There's a setting that I can change on my Panasonic blu-ray player to make the combing go away on Safety Last and Why Worry. If I'm remembering correctly, I think it's a changing a setting from "progressive" to "video." As for the running rate on Girl Shy, I thought it was 24 fps because there is a ...

Here is a still of Doris Kenyon as Mme. Pompadour that I picked up several months ago.

"Say, after a customer rides in my cab, he'll never ride in another."

Thanks for the observations, Bob. I've wondered when this photo was taken. Sadly, the original press snipe is somewhat tattered, and I can't get much info from that (aside from the name of the dog). I went back this morning and added a little brown to Zorro. I had a fox terrier while I was growing u...

I guess it's been a while since I've posted anything. I saw "The Phantom President" last year and thought that if I didn't know any better I would be thinking that George M. Cohan was trying to imitate Cagney. :lol: Here's a photo of Doug and Mary that I acquired a little while ago. I tried adding a...

A Countess from Hong Kong I wouldn't call this a bad film; average perhaps, but I've always enjoyed it, especially the hilarious Patrick Cargill, who steals the show. This film isn't nearly as bad as it's often made out to be IMO. And I agree, Charlie's score for this is great. I probably should ha...

WaverBoy wrote:So is this version also the 7-reel preview cut like the Kino DVD, or is it the 5-reel cut originally released?

Both versions seem to be the 7-reel version.

A Countess from Hong Kong

Doing some prowling with the Wayback Machine, I was able to find David Shepard's article "Polishing the Stone Face" on a 1990s version of Kino's website. It has some interesting information about the restoration of Keaton's films for the Art of Buster Keaton series. http://web.archive.org/web/199801...

I received my copy yesterday. While I haven't been able to sit down to watch the entire feature yet, I did watch a few minutes of both versions as well as the entire mini-documentary. There are two versions of the film - both the domestic and foreign cuts. The editing seems to be about the same in b...

Thanks for the reply! I thought it was a situation similar to the footage missing from the original DVD of Sherlock Jr., but I see that it is not so clear cut in this case. It would be nice to see more complete versions of Hard Luck and Daydreams available on blu ray, but I sadly don't see that happ...

Little Caesar, thanks for the clarification. I never noticed any new material in Taylor's introductions compared with the earlier versions. Still, just gotta kvetch: They could have found somebody better to do the dubbing. I agree with you about the dubbing. The man who did the dubbing, Corey Burto...

The description courtesy of amazon.com: Brilliantly exemplifying Buster Keaton's ability to mime rich humor from the inanimate, The Navigator is a classic of the Golden Age of Comedy, centered on and about a single extraordinary prop: an immense five hundred-foot yacht. In a return to the ''pampered...

From my understanding, when Disney rereleased Fantasia in the mid-1940s, the Deems Taylor introductions were significantly cut down (this was the version released in the early 1990s). While the film footage for the uncut Taylor introductions survive, the uncut audio portion does not survive. Hence, ...

I just got a shipping notice from deepdiscount.com for The Saphead! I love how they're able to ship these so early! Also, since I haven't seen it mentioned here, I've seen a few references that Kino will be releasing "The Navigator" on blu ray on 9/4. At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised to see "Co...

Little Caesar, :) Went back and tinkered some with your still from MISS BLUEBEARD. See what you think? :wink: http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/66470/photos/PHOTO_16937135_66470_8093159_ap.jpg Raymond Griffith And Bebe Daniels-"Petrified Lover!" :shock: Gagman, I like the improvements to ...

Here are the extras according to Kino's website: •Complete alternate version of THE SAPHEAD, comprised entirely of variant takes and camera angles. •"A Pair of Sapheads," an eight-minute featurette comparing the two versions of the film. •Buster Keaton: Life of the Party, a rare audio recording from...

My pre-order arrived today (I just love how deep-discount is able to deliver many pre-ordered titles several days before street date). I watched a few minutes of the 1925 silent version, and it looks very nice indeed. The new orchestral recording of the 1942 score is well done, but I will admit tha...

My pre-order arrived today (I just love how deep-discount is able to deliver many pre-ordered titles several days before street date). I watched a few minutes of the 1925 silent version, and it looks very nice indeed. The new orchestral recording of the 1942 score is well done, but I will admit that...

Here's Bebe Daniels enjoying summer and some coconut in "The Palm Beach Girl" (1926):

Presenting Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis in Dr. Jack:


For the sake of comparison, here is an image I found online of the poster art for Dr. Jack

Bob,
Thanks for your suggestions.

For what it's worth, I received a shipping notification for this title from Deep Discount yesterday.

Presenting Laura La Plante and Edward Everett Horton enjoying one another's company in Poker Faces (1926): http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa425/asiri358/poker-faces-1.jpg After obtaining this photo several months ago, I found myself very reluctant to look up any information about the movie beca...

Just pre-ordered this title today (along with the Criterion Gold Rush blu-ray). I read on the Amazon description page that the new edition is "loaded with special features including an alternate version of the film and more (TBD)." It looks like that both the pre-release and release versions will be...

Gagman, I take your point on the Bebe Daniels/Raymond Griffith photo. I went back and altered Bebe's skin and hair color. What do you think? http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa425/asiri358/miss-bluebeard-color2.jpg Bob, I've been a big Jolson fan since I caught an airing of The Jolson Story on th...

Little Caesar, :D I'm back after being out of action all week. :( :) Here is the Jolson with some minor tweeks. Very good start though. I made the hair colors a little more authentic. Who is the gorgeous brunette beauty that you gave Green eyes to Al's left? Golly Mama, what a Pippin! Your tweeks l...

Presenting Al Jolson in "The Singing Kid"

More from Don Juan's Three Nights http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa425/asiri358/don-juan2.jpg Here's one other photo I have from Don Juan's Three Nights. I started a color transfer on it, but I didn't like how it was starting to look. I'll work on it again at a later time, but I thought that I ...