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 Sunday, October 28, 2007
And at Half Price Books I Found ...
Posted by maggie

... for a total of $13, a bunch of public domain silents. Quality of prints is almost certainly mediocre, with film run at the wrong speed, but the films are excellent and will do until Kevin Brownlow or someone similar does The Perfect Restoration:

Blood and Sand 1922 [One of Rudolph Valentino' hits.]

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1920 [John Barrymore in the dual role]

The General 1927 [This is one of my favorite movies, and I'm sure the print doesn't come up to the magnificent Brownlow restoration of the Buster Keaton classic, but it was part of the set.]

The Hunchback of Notra Dame 1923 [A Lon Chaney classic.]

The Mark of Zorro 1920 [Douglas Fairbanks buckling swashes.]

Pollyanna 1920 [Mary Pickford playing "the glad game." Hayley Mills was great 40 years later, but I'm curious to see this earlier version.]

Robin Hood 1922 [Douglas Fairbanks at the top of his form.]



10/28/2007 6:35:44 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)  #  Comments [0]