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[Mike Gebert]

Win The Devil's Needle and The Saphead (DVD or Blu-Ray) Direct From Kino!



Kino is exclusively offering NitrateVille readers a chance to win copies (Blu-ray or DVD) of two of their newest and coolest releases— The Devil's Needle, containing three tales of vice and redemption from the silent teens with stars like Norma Talmadge and Viola Dana, and music by, among others, our friends and NitrateVillain Rodney Sauer and Ben Model; and The Saphead, Buster Keaton's charming first feature, with two different versions of the film (one of them accompanied by, again, Ben Model).

How do you become the beneficiary of their largesse? Do you have to marry by six p.m.? Surrender your virtue to lecherous Tully Marshall? Nope, just go here and submit your info. Entries must be submitted by Monday, July 9; USA residents only.

There is also a talkie drawing; see Talkie News for info on that. (You can enter both, just only once each.)

As with the other contest--win a bunch of Selznick titles--this is also open to residents of Canada.

I've entered. I gotta win something, some time

[Christopher Jacobs]

Too late for me, as I already pre-ordered both from ImportCDs.com and THE DEVIL'S NEEDLE arrived today (well, Wednesday) with THE SAPHEAD scheduled to arrive by Friday or Saturday (even though both aren't officially released until July 10th!

Just watched the entire DEVIL'S NEEDLE disc and it's a real treat for anyone into social issue films, films of the 1910s, rare obscurities, or any combination of the above. Picture quality is generally quite good, considering, allowing for occasional severe nitrate decomposition on THE DEVIL'S NEEDLE (not to mention the oddity of Tully Marshall as the romantic lead!!) and the rainstorm of print scratches on INSIDE OF THE WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC (which is otherwise incredibly sharp although abridged to two of the four original reels), and a slightly soft-focus print for large chunks of THE CHILDREN OF EVE (which is the best film of the three). I hope to have a full review up on the Old Movies in HD thread by this weekend sometime.

I've probably entered a few thousand of these types of giveaways on various sites and have yet to win anything. I already have The Saphead so If do happen to win I'll do another giveaway for it here.

What's the running time for The Devil's Needle? I just noticed Grapevine put out a version years ago (2007) with a 9-minute version. Is this the same version?

Never mind.... I found the info.

The Devil's Needle
U.S. 1916 B&W 66 Min.
Directed by Chester Withey
With Norma Talmadge, Tully Marshall
Music by Rodney Sauer

The Inside of the White Slave Traffic
U.S. 1913 B&W 28 Min.
Directed by Frank Beal
With Ninita Bristow, Edwin Carewe
Music by Ben Model

Children of Eve
U.S. 1915 B&W 73 Min.
Directed by John H. Collins
With Viola Dana, Robert Conness, Nellie Grant
Music by Rodney Sauer

Does anyone know when the winners will be announced?

[Mike Gebert]

They just told me they picked them, but didn't tell me who.

So they have a conclusion, but won't release it?
Can't release the names until all the relatives are notified(like a police drama)?

Agnes (who put her name in for this & really wants to win)

It's me. Thanks, KINO.

How many more months is this going to be stuck to the top of the forum?

Sorry but stickies are pet peeve of mine on forums.

[Mike Gebert]

Just for that it's going to stay an extra month, and come down in June 2014.