THE COSSACKS (1928). TCM Premiere Tomorrow June 1st.

[Mike Gebert]

"You English always say England when you mean Britain." —The Man Who Never Was

[Robert Israel Music]

For those folks who missed the broadcast premiere, or their cable/satellite signal was interrupted during the program, or you didn't get the whole feature recorded, THE COSSACKS (1928) will have its encore presentation on Turner Classic Movies, Tuesday morning, July 29, 2014, at 11:45 (EST).

Thank you for the many kind emails and comments which I have received. I am grateful and I appreciate it very much.

Sincerely,

Robert Israel

[Ed Lachmann]

I caught the July 29th TCM screening and really loved the film. I do hope and pray that WB or the Archives might consider making it available at least as a MOD disc in the near future. The score was fabulous and did so much to enhance the viewing experience. I must say, I can't fathom the negative reviews I've read in this forum. Reading the TCM blurb prior to tuning in, I was afraid it might end up as some piece of early PC tripe like the cookie cutter films made in this genre today. Was I the only one to find Gilbert's character actually refreshing when he went off to fight the Turks with his comrades? The film is action packed and constantly engaging, the sort of silent one would show a neophyte who considers silents "boring" or "slow moving". Not so in any way shape or form here, since to me it moved like a veritable cyclone. Particularly enjoyable were the performances of personal favorites Ernest Torrence and Dale Fuller. I just adored the whole thing. As a side note, we had picked up a BD of NOAH for evening viewing on the advice of an old friend who recommended it. Now, If you want to sit through an interminable piece of insulting and utterly ridiculous garbage this is it. I was jumping up and down through THE COSSACKS and almost asleep on the couch through most of NOAH. The sad thing is that the former much better film may never be available for people like me to own and treasure while the latter is available at every Target store in the USA.