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by Ed Watz
Sun Aug 06, 2023 5:08 am
Forum: THE PASSING PARADE
Topic: Carl Davis RIP
Replies: 0
Views: 7456

Carl Davis RIP

He created some of the most beautiful scores for the silents. Here in Germany his theme for Kevin Brownlow's HOLLYWOOD is being heard over the radio every day since his passing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituari ... oser-dies/
by Ed Watz
Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:59 am
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: OH! OH! CLEOPATRA (1931) sound AND film
Replies: 8
Views: 9459

Re: OH! OH! CLEOPATRA (1931) sound AND film

I haven't seen Armilly in quite some time. Is there a scene with a slingshot or a gun being fired in Tom's direction? Not that I recall, Rob - but if memory serves Tom Wilson wears an eyepatch over his right eye in AMARILLY - something I had previously attributed to his "tough guy" role i...
by Ed Watz
Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:31 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: OH! OH! CLEOPATRA (1931) sound AND film
Replies: 8
Views: 9459

Re: OH! OH! CLEOPATRA (1931) sound AND film

Hello Film Friends! Hope all of you are well. Joseph Blough has been posting some great and RARE stuff over the last couple years! Ed! I tried to post an article from January 5, 1918 titled: TOM WILSON LOSES EYE IN ACCIDENT But will have to give you some of the text instead. In part: (Wilson) "...
by Ed Watz
Fri Aug 04, 2023 12:27 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: OH! OH! CLEOPATRA (1931) sound AND film
Replies: 8
Views: 9459

Re: OH! OH! CLEOPATRA (1931) sound AND film

Rob Farr wrote: He may just have been wall-eyed. But Ed, I'm interested in what you thought of it? Even considering that Masquers' shorts had to cram in as many out-of-work comics as possible, to my eyes its prime pre-Code W&W. I'm with you Rob, this is top-notch Wheeler & Woolsey all the w...
by Ed Watz
Thu Aug 03, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: SOUND COMEDY MAIN
Topic: OH! OH! CLEOPATRA (1931) sound AND film
Replies: 8
Views: 9459

Re: OH! OH! CLEOPATRA (1931) sound AND film

Here I am, big Wheeler & Woolsey advocate and all that, just having watched OH! OH! CLEOPATRA, and my question is: does anyone know whether Tom Wilson had a glass eye? His eyes often appear slightly crooked in his major silent roles but the bit he performs with them here (if this is indeed Tom W...
by Ed Watz
Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Frank Thompson's THE COMPLEAT BEAU GESTE on sale now
Replies: 4
Views: 7743

Re: Frank Thompson's THE COMPLEAT BEAU GESTE on sale now

My 5-star review just appeared on Amazon (12 reviews are posted, all of them give 5 stars to this superb book): https://www.amazon.com/Compleat-Beau-Geste-Frank-Thompson/dp/0998769959/ref=sr_1_1?crid=52N2QWMZ6784&keywords=compleat+beau+geste&qid=1691652728&sprefix=compleat+beau+geste%2Ca...
by Ed Watz
Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:29 am
Forum: SILENT MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Frank Thompson's THE COMPLEAT BEAU GESTE on sale now
Replies: 4
Views: 7743

Re: Frank Thompson's THE COMPLEAT BEAU GESTE on sale now

I just received my copy this morning from Amazon. Spending several hours with it I can honestly say that THE COMPLEAT BEAU GESTE is an amazing, engrossing and comprehensive book covering every film related to BEAU GESTE, plus a whole lot more. It reminds me of Kevin Brownlow's THE PARADE'S GONE BY i...
by Ed Watz
Tue Aug 01, 2023 6:20 am
Forum: SOUND MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Billy Bevan & Jimmy Finlayson FOR THE DEFENSE 1930
Replies: 0
Views: 15910

Billy Bevan & Jimmy Finlayson FOR THE DEFENSE 1930

William Powell-Kay Francis Paramount drama with a cute silent cameo by Billy Bevan at the 21-minute mark. Jimmy Finlayson crops up 43 minutes in, a substantial straight role in which Fin loses his Scottish burr. (William McCall and Rolfe Sedan spotted early on in the juror box.) https://youtu.be/rSF...
by Ed Watz
Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:57 am
Forum: Books, DVDs, Broadcasts & Screenings
Topic: Flicker Alley - Laurel & Hardy: Year One - Blu-ray
Replies: 4
Views: 8150

Re: Flicker Alley - Laurel & Hardy: Year One - Blu-ray

As much as I am looking forward to these beautiful restorations, I'm hoping that the obnoxious, ten-ton orchestration to THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY (found on the L&H Definitive Restorations set) is not repeated here. Talk about trying to be funnier than Laurel & Hardy!
by Ed Watz
Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:13 pm
Forum: SOUND MOVIE MAIN
Topic: Von Stroheim does the saber dance LA DANSE DE MORT 1946
Replies: 1
Views: 6933

Von Stroheim does the saber dance LA DANSE DE MORT 1946

One of the rarest and most sought-after Erich von Stroheim films made during his French exile, LA DANSE DE MORT was restored a few years ago and quietly flew under the radar. Von adapted Strindberg's play and wrote the screenplay (as typical for Erich, other scribes subsequently added their own two ...