FrRonald Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Would like to see all of the Hal Leroy musical shorts on TCM. Are any of them on dvd? Link to post Share on other sites
mickeyfender Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I'm with you on this one. Mainly because my favorite WB songwriting staffers are well-represented on most of his shorts. But to answer your question, a handful of them are out on various dvds, though I'd love to see them all collected together, like the Joe McDoakes set. The ones that are out on dvd most likely say so in their IMDb listings. You might want to check that out. Good luck in your search. mf Link to post Share on other sites
mickeyfender Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Just made a quick check: Public Jitterbug No. 1 (1939) -- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle dvd The Knight Is Young (1938) -- Best Foot Forward dvd The Prisoner of Swing (1938) -- The Dawn Patrol dvd Ups and Downs (1937) -- Stage Door dvd Rhythmitis (1936) -- The Petrified Forest dvd Main Street Follies (1935) -- Annie Oakley dvd Use Your Imagination (1933) -- The Little Giant dvd That's a good group right there. Hope it helps! mf Link to post Share on other sites
mickeyfender Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 As coincidence would have it, TCM aired Ups and Downs this morning between the showings of Best Foot Forward and I Want to Live. Unfortunately, it wasn't listed on the schedule. mf Link to post Share on other sites
FrRonald Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Thank you kindly for the replies. It would be great to see them all together on a dvd....Maybe,someday........ Link to post Share on other sites
yvesmary Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 I've seen most of Hal Leroy's shorts on TCM and always wondered why he never really made it in films. Link to post Share on other sites
mickeyfender Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Just wanted to say thanks to TCM for a job well done in presenting not only Private Lessons, which I hadn't seen on TCM for years, but for airing Mitzi Mayfair's The Policy Girl. I'm even more excited to see a Hal Le Roy on the schedule that I've never seen at all -- Picture Palace -- this Thursday afternoon. Well done, TCM, keep the rarities coming! Especially the Vitaphones! mickeyfender Link to post Share on other sites
musicalnovelty Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'm sure you'll enjoy PICTURE PALACE, especially if you liked PRIVATE LESSONS. They both feature the real Dawn O'Day (not Anne Shirley). I'm a big fan of hers...wish she made more films. By the way, if you hadn't yet noticed, the latest Vitaphone Newsletter is posted. Go here and then click on Vol. 12 #2. http://www.vitaphoneproject.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
metz44 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 just me ...remember you offerd joe cook etc in april its now august and you keep promising to mail it i am pretty disgusted cant you at least send me a status message??metz44 Link to post Share on other sites
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mickeyfender Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Looks like TCM's showing a Hal Le Roy that hasn't been played in years -- Wash Your Step, on May 1 at 5:30am -- but only in Canada! As someone who more than once has requested Wash Your Step on the "Suggest a Movie" page, this is pretty tough to take. I sure hope TCM finds a way to air it here in the States, because it's one of the Hal Le Roys that's not available on dvd. The TCM shorts programmer's been doing a great job with the Traveltalks and Charley Chase (and other Hal Roach) shorts. Hopefully we''ll be able to see this and other underplayed Hal Le Roys some time soon, like The Way of All Freshmen (1933), In the Spotlight (1935) and Oh! Evaline (1935). Link to post Share on other sites
mickeyfender Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 In keeping with Yancey's list over in the FitzPatrick Traveltalk thread, here's a list of Hal Le Roy shorts that haven't been shown on TCM in years, if ever (titles are from the IMDb): The High School Hoofer (1931) The Way of All Freshman (1933) Syncopated City (1934) In the Spotlight (1935) Oh, Evaline! (1935) Wash Your Step (1936) Swing for Sale (1937) Hal Le Roy fans would be thrilled if any of these rarely seen shorts were to be aired. How about it, TCM? Link to post Share on other sites
musicalnovelty Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Good news Hal Leroy fans! Hal's 1937 Vitaphone short UPS AND DOWNS is scheduled on TCM on Sunday morning, March 15, 2015 at 7:38 A.M. (eastern time). This one also features a couple of youngsters on their way up: June Allyson and Phil Silvers. Link to post Share on other sites
musicalnovelty Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Hal Leroy's 1937 Vitaphone short UPS AND DOWNS is scheduled to be shown on TCM on December 5, 2016 as part of a whole day and night of Vitaphone shorts (and few related features). Link to post Share on other sites
mickeyfender Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Hal Leroy's 1937 Vitaphone short UPS AND DOWNS is scheduled to be shown on TCM on December 5, 2016 as part of a whole day and night of Vitaphone shorts (and few related features). Thanks! Wouldn't dare miss it. Link to post Share on other sites
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