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I don't recall TCM showing this one. If they have, it was quite a long time ago.

Indeed a touch call. I would choose (in no order): Lillian Gish Mary Pickford Gloria Swanson Greta Garbo Clara Bow

The talking sequences for CITY GIRL did not survive. BTW, the talking segeunces were not directed by Murnau. Murnau had already completed the film and Fox tacked them on in order to make the film marketable in a talkie world.

When I saw the film in L.A. a few years ago, it was thought that Fox had provided a print with the Movietone sound track. Turns out that the sound version is lost and the silent version survived. However, the people at the L.A. County Museum of Art did not know this until show day, and it was presented silent, as they had not hired anyone to accompany the film. It made for an interesting evening.

A Fox pre-code I would love to see, is HAT CHECK GIRL (1932).

I agree. Since the colorization process resembles two color Technicolor, I feel that any former two color Technicor film that only exists in b/w should be colorized to "restore" it .

1932 was also a very good year for movies. GRAND HOTEL, SHANGHAI EXPRESS, SCARFACE, HELL'S HIGHWAY, ONE HOUR WITH YOU, TROUBLE IN PARADISE, LOVE ME TONIGHT, THE DARK HORSE, I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG, BLESSED EVENT, PAYMENT DEFERRED, ARSINE LUPIN, DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE, DR. X, THE BEAST OF THE CITY, BEAUTY & THE BOSS, IF I HAD A MILLION, HORSE FEATHERS and DOWNSTAIRS, just to name a few.

I really wish that the Technicolor elements had survived. I think it would have looked spectacular.

My favorite Warren William performances would be (in no particular order) THE DARK HORSE (1932), BEAUTY AND THE BOSS (1932), SKYSCRAPER SOULS (1932), THE MINDREADER (1933), THE MOUTHPIECE (1932), GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933, EMPLOYEE'S ENTRANCE (1933)

For me, I like THE BIG HOUSE (1930), THE CRIMINAL CODE (1931) and PARDON US (1931). Those are me favorite prison pictures

I would add a couple of short films from 1929 to the list as well: BIG BUSINESS (Laurel & Hardy) BACON GRABBERS (Laurel & Hardy) THE BIG SQUAK (Charley Chase)

My favorite Fields films are IT'S A GIFT and THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE. There are some really great lines in these films. I bought the two W.C Fields boxed sets at Costco a couple of years ago. It was the cheapest I've seen the sets available for, but both volumes give you a very good representation of his work. I only wish that the set included THE MILLION DOLLAR LEGS (1932), quite a surreal and funny film.

Jeff, a small correction : Doug and Mary also appeared together in the 1929 production of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. THE GAUCHO is one of my favorite Fairbanks films. Lupe Velez looks and acts very sexy in this film. It would be nice if the scenes of Mary Pickford as the Virgin Mary still survived in two color Technicolor.

I really love Alfred Hitchcock's THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY.

CITY GIRL THE IDLE RICH THE TAMING OF THE SHREW ASPHALT THE IRON MASK THE LOVE TRAP THE PAGAN RIO RITA DESERT NIGHTS

I had never heard anything about TCM copy protecting what they show. They already put the logo on the films they show, which would (in effect) copy protect what they show. I have a dvd recorder too, but the only troubles I have encountered are with defective discs. So I got a DVR recorder so that if the black disc I put in turns out to be defective, I can start the movie over again and not miss out on recording what I want. Otherwise, I have had no trouble recording anything off of TCM.

That would be great if TCM could get WINGS with the Carl Davis score. His film scores are excellent.

Nice Joan Blondell pix. I gotta figure out how to scan and post some of the pre-code pix that I have.

You'll get no argument from me about that! I was playing "devil's advocate"..... ;-)

I'm 47... at least I think that's what the carbon dating report said.... ;-)

This is one of my favorite Edward G. Robinson pre code films (although I really like TWO SECONDS (1932) and THE LITTLE GIANT (1933) as well.) The last 10 minutes or so, of this film are really intensive. It is probably Marian Marsh's best performance.

Well, for what it's worth, it was shown in the U.S. too.

I DREAM TOO MUCH was aired on TCM last year,as was THIRTEEN WOMEN. I agree, that TCM shows very few early RKO films. I don't think that they have aired BAD COMPANY ( I am lucky that I have it as a laser disc). I would love to see THE PAST OF MARY HOLMES, A QUIET FOURTH, and OLD MAN RHYTHM. Some oth the other titles you listed I don't recall seeing on TCM. I taped some of them when they were shown on AMC back in the 1990s. It would be nice if TCM could show a few more of these once in a while instead of a monthly showing of CASABLANCA, or some other very well known film. As for the person who asked about THE MONKEY'S PAW, it only exists in fragments. I have not heard of a complete print turning up anywhere.

Sweet! I've seen a couple of Hayakawa's silent films, so I am looking forward to this release.

lz, Thanks for the info in Ms. Clarke. I have several German postcards from the early 1930s of Mae Clarke. She was very pretty. The first film I saw of Mae Clark was the 1933 Columbia programmer PAROLE GIRL. It's an enjoyable bit of nonsense that also has Marie Prevost in it as well.