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Anybody know if the British "Squibs" (1921) is around?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:33 am
by R Michael Pyle
Does anyone know if this film is still around? There was also a follow-up the following year called "Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep" (1922). The lead character was played by Betty Balfour; her sister was played by Annette Benson. Sounds really good, and I'm a fan of Annette Benson and Balfour, both...
Re: Anybody know if the British "Squibs" (1921) is around?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:48 am
by misteranalog
SQUIBS, 1921 and 1935
*** Both versions starred Betty Balfour***
1921 version:
http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/52488" target="_blank
1935 remake:
http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/52490" target="_blank
Re: Anybody know if the British "Squibs" (1921) is around?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:48 am
by BenModel
I know the follow-up film must be somewhere, as I remember playing for it in WK Everson's class back in the 1980s...
Re: Anybody know if the British "Squibs" (1921) is around?
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:52 pm
by Brooksie
Everson's program notes are all available at
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/wke/indices ... titles.htm - a very useful database. His notes for
Squibs Wins The Calcutta Sweep are at
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/wke/notes/t ... asweep.htm. He says there were actually four films, though he doesn't say whether one was the remake.
Re: Anybody know if the British "Squibs" (1921) is around?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:49 am
by R Michael Pyle
Thanks, all! Appreciate it.
Re: Anybody know if the British "Squibs" (1921) is around?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:09 am
by BenModel
Would venture to guess that WKE's 16mm is at GEH, as that's where a good deal of his films are stored (the rest are at NYU Cinema Studies).
Ben