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by christopher connelly
Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: FREE AND EASY - silent
Replies: 3
Views: 7872

Re: FREE AND EASY - silent

Hello Chris, welcome back. Who knows, the Spanish version of FREE AND EASY resurfaced a decade or so ago, and considering how good it was, and considering how good the original is, and considering the only highlight of that sorry film is Buster's song and dance number, why would the thought of a si...
by christopher connelly
Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:17 am
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: FREE AND EASY - silent
Replies: 3
Views: 7872

FREE AND EASY - silent

Forgive me for popping in after such a long absence - but I stumbled across a factoid I wanted to share in case it was not already common knowledge amongst you mafiosos: Throughout 1930, studios offered many sound films in alternate silent versions for theatres who wished to screen in that format - ...
by christopher connelly
Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:21 am
Forum: SCM 101
Topic: C C Burr and east coast production - 1923 edition
Replies: 14
Views: 53722

Re: The Decorator (1920) - was Re: C C Burr and east coast production - 1923 edition

christopher connelly wrote:
OK. Thanks for looking.


Next question: Is there a paper archive for Vitagraph which may have info on this production?
by christopher connelly
Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:03 pm
Forum: SCM 101
Topic: C C Burr and east coast production - 1923 edition
Replies: 14
Views: 53722

Re: The Decorator (1920) - was Re: C C Burr and east coast production - 1923 edition

Wonderful! I would love to see it some day. Do you recall how prominently the ladies feature within the short? I just looked at THE DECORATOR again and they don't appear prominently at all, or at all, period. In fact, apart from leading lady Catherine Myers, there does not appear to be any other wo...
by christopher connelly
Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:50 am
Forum: SCM 101
Topic: C C Burr and east coast production - 1923 edition
Replies: 14
Views: 53722

Re: The Decorator (1920) - was Re: C C Burr and east coast production - 1923 edition

Hopefully I can successfully resurrect this old thread. Thanks to the angels at The Lantern, I have just positively identified the Jimmy Aubrey/Oliver Hardy short as THE DECORATOR (1920.) Which brings us to the obvious next questions: 1) does it survive? 2) Does anyone have any stills with young la...
by christopher connelly
Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:40 pm
Forum: SCM 101
Topic: C C Burr and east coast production - 1923 edition
Replies: 14
Views: 53722

The Decorator (1920) - was Re: C C Burr and east coast production - 1923 edition

Might anyone know of an Aubrey/Hardy short that might meet these two criteria: 1) was in production mid-June 1920 2) provided an excuse for a lot of female extras? His Jonah Day , perhaps? A bit more digging reveals that the Jimmy Aubrey Comedy titled THE BACKYARD (released November 1920) was worki...
by christopher connelly
Wed Apr 06, 2016 4:15 pm
Forum: SOUND MOVIE MAIN
Topic: more GOLD DIGGERS on B'way?
Replies: 4
Views: 14569

Re: more GOLD DIGGERS on B'way?

For those of you who are members of the Vitaphone FB group, there's a current thread raising the question of when WB may have destroyed/lost their copies of CONVENTION CITY and GOLD DIGGERS OF BROADWAY. A quick look at Lantern notes that WB recycled GD footage in January 1942 for the short CALLING ...
by christopher connelly
Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:25 pm
Forum: SOUND MOVIE MAIN
Topic: more GOLD DIGGERS on B'way?
Replies: 4
Views: 14569

more GOLD DIGGERS on B'way?

For those of you who are members of the Vitaphone FB group, there's a current thread raising the question of when WB may have destroyed/lost their copies of CONVENTION CITY and GOLD DIGGERS OF BROADWAY. A quick look at Lantern notes that WB recycled GD footage in January 1942 for the short CALLING A...
by christopher connelly
Mon Apr 04, 2016 11:48 am
Forum: SOUND MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Tod Brownings Dracula - new book.
Replies: 21
Views: 60852

Re: Tod Brownings Dracula - new book.

Mike O'Regan wrote:The London Met might be a good lead. Thanks for taking the time.


Mike - curious to learn if you ever found what you were seeking
by christopher connelly
Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:33 pm
Forum: SOUND MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Tod Brownings Dracula - new book.
Replies: 21
Views: 60852

Re: Tod Brownings Dracula - new book.

Would anyone happen to have an idea where I might be able to read George Geltzer's essay on Browning, which was published in Films in Review, Oct 1953? I've searched but cannot find. It appears to be part of the Proquest periodicals package. You may wish to contact the university libraries near you...