mary pickford comet productions

moviefan · Post by **moviefan** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:13 pm

have any movies been released?
what company owns these now?

Harold Aherne · Post by **Harold Aherne** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:06 pm

If the copyrights were renewed, I presume that the Pickford Foundation would control them today, unless Mary and/or Buddy re-assigned the rights to Ralph Cohn or someone else.

The vault list at the Pickford Foundation's website lists Little Iodine among their holdings. UCLA's database shows that they have a nitrate print of Susie Steps Out, although portions have been removed because of decomposition. The AFI catalogue lists both The Adventures of Don Coyote and Stork Bites Man as "print viewed" so they must exist somewhere.

-Harold

Hal Erickson · Post by **Hal Erickson** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 11:34 am

With the exception of LITTLE IODINE, all of the Comet productions were seen on Milwaukee TV (an independent UHF station) in the 1960s. Presumably 16mm prints still exist.

moviefan · Post by **moviefan** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:14 pm

glad to know iodine exists

David Pierce · Post by **David Pierce** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:12 pm

> have any movies been released?
> what company owns these now?

I believe that these Comet Productions ended up with
National Telefilm Associates, which means that the films
are owned by Paramount.

One of the better titles is SLEEP MY LOVE; directed by
Douglas Sirk. With Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings,
Don Ameche.

David Pierce

moviefan · Post by **moviefan** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:36 pm

pickford foundation owns them read above post.