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*"We had a copy of it in our house when I was a kid, along with a few other movie posters."* - JackFavell That's the second time you've mentioned having film posters in your house growing up. Can I ask why you had film posters at home? I think I posted a silent film poster both times you wrote. The first time I posted *The Thief Of Bagdad*, someone wrote that they thougth it might also be an illustration for a children's book of the story. It is possible. There was lots of cross-promotional merchandising going on in films. It didn't all start with Walt Disney. I like *The Sheik* items too. I am trying to gather a group of posters by that Paramount artist. Henry Clive was an Art Director at Paramount and was an 1920s artist of some renown. *"I am a big fan of J.C. Leyendecker, Kyle so thanks for the 4th of July pics!"* You'e welcome. I'm happy to hear you like J.C. Leyendecker too. But this isn't the first time I have posted some of his artwork on a holiday. Last Thanksgiving and Christmas his S.E.Post cover work appeared in this thread. Kyle In Hollywood

*"I think that what he considers to be a stereotype was actually Hollywood using the Barbary Pirates to be villains in some of these movies."* - MM I never thought of Arabs as enslavers of Africans as a prevalent image in films. But I guess I was paying attention. How historically "truthful" that image may be is something I don't know. As to the Buster Crabbe "Tarzan", I was most distracted with Crabbe's dark hair. I've never seen dark hair on the young man. It was always blonde or light brown. I saw a still from the film yesterday and thought it was someone else. At least not Buster. But the film didn't do too badly as a feature made up from serial chapters. As a piece of Hollywood history, Buster Crabbe as Tarzan was fun to see. Kyle In Hollywood

A couple of aerial shots of the Bagdad sets can be seen here - http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=160538&tstart=0 Kyle In Hollywood

Wednesday, July 6th (Click Through On Above Image to Access Larger Versions)

src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6009/5908905680_a5792b79d9.jpg" width="492" height="400" alt="BagdadSet06"> src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5908904728_7990813444.jpg" width="499" height="400" alt="BagdadSet04"> src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5238/5908903770_9096c78753.jpg" width="500" height="398" alt="BagdadSet01"> (Reposts of "Thief Of Bagdad" Set at Pickford-Fairbanks Studios in Hollywood) Reposting these as the sets for the film are being discussed in other threads here today.

*"Owe you a beer."* - David In Seattle Oh. Did we have a bet on the NBA Playoffs? Thanks for the encouragement. And it appears that TCM got a print of *The Thief Of Bagdad* that was 15 to 20 minutes longer than expected. And that is what necessitated the early start time of the film. Kyle In Hollywood Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 5, 2011 10:54 PM

*""POLITICS FREE???" What the heck do you think the whole idea of having an Arab film night is???"* - hyedenny This is only to differentiate this thread from another that exists in Hot Topics. If you wish to discuss any political/current events issues on these films, you should take it there. http://forums.tcm.com/thread.jspa?threadID=160428&tstart=0 Kyle In Hollywood

*"...I think the movies were driven by money and they made movies to sell tickets."* - MM And Professor Shaheen has expressed that exact thought twice so far in the first evening. He is very pragmatic about it all. He hasn't expressed any sort of dismay that these films are infused with stereotypical images. He understands just how exotic Middle Easterners were to Western societies. I believe he is much more forgiving of these early protrayals viewing them as products of ignorance. He certainly doesn't seem to believe they are driven by any bias or malice - which, in the case of Native-American and Asian-American portrayals, he may actually believe was the case. That he has seen many (or most) of the earlier "Race And Hollywood" series could make his commentary even more interesting if he does compare Hollywood's Arab Images to some of the other groups TCM has spotlighted in the series. Kyle In Hollywood

I hope the schedule gets "back on track" after *Thief*. If the premiere showing of *The Sheik* starts unexpectedly early, I don't think there is any explanation that could excuse these SNAFUs. I am so glad I had the channel running earlier so I didn't miss any of Fairbanks. I've waited a loooong time to see this. Kyle In Hollywood

(A Politics-free Thread) I think Professor Shaheen is doing s bang-up job of explaining the value of this series and the importance of looking at these images. And it is all without a trace of petulance or arrogance. This man is not acting as "the aggrieved member of the selected race/religion." That's great. He has acknowledged how it was completely understandable for westerners to be portraying Arabs in films - at least in the 20's - because that's what western audiences wanted to see. Off to "Bagdad". (The film that Professor Shaheen wants to sit and watch with his grandchildren. What a great recommendation.) But why did it start 11 minutes early? Yikes! (Seems a short subject between films was eliminated or skipped.) Kyle In Hollywood Edited by: hlywdkjk on Jul 5, 2011 7:45 PM

