HAPPY DAYS (1930)

[earlytalkiebuffRob]

Some time back I downloaded the Fox musical HAPPY DAYS from YT. I know the Grandeur version is not known to have survived, but I was wondering if there were better copies than that posted. Admittedly I'm glad to have it in any form, but I remember it being scheduled at London's NFT in the mid-1970s and was wondering if that copy was in better shape...

[LouieD]

Some time back I downloaded the Fox musical HAPPY DAYS from YT. I know the Grandeur version is not known to have survived, but I was wondering if there were better copies than that posted. Admittedly I'm glad to have it in any form, but I remember it being scheduled at London's NFT in the mid-1970s and was wondering if that copy was in better shape...

One reel of the Grandeur version survives at MoMA.

[LouieD]

And more than likely it survives on the "gray market" in better quality than anything on YouTube.

[didi-5]

My 'gray market' copy is fairly dire - I wonder whether any decent copies of this film are about. Would purchase like a shot if there was as it is not that bad a film.

[earlytalkiebuffRob]

Thanks for the postings. Nice to know a reel of the Grandeur survives anyway (may've just forgotten about that), which is something at least.

[busby1959]

How funny - while I was driving home from work about an hour ago I thought about watching it tonight. I recall my copy being not terrific but not terrible either, but it's been a long time. I'll have to see.