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by Fred M. Stevens
Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:42 pm
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: What is the last film you watched? (2020)
Replies: 2612
Views: 99014

Ralph Coder- Who Once Taught Chaucer- One and Done

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Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:41 am
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1. “John the Kangaroo.”
by Fred M. Stevens
Sat Mar 21, 2020 11:36 am
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: What is the last film you watched? (2020)
Replies: 2612
Views: 99014

Leigh Taylor-Young, Emmy Winner

[Ryan] O'Neal wound up marrying an actress on the show, Leigh Taylor-Young, who was Tatum O'Neal's mother , but more to the point.......... we had a black maid named Helen who took a particular shine to me..... 1. LT-Y’s only birth child is Patrick O’Neal 2. Your maid- if I recall correctly- was na...
by Fred M. Stevens
Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:14 pm
Forum: The Exchange
Topic: Nitrateville Creators:Books;DVDs;CDs;Calendars-2021 Gift Ideas!
Replies: 350
Views: 168012

The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ex6--lC8L._AA300_.jpg The First Hollywood Sound Shorts 1926-1931 by Edwin M. Bradley Hardback/Paperback (June 20, 2020) “This study of early sound shorts begins with an explanation of the development of sound motion pictures in Hollywood by such in...
by Fred M. Stevens
Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:31 pm
Forum: The Exchange
Topic: Nitrateville Creators:Books;DVDs;CDs;Calendars-2021 Gift Ideas!
Replies: 350
Views: 168012

William Wellman- Beau Geste (1939) Blu-Ray

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81j8DwUgAwL._AA600_.jpg Beau Geste (1939) Blu-Ray 112 minutes – April 7, 2020 Brand New 4K Master! From William A. Wellman, the acclaimed director of Wings, The Public Enemy, Nothing Sacred, The Ox-Bow Incident, Yellow Sky and The High and the Mighty...
by Fred M. Stevens
Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:12 pm
Forum: The Exchange
Topic: Nitrateville Creators:Books;DVDs;CDs;Calendars-2021 Gift Ideas!
Replies: 350
Views: 168012

George Marshall- Murder, He Says (1945) Blu-Ray

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81Chwb43WFL._AA600_.jpg Murder, He Says (1945) Blu-Ray 94 minutes – April 7, 2020 Brand New 4K Master! From George Marshall, the outstanding director of Destry Rides Again, The Ghost Breakers, The Blue Dahlia, Pillars of the Sky and How the West Was ...
by Fred M. Stevens
Mon Mar 16, 2020 2:18 pm
Forum: Talking About Talkies
Topic: Movies about Epidemics / Pandemics
Replies: 59
Views: 4595

George Seaton’s Merry Cold on 34th Street • A Matter of WHO

Director Screenwriter Seaton reunited with fellow scripter Robert Pirosh (A Day at the Races {1937}) for a comedy perhaps partially inspired by a certain 1950s British film https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/What%27s_So_Bad_About_Feeling_Good.jpg A less pleasant plague..... https://uplo...
by Fred M. Stevens
Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:28 am
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: Remakes and Re-Releases Due To Current Events
Replies: 2
Views: 248

Remakes and Re-Releases Due To Current Events

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Sky_Princess_Trieste_2019-10-16_16-46-44.jpg/800px-Sky_Princess_Trieste_2019-10-16_16-46-44.jpg The Secret Four aka The Four Just Men (1939) Mr Lipton’s review of this film- which apparently had a scene tacked on for a USA release/re-release...
by Fred M. Stevens
Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: Crowdfunding Projects
Topic: Lupino Lane - silent comedian
Replies: 75
Views: 11102

Lupino Lane - 7 Silent Shorts+Bonus Talkie- All Region DVD/Blu-Ray Kickstarter Project

CLICK IMAGES FOR READABLE VERSIONS January 21, 1925 New Acts This Week Larry Semon with Clara Kimball Young at The Palace Carter De Haven- Stage Act, With Film- at The Orpheum Lupino Lane - on Loan From Ziegfeld Follies- at The Hippodrome https://ia801809.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages....
by Fred M. Stevens
Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:34 pm
Forum: Crowdfunding Projects
Topic: Lupino Lane - silent comedian
Replies: 75
Views: 11102

63 HOURS LEFT- Lupino Lane - 7 Silent Shorts+Bonus Talkie- All Region DVD/Blu-Ray Kickstarter Project

The Vassar College Miscellany News March 11, 1925 Lane, Fresh From The Follies, Interviewed Backstage at The Hippodrome (Prof Burges Johnson was a well-known humorist) https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/cgi-bin/imageserver.pl?oid=vcmisc19250311-01.2.7&color=all&ext=jpg&area=1&width=150 https://news.hrv...
by Fred M. Stevens
Thu Mar 05, 2020 2:12 pm
Forum: Crowdfunding Projects
Topic: Lupino Lane - silent comedian
Replies: 75
Views: 11102