1970s Billboard Poster

Tuesday, July 5th Race and Hollywood: Arab Images In Films src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6026/5889922484_24c66292c2_z.jpg" width="473" height="640" alt="film_posterJuly05e"> Repost of 2007 Image, improved (Click Through On Above Image to Access Larger Versions) ------------------------------- src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6053/5889355363_7599fb36c7.jpg" width="500" height="317" alt="film_posterJuly05d"> src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5302/5889296529_e3ceb2b20b.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="film_posterJuly05c"> (Click Through On Above Images to Access Larger Versions)

A nice line-up today for the day (and evening). But not seeing *The Wizard Of Oz* on TCM on the Fourth of July is a bit of a downer. I think this tradition started in 2001 so it was a nice run (with one detour into Easter) while it lasted. Kyle In Hollywood

"MN" - Not sure what the problem is keeping you out of the larger versions. Try this link - (Not sure if a direct link like this will work for you either.) Anyway, the lower right corner reads - "From A Story By Mark Hellinger" and I guess that's a picture of Mr. Hellinger. Kyle In Hollywood

Some Pictorially Appropriate Travel Posters & Artwork for the Holiday (Click Through on Above Images to Access Larger Versions)

Monday, July 4th Happy Independence Day! Preliminary Artwork by Joseph Christian Leyendecker for Saturday Evening Post cover, 1935 --------------------------- (Click Through On Above Image to Access Larger Versions)

*"Kyle...Fight for Fairness??? Do you honestly believe any of these states are fighting for retailers and not just to get more money in the coffers??? (...) Sadly, your state is in for the shock of it's "life" very soon... "* - ziggyelman I am not going to play tea party with you or "Mr. Heartland". Sorry. Kyle In Hollywood

*"Just another move by the State of Ca. to ensure more business moves out of its State and goes to more welcoming environments..."* - Mr. "Heartland" Well, good luck with that. Affiliates are mostly "bloggers" or other small website owners doing their "Amway" routine of passing along sales through links on a webpage. And California is far from alone in this action. The number of states that have (or will) enact online sales tax legislation in the coming few years is growing. Even Texas is thumbing its nose at Amazon's offer to build a warehouse in the state if it grants the company a reprieve on collecting state sales taxes there. Here's a map of states that have been cut off from the Amazon Affiliates Program, are under threat to be cut off or are where Amazon has agreed to collecting the taxes. http://www.thestreet.com/_nasdaq/story/11052898/1/amazon-sales-tax-the-battle-state-by-state.html Gosh! There's California listed with (among others) Alabama, Arkansas and both the Carolinas. Sounds like the "heartland" is just as active in this fight for fairness for local retailers as New York and California. kjk

One of the funniest things I've seen in a looooong time. Pressbook Cover for *Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?* alt="WhateverHappenedBabyJane_AddamsCoverLRG"> Original Artwork by Charles Addams

Hmmm... Well, even if IMDB is owned by Amazon, it would still be considered a referral/sales site. IMDB/Amazon does have a physical presence in California (Studio City). Here's a link for a job opening there - http://www.jibe.com/jobs/senior-user-experience-designer-amazon-studio-city-ca-0629-?utm_source=indeed&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=indeedfeed And IMDB could still be earning revenue through referrals to Amazon. (Think how WHV/WB makes money off films leased to TCM. Same idea.) So I bet the links were taken down to make sure that Amazon has no "sales affiliates" operating in California - even ones they own. Kyle In Hollywood

Because this happened very suddenly and if IMDB is based in Califronia, I am betting it is because of the recent California law requiring internet sales operations to collect state sales tax from online retailers - if they have a physical sales presence in the state of California. And by "physical presence", that would include all referral sites that direct sales traffic to Amazon.com and which are paid a commision by Amazon. Rather than collect the sales taxes from California buyers and remit the funds to California, Amazon has dropped the links to those sites. Read more from the LATimes here - http://articles.latimes.com/print/2011/jul/01/business/la-fi-amazon-sales-tax-20110701 This is not an isolated incident. Many other states are looking at recovering such lost tax revenue also. Kyle In Hollywood

Concession Display, 1957 - Majestic Theater, San Antonio, Texas (Click Through on Above Image to Access Larger Versions) "Thirsty? Try a Tall Texan. Just 20 cents."

*This Is The Army* - Los Angeles Public Library Photo Archives (Click Through on Above Image to Access Larger Versions) A photograph taken on a Warner Bros. soundstage during the filming of *This Is The Army* (1942). I don't think I've ever seen a better photograph that showed just how BIG and cavernous Hollywood soundstages were.

I've decided to begin posting some very random images and other ephemera that I find interesting. It may or may not relate to current TCM Programming. I hope you find it interesting too. Kyle In Hollywood

Sunday, July 3rd src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6021/5889254205_8c9a208bf4.jpg" width="500" height="237" alt="film_posterJuly03"> 24 Sheet (Billboard) Poster (Click Through On Above Image to Access Larger Versions)