I watched quite a few silents recently. First, I finished the Ford silents with Hangman's House (1928). The film was a disappointment compared with the others on the set. The script doesn't quite live up to its expectations. Victor McLaglen returns to Ireland to avenge his sister's death. But, the c...

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa123/cleteux/SilverScreen/holiday.jpg http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa123/cleteux/SilverScreen/Holiday38.jpg Holiday (1930) dir by E.H. Griffith with Ann Harding, Mary Astor, Robert Ames, Monroe Owsley, Edward Everett Horton Holiday (1938) dir by George Cuko...

The fate of this film is uncertain. The first 5 reels are supposed to be kept in a film archive. But so far, no trace of them.... http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa123/cleteux/SilverScreen/bandefinal.jpg Chapter II Circus Artists - They called me King Harlequin, started Tito, I was only twenty an...

I think this is the proper space to post this topic. This is a small effort on my part to save a film whose fate remains a mystery. This picture by Henry King was a Samuel Goldwyn production with Ronald Colman & Vilma Banky. For the first time in his career, Colman played a double role: he was a...

During the past few days, I have been watching all the Ford silents that have been released by Fox. Overall, I have to say, the prints are brilliant. The scores are great, except for Three Bad Men where it 's sometimes missing cues and out-of-synch with the action. Just Pals (1920) Jack Ford, as he ...

Hi Monica! You seem to be fond of Vilma Banky & Eleanor Boardman, so do I!

I agree with Miss Goddess. A classic on a big screen is something not to be missed. You can always watch Wings later. :wink: As for Verboten , while I've never seen it, I remember distinctly listening to part of the soundtrack in a radio programme once. There was a wonderful used of Beethoven's 5th ...

I have never seen the 1957 remake made by the same director. I only know the original 1934 picture. I stands in my mind mostly through Laughton's performance as E. M. Barrett. He gave the part an incestuous slant providing some electricity in his scenes with Shearer. I know Bill Travers mostly for h...

I read through my book and I found this amusing picture: http://plasticage.net/gallery//albums/userpics/normal_MultiAll.jpeg All the actors of Men of the North (1930) by Hal Roach. Gilbert Roland played the Spanish & English version and André Luguet the French one. Françoise Rosay went to Hollyw...

I went to see this Howard Hawks film with Joel McCrea, Miriam Hopkins and Edward G. Robinson. It turned out to be a very interesting picture with a literate script by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. It takes place in San Francisco during the gold rush in the 1850s. Mary Rutledge (M. Hopkins) arrive...

Lubitsch's Chevalier-MacDonald operettas " One Hour With You " (1932) (Paramount) and " The Merry Widow "(1934) (MGM), were simultaneously filmed with French supporting casts as " Une Heure Prés de Toi " and " La Veuve Joyeuse ", respectively. I'd love to see...

I am HUGE Sullavan fan! Only Yesterday is her first feature. It was shown on French TV some years ago and I missed it....
Hopefully, it will get shown again soon...............

The jungle here is very much a RKO-backlot like in The Most Dangerous Game, but very well done!

No, I've never seen Trade Winds but I know it's got a good reputation.

Hey Feaito: With your wonderful insight, it's a shame you haven't been able to see some of the movies you listed. Don't feel too bad about Across the Wide Missouri, I don't think that's ever been on TCM. I'm not sure what studio made it and it isn't a very well known western. Actually, Across The W...

Hi Stuart! Welcome onboard!