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- March 10th, 2010, 3:31 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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Re: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
I have screencapped Clash of the Wolves, which is a super-fun Rin Tin Tin movie, starring (besides Rin Tin Tin and his mate Nanette), Charles Farrell, June Marlowe (the future Our Gang Miss Crabtree) and Pat Hartigan as a villain you'll just love to hate. It's at http://www.paulasmoviepage.shutterfl...
- March 9th, 2010, 10:31 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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When it comes to petite silent era ladies wielding a whip, Janet Gaynor really beats the tar out of Gladys Brockwell in 7th Heaven. ;) As for Romola, I wasn't watching it so much for Gish (sorry, Lillian!) but for Colman -- which made it a double disappointment, since his role was so negligible. :) ...
- March 8th, 2010, 1:44 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Plus all you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun, sayeth Jean-Luc Godard.JackFavell wrote:She wielded a shotgun pretty well.
- March 7th, 2010, 11:51 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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The Romola-a-thon finally ended. Romola-a-thon Day Four: watched for five minutes and fell asleep. Woke up several hours later and managed to get through another 20 minutes or so. Woo hoo! Only 25 minutes left. Romola-a-thon Day Five: watched in the afternoon when I definitely wasn't sleepy, and fin...
- March 6th, 2010, 4:36 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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Re: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
I'm drooling in anticiption of those Talmadges... heaven only knows when they'll get here since I ordered them from Deep Discount DVD. They're notoriously slow although otherwise reliable.
- March 6th, 2010, 2:54 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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Re: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
I've been trying to watch Romola for the last three days -- Lillian Gish! Dorothy Gish! Ronald Colman (in a bad wig)! William Powell (in an even worse wig)! director Henry King! -- but each time I've fallen asleep after 10 minutes tops. But, I will keep on struggling through. Wonder how many days it...
- March 3rd, 2010, 4:56 pm
- Forum: Westerns
- Topic: The Closing of the American Frontier
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Re: The Closing of the American Frontier
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
They printed the legend, and turned the desert into a garden.
They printed the legend, and turned the desert into a garden.
- March 1st, 2010, 11:56 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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Re: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
I can't wait for those two Talmadge sets, though for us members of the Ronald Colman Appreciation Society (I'm not making that up, it's on Facebook), we think of the sets as "the two Ronald Colman sets with lots of Talmadge sisters too!" :) I plan to have a good time doing some screencaps ...
- March 1st, 2010, 11:54 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: MURNAU, BORZAGE AND FORD AT FOX
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Re: MURNAU, BORZAGE AND FORD AT FOX
The British blu-rays of City Girl and Sunrise arrived today and I popped 'em in for a quick look-see. Wowee! Especially City Girl! Gorgeous. Of course with all that detail you practically see every film grain individually and streaks and specs really stand out (and the big scar on Charles Farrell's ...
- March 1st, 2010, 3:56 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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Oh, I know it exists. In fact, both the Library of Congress and the Nederlands Filmmuseum Archive have prints. :) But I can't find a copy for home viewing. :) I like Jeannette MacDonald a lot too. Unfortunately many of her MGM movies need restoration which is one reason why they haven't been release...
- March 1st, 2010, 1:09 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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Robert Cato (the drunk driver) got a three-year sentence for DUI and vehicle manslaughter. Someone hand me a hankie. Last night I watched MGM's 1932 version of Smilin' Through and started sniffling whenever Norma Shearer sang (dubbed, I presume) or the orchestra played the title tune. Those glossy M...
- February 28th, 2010, 5:14 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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I f I remember right, Mary Martin and Janet Gaynor were riding in a cab together when it was hit by another car. Both were badly injured. ' This crash took place in 1984. I remember it very well on the news because I have been such a big Mary Martin fan since childhood. To this day I am enchanted b...
- February 28th, 2010, 9:23 am
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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Farrell was in his early to mid-50s during the run of My Little Margie, and he was very distinguished looking -- in fact, he still looked a lot like his silent days self, but with white hair and the mustache. http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/9553/x610g.jpg Also, because he was so athletic, he stay...
- February 27th, 2010, 6:26 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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Gotta love ebay! I went there and five minutes later I had bought an original copy of that 1963 Sports Illustrated issue with the Farrell article. There are three pictures with the article and I've scanned them in and posted them below. Just so you all know I don't watch anything but Charles Farrell...
- February 26th, 2010, 4:47 pm
- Forum: Silents & PreCodes
- Topic: WHAT SILENTS & PRE-CODES HAVE YOU SEEN LATELY?
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Do you see it now? Not perfect but I see the resemblance.