailiff Sherlock Jr. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance My Darling Clementine Bringing Up Baby Double Indemnity AClockwork Orange To Be or Not to Be His Girl Friday Nosferatu Broken Blossoms

Thanks Ed. I was pretty sure that I had read something about it years ago in connection to some real event. the 1932 film THE FAMOUS FERGUSON CASE gives a very brief nod to the Hall-Mills case when the murder in that film takes place.

I understand that this story was based on a real incident. Was the version you saw the Televista DVD release? If so, how was the print condition? I was thinking of buying it, but did not want to get stung with a poor print (especially since there was a recent restoration done).

I bought both boxed sets, and was very pleased with the overall quality of the series. I liked the Moto character, he could be both dangerous and gentle, and for the most part nobody's fool.

That is a very interesting site. I hope Time Warner does release it in a Forbidden Holluwood set.

Hi Jeffrey, Yes, it's sad,but true, a lot of the late 20s and early 30s two color Technicolor is lost. It would be nice to see the "Happy Days Are Here Again" finale from CHASING RAINBOWS (1930),or the finale to GOOD NEWS (1930), but until some one turns up the color elements, we will not be able to enjoy these films as audiences did in 1930.

My five would be: M (1931) MAD LOVE (1935) CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (1935) THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) THREE STRANGERS (1946)

By the time THE VIKING was made the Technicolor process was no longer projected in a literal 2 strip process like it was when THE BLACK PIRATE (1926) was made. Yes, there were two color negatives made by the camera, but the "new" process was a cousin to the later IB process first used by Walt Disney in 1932. When THE BLACK PIRATE was shown, the film was literally two strips of film cemented together (in registration) to show its limited color spectrum. When THE VIKING was made, that process was changed and release prints were only one strip of film, but still using the two color spectrum. Which is why the technically correct term for the Technicolor process used from about 1928 to the introduction of the 3 strip IB process in 1932, is "two color Technicolor".

She also made a couple of Vitaphne short films in the early 1930s.

Harold Lloyd's silent films are first rate. Most of his silent features have been mentioned but I see one was over looked. It is probably my favorite of his silent films: THE KID BROTHER (1927). I have found that THE KID BROTHER is an excellent film to show people who have not seen a silent film. Of his talkies, I also like THE MILKY WAY (1936). I agree with Mark that many of his talkies are of uneven quality, but my favorite talkIes would be MOVIE CRAZY (1932), THE CAT'S PAW (1934) and THE MILKY WAY (1936).

Cantor's 1931 film PALMY DAYS is also one of my favorites. There are some great tunes and some wonderful Busby Berkley staged sequences in it. The last restoration of WHOOPEE! (done some time in the 1990s) still looks really great. Love that two color Technicolor!

SHOWGIRL IN HOLLYWOOD has aired on TCM, but it was quite a long time ago.

It's rare that a remake will surpass the original, but I can think of at least one example; the 1941 remake of THE MALTESE FALCON. I like the 1931 version with Ricardo Cortez as Sam Spade, but John Huston's screenplay and direction are superb. Bogart is the definative Sam Spade. Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre are better as Casper Guttman and Dr. Joel Cairo, than Dudley Diggs and Otto Matieson.

I believe that the vocalist is Franklyn Bauer, I'll check in the _American Dance Band Discography_ when I get home from work today.