SEVEN DAYS LEFT: Lupino Lane - 7 Silent Comedy Films+Bonus All Region DVD/Blu-Ray Kickstarter Project

CLICK HERE TO GET THE LIMITED- AND ONLY - DVD/BLU-RAY EDITION Lupino Lane - 7 Silent Comedy Films+Bonus All Region DVD/Blu-Ray Kickstarter Project $9,992 pledged of $6,408 224 backers 7 days to go Fun Unrelated Lane Info: 1. Nip and Nunky Recordings: with Harry Roxbury https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E...
by Fred M. Stevens
Thu Feb 27, 2020 5:07 am
Forum: Image Gallery
Topic: Identifying A 1928 Poster
Replies: 19
Views: 2429

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by Fred M. Stevens
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:10 am
Forum: The Exchange
Topic: Nitrateville Creators:Books;DVDs;CDs;Calendars-2021 Gift Ideas!
Replies: 350
Views: 168012

Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations 4-Disc Special Edition Collector's Set {Blu-Ray or DVD}

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81An6YWWbBL.._AA600_.jpg Laurel & Hardy:: The Definitive Restorations 4-Disc Set 4 Blu-ray or DVD Discs 515 Minutes (June 16, 2020) STAN AND OLLIE LOOK AND SOUND BETTER THAN EVER! New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel ...
by Fred M. Stevens
Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:14 am
Forum: The Exchange
Topic: Nitrateville Creators:Books;DVDs;CDs;Calendars-2021 Gift Ideas!
Replies: 350
Views: 168012

Location Filming in Los Angeles (Images of America) Paperback/Kindle

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/519RwtdWScL._AA600_.jpg Location Filming in Los Angeles (Images of America) By Karie Bible and Marc Wanamaker Paperback/Kindle (November 29, 2010) Los Angeles has reigned for more than a century as the world capital of the film industry, a unique and...
by Fred M. Stevens
Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:13 am
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: MACK AND MABEL
Replies: 4
Views: 1283

MACK AND MABEL-Moved from the Jerry Herman Thread

1. Blurry, Relatively Unseen, Behind the Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YozFPf8g2XI 1:44:16 183 views • Jan 27, 2020 Peters and Preston in MACK AND MABEL (1974) 1971FolliesFan “Super8 home movies shot during the original production of Mack and Mabel, starring a young Bernadette Peters and R...
by Fred M. Stevens
Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:35 pm
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: LUPINO LANE ALBERTA VAUGHN A FRIENDLY HUSBAND- Why Not Kickstart It?
Replies: 15
Views: 674

LUPINO LANE ALBERTA VAUGHN A FRIENDLY HUSBAND- Why Not Kickstart It?

So many questions are begged in the above. The idea that MoMA owns these Fox films is rooted in theoretical interpretation here of a single takedown notice; I suspect the reality is at least somewhat more complicated, and suggest not making assumptions without facts to back them up. I wasn't thinki...
by Fred M. Stevens
Mon Feb 17, 2020 2:49 pm
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: LUPINO LANE ALBERTA VAUGHN A FRIENDLY HUSBAND- Why Not Kickstart It?
Replies: 15
Views: 674

LUPINO LANE ALBERTA VAUGHN A FRIENDLY HUSBAND- Why Not Kickstart It?

(I was up all night trying to help a feral cat, so I might really need to revise this meandering post heavily, as it was written somewhere near slumber.) The price tag for access to the material could not be covered by a Kickstarter. This is going to be the case with any archive. LoC is a different...
by Fred M. Stevens
Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:28 am
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: LUPINO LANE ALBERTA VAUGHN A FRIENDLY HUSBAND- Why Not Kickstart It?
Replies: 15
Views: 674

LUPINO LANE ALBERTA VAUGHN A FRIENDLY HUSBAND- Why Not Kickstart It?

1. I trust and value Mr Massa’s opinion of the film- I own and recommend all his books, the most recent of which being the excellent https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51xW1BNk4pL._AA150_.jpg . 2. But- I would hope- the excavation and distribution of A Friendly Husband- mediocre thoug...
by Fred M. Stevens
Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:36 pm
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: LUPINO LANE ALBERTA VAUGHN A FRIENDLY HUSBAND- Why Not Kickstart It?
Replies: 15
Views: 674

LUPINO LANE ALBERTA VAUGHN A FRIENDLY HUSBAND- Why Not Kickstart It?

1. CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THIS ONGOING KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN Lupino Lane - 7 Silent Comedy Films+Bonus All Region DVD/Blu-Ray Kickstarter Project 2. New Lupino Lane Topic A copy of this 1923 Lupino Lane Alberta Vaughn feature, with Czech titles, resides within the MOMA walls. Why not someone Kickstar...
by Fred M. Stevens
Fri Feb 14, 2020 8:52 pm
Forum: Crowdfunding Projects
Topic: Lupino Lane - silent comedian
Replies: 75
Views: 11102

Lupino Lane - 7 Silent Comedy Films+Bonus All Region DVD/Blu-Ray Kickstarter Project

Wonderful. I’m in. A copy of A Friendly Husband - the 1923 Lupino Lane Alberta Vaughn feature, with Czech titles- resides within the MOMA walls. Why not someone Kickstart this as well? Click Images Below To See Some Favorable Reviews https://ia800200.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zi...
by Fred M. Stevens
Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:00 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: Orson Bean Tragedy
Replies: 10
Views: 1130

Orson Bean Reunited with Broadway Co-Star

I meant to have this as part of my prior post
by Fred M. Stevens
Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:22 am
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: With No Living Direct Biological Descendants
Replies: 17
Views: 1661

With No Living Direct Biological Descendants

Please do not remove the content from posts after the discussion has already begun. It vandalizes the board to alter the historical record and leave [sic] later readers wondering what it was about. Repeated infractions of this common sense rule may result in more serious action by the moderators. T...
by Fred M. Stevens
Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:20 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: Orson Bean Tragedy
Replies: 10
Views: 1130

Mr Bean On Broadway

“it would have been nice if Orson could have recreated his Broadway role alongside Jayne Mansfield.” Frank Tashlin’s Hollywood version of George Axelrod’s Rock Hunter differs even more wildly from its source than Billy Wilder’s adaptation of Axelrod’s The Seven Year Itch (I’ve a letter in which Axe...
by Fred M. Stevens
Mon Feb 10, 2020 4:31 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: Oscars – In Memoriam 2020
Replies: 22
Views: 1801

When Eilish I’se Reviling, Sure, 'tis Like the Morn in Spring

The entire In Memoriam is now timed to whatever song is being performed. Many presenters and performers get on only due to the strength of their agents or the publicity needs of their upcoming projects, as- in this case- when a certain 18 year old multi-Grammy winner has just been announced as the ...
by Fred M. Stevens
Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: Talkie News
Topic: Kirk Douglas dies at 103
Replies: 23
Views: 1741

Do a search for his name and a 15/16 Year Old

NatalieImage Wood

(Coincidentally, George Jessel’s last wife was a 16 year old)
by Fred M. Stevens
Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:01 am
Forum: The Exchange
Topic: Nitrateville Creators:Books;DVDs;CDs;Calendars-2021 Gift Ideas!
Replies: 350
Views: 168012

The Douglas MacLean Collection DVD-One a Minute (1921) Bell Boy 13 (1923) + Short Subject

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81MDKRT34WL._AA600_.jpg The Douglas MacLean Collection DVD - 123 Minutes (February 18, 2020) Musical Scores by Ben Model ”THE DOUGLAS MACLEAN COLLECTION on DVD presents two rarely seen Douglas MacLean comedy features: One a Minute (1921) and Bell Boy...
by Fred M. Stevens
Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:18 am
Forum: The Exchange
Topic: Nitrateville Creators:Books;DVDs;CDs;Calendars-2021 Gift Ideas!
Replies: 350
Views: 168012

3-D Rarities: Volume II (Deluxe Blu-ray Edition) Cesar Romero Harold Lloyd

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81inrfRWG5L._SL1500_.jpg 3-D RARITIES: VOLUME II BLU-RAY 153 Minutes (April 7, 2020) Flicker Alley, in partnership with the 3-D Film Archive , presents 3-D Rarities, Volume II, the long-awaited follow-up collection of extraordinary 3-D wonders, inclu...
by Fred M. Stevens
Mon Jan 27, 2020 4:15 am
Forum: Talking About Silents
Topic: Alfred Hitchcock Presents 12th Watch That Movie Night, Jan. 24!
Replies: 104
Views: 9545

Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Bureau_of_Missing_Persons.jpg Order here from Warner Archive Lewis Stone- part Judge Hardy, part Dr. Otternschlag- is the head of a Missing Persons Bureau to which bad cop Pat O’Brien, like a pedophile priest, is reassigned (i.e. demoted). Already unde...
by Fred M. Stevens
Sun Jan 26, 2020 2:11 am
Forum: The Exchange
Topic: Nitrateville Creators:Books;DVDs;CDs;Calendars-2021 Gift Ideas!
Replies: 350
Views: 168012

WESLEY BARRY COLLEEN MOORE “DINTY” (1920) Blu-Ray or DVD

https://www.grapevinevideo.com/dinty-dvd.jpg Dinty (1920) DVD-R or Blu-Ray BD-R (Region Free) 64 + 10 minutes (January 2020) (Released in cooperation with Edward Lorusso ) Directors: John McDermott, Marshall Neilan Marshall Neilan wrote this story specifically for young actor Wesley Barry. Also sta...