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There were actually some Scattergood Baines shorts filmed in the early 1920s, but it's probably safe to say we won't be seeing them anywhere.

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TCM has shown the film on a number of occasions.

I will leave the thead open.

I have not yet seen the 1924 version, although it is available on youtube and the print looks pretty good. Apparently Turner Entertainment was involved in the restoration, so it has probably been shown on TCM. Might be interesting to compare the two, especially since the 1924 version is supposed to be more faithful to the novel.

(the restoration of this thread continues) How To Make a Monster (1958) Directed by Herbert L. Strock (originally posted here: http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/topic/24752-how-to-make-a-monster-1958/) Robert H. Harris' finest hour ... and 13 minutes. Harris plays a makeup artist who specializes in monsters; the Teenage Werewolf and Teenage Frankenstein are his creations. Two suits barge into his office and give him the axe, claiming the horror cycle is over. Naturally, Harris is not thrilled. In short order, one of the executives is offed by a werewolf, and the second is done in by the Frankenstein monster. Harris also gets in on the act by disguising himself as a cavemen and whacking a nosy security guard. This film is a must for buffs. Besides a load of familiar faces (Morris Ankrum, Tom Browne Henry, Robert Shayne), we see Gary Conway reprise his role as the Teenage Frankenstein. Gary Clarke replaces Michael Landon as the Teenage Werewolf. Harris works for American International Studios, which produced this film. And in the climax (the last ten minutes are in color), we see some of Harris' "children," which you will recognize from various American International productions. The only low point is when John Ashley, playing himself, croons the ever-popular "You Gotta Have Ee-Ooo." This is a good time for a bathroom break. Here, Harris shows Paul Brinegar some cooking tips for Brinegar's gig in "Wagon Train." And you thought it was annoying when cell phones went off in the theater. In the film's only h o m o -erotic scene, Gary Conway (right) and Paul Maxwell lock up, collar and elbow. John Ashley, showing the singing talent that made him a TV producer of such fare as "The A-Team." Walter Reed violating Paul Brinegar's civil liberties. The man of the hour, surrounded by his "children,"

Sounds like the beginning of Five Graves to Cairo, from 1943.

Good addition to this thread, concerning one of the great composers of the 20th century. Korngold was in Austria in January 1938 when he received an urgent cable from Warner Brothers asking if he could be in Hollywood in two weeks to score the film. In early February, he, his wife, and their youngest son George arrived in Hollywood. Upon seeing the first half of the unscored film, Korngold immediately turned down the job. In a letter to producer Hal Wallis, Korngold said, among other things, "I am not a musical illustrator for a 90% action picture." Leo Forbstein, head of the music department at Warner, personally appealed to Korngold, who reluctantly accepted. One month later, the Germans invaded Austria and the Gestapo occupied Korngold's house. Korngold's oldest son Ernst, who had stayed behind, was able to escape safely to Switzerland.

I am in the process of restoring all the photos to this thread, starting with the oldest reviews.

NOW we're talking. Some great-looking people from the sword and sandal flicks. Offhand, #2 is the lovely Sylva Koscina, who played Steve Reeves' wife in his two Hercules flicks. #3 is Mark Forrest, who became an opera singer. #5 is Reg Park. #6 is Daliah Lavi. Edit: #8 just clicked: Elsa Martinelli

It's actually a pretty good film. The famous title song is not played until the closing credits, but the opening theme by Stu Phillips is pretty cool as well. Here is one version of it, performed by the Astronauts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgLLiocF2iU

Guys would have gone to see Jessica Simpson even if the North Korean flag had been on the car's roof.

The Lost Zeppelin (1929) youtube Directed by Edward Sloman Hoo boy, what a stinker. The filmmakers would have been better served filming my relatives fighting over The Last Zeppole on Christmas Eve. Popular silent star and fading sound star Conway Tearle plays Commander Donald Hall and leads a group of explorers on an expedition to the South Pole, because, you know, it’s there, or something. Everybody should have stayed home instead and taken acting lessons. Virginia Valli, as his wife, is atrocious, and sounds too much like Billie Burke to be taken seriously. Valli has the hots for a young officer in the group, played by Ricardo Cortez. Unlike the poor acting of Teale and Valli, Cortez manages to approach sub-mediocrity with his character. After an incredibly dull first twenty minutes, during which Tearle discovers his wife’s indiscretion and the audience discovers they should be somewhere else, the film finally takes off, figuratively and literally. But it doesn’t get much better. Tearle’s dirigible crashes, the radio conks out, and everyone runs out of clean underwear. Tearle and Cortez are the only ones left when an airplane miraculously shows up; however, the pilot can only take one person with him. This leads to the best scene in the film: Valli: “What I want to know is, what happened when you and Donald were alone, and that aviator found you?” Cortez: “Please Miriam, not that!” Brokeback Iceberg, anyone??

Well, as long as we're headed down this road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83nFiPoSuzU

As Steve Martin would say, "Excuuuuuuuuuuusez moi."

TCM has just announced they are changing the name of their program guide to "Was Playing."

Someone in another forum was asking if anyone knew what Sue Lyon was doing these days. She would probably fit this category.

Nicely stated. I would like to plug a book entitled "Fear and What Follows: The Violent Education of a Christian Racist," by Tim Parrish. Tim was a colleague of mine, and one of the nicest, friendliest guys you could meet. The book describes his life growing up in Louisiana and grappling with his own racism.

The crazy thing about the Scarecrow's statement is that it is impossible to construct a triangle with the specifications he gives. That's a rarity, because even with false mathematical statements, you can usually find one or two exceptions where something works under very unusual circumstances.

There may be some posters here who have the "Now Playing Guides" that go back that far. Try checking this thread for somebody who can help: http://forums.tcm.com/index.php?/topic/128439-tcm-to-discontinue-print-editions-of-now-playing/page-8

Not really, since it offered some great material for my students to analyze.

Good points. She Demons is a camp classic, and I renovated that review as well, one page down I think. At least Mona is actually played by a woman.

Same thing happened to me. However, all pictures you uploaded to photobucket should still be there, and you can download them to your computer. So rather than delete all those "please update your account" images, you can use another photo service, like imgur.com, upload your photos there, and put them back in this thread. Admittedly, it will take some time, as I am doing this now with one of my threads. But if you just do a little now and then, it can get done. Now we just have to hope that Kyle's pictures don't disappear. Edit: I see SueSue responded as well.

But I bet you didn't notice the Pythagorean Theorem on Gray's blackboard in the room where the painting was. Nerds like me notice that stuff.