Posts from chester7777 in thread „Duke's Missing And Rare Movies“

Quote from Elly

As for how to get them released onto DVD I guess we need to lobby the copyright holders and studios.

Coming up with a big pile of cash could possibly help, also.

Chester

Again, your doing a great job Elly, getting in there and rooting this info out.
The amount of time you've spent on this is amazing. I can only spend the time on this subject, that it takes to type out this post, but my heart is
there with you !

Chester

Quote from ethanedwards

Thanks Elly for reminding me what I said LOL,
and I am awaiting a copy of Tim's review of Strong Boy

It's also important to know that Fred Landesman's reviews were
the one's that Tim Lilley originally compiled for The Big Trail . . .

Earlier this year, I was able to obtain all but one edition of The Big Trail, although I don't yet have an index. If you have an index and can tell me which issue has information on Strong Boy, I can tell you what Tim Lilley has to say about it.

Mrs. C

Clive,
It is good that you can drop in on occasion. Hopefully it will be more occasional, as, we have enjoyed your participation in the past.

Chester

Quote from Elly

CHESTER

Those ones considered "rare" have not been unavailable or highly priced I have ALWAYS said I would provide copies of these at a reasonable price to anyone who wanted one. And in some cases I have given these away free, even paying for the shipping myself.

Elly,

I hope you didn't think there was ANY reference to you in my remark above! Certainly NO offense was intended, as you have absolutely been open, honest and generous with our membership.

My apologies if I offended you in any way!

Chester

Quote from ethanedwards

RR and Elly, do you think the list should still include the films that are now clearly 'Available'?
or would the list now be better served,and more concise, by just listing the movies that are still rare, lost or incomplete?

Keith, I think you nailed it in that last line. Even though some of them are 'available' it is at a high price, or being clutched in the hands of someone who's not wanting to let go (which ends up making it 'rare'). It also seems that 'incomplete' would be appropriate to add to the description. But if every title is accounted for, I guess we could remove the designation 'lost'.

Just my two cents . . .

Chester

RoughRider, could you give a little more detail regarding that film festival . . . like where and when? That would be pretty exciting! It would be too much of a commute from the west coast, but perhaps some of our east coast members might be able to check it out . . . depending on where it is.

Chester

Ron, What method do you use in the restoration process?
Could you post a list of the films you have available?

Chester

Clive,

Good to see you again! It's been quite awhile.

Thanks for the information on Bygone Video, as many of us are interested in older movies.

Chester

Ron, Thank you for your insight, this answers a few of my questions.

Chester

Keith, your comment sent me to our movie cupboard to see what it says on ours. The older movies from the thirties (many of the rats) are on all four sets that I looked at, and they all say "digitally remastered" and a couple indicate that the audio has been "digitally enhanced." Is "digitally remastered" the same as "restored" ? I confess ignorance of what these terms mean.

Jim

Quote from ethanedwards

Chester, our list is the same
in showing the availability of these movies

Yes, I understand that, but I was curious about the term RESTORED -

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When it says RESTORED next to a title, I was wondering exactly what that means - how was it accomplished, and who did it?

And really, the question isn't just for Ron, but for anybody who might know the answer.

For example, I own The Star Packer several times over on both DVD and VHS, but I'm wondering if a RESTORED copy is newer and better than what I already have. There are a few other titles that are similarly readily available (public domain, maybe?). In most of those titles, John Wayne is a major character throughout the film, while some of the lesser available titles have Duke playing only a minor role.

So . . . perhaps I would put my dollars into the more rare titles, especially if the readily available titles (rats) aren't significantly better than what I already have. Many of the rats are available on DVDs that hold quite a few titles, for a very good price (around $1 per film, in some cases). The quality is not great, but does not distract from the movie, and is very watchable.

Chester

Ron,

That list is VERY impressive.

When it says RESTORED next to a title, I was wondering exactly what that means - how was it accomplished, and who did it?

Do you have a web site?

Thanks again for letting us know that these old films are available!

Chester

Keith,

Thank you VERY much for bringing this back, and updating the list so thoroughly. This is GREAT information for any serious collector to have!

Chester

Elly,

Thank you so much for the heads up on a good source, right here on our board.

And I know that Ron thanks you, too!

We'll have to check it out!

Chester

Big Guy,

Thanks for the heads up on your Dvd's that you have. I'm sure some members will be interested.

Chester

You folks have done a great job sorting this out, and we want to Thank you for the effort.

Chester and the Mrs

Quote from Elly

I am awaiting a copy of the Fred landesman filmography but I beleive that he does not list the Ham hamilton films but does list the other four?

Elly,
In checking our Fred Landesman filmography,
he does list;
Strong Boy 1929
Lonestar Ranger 1930
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi 1933 (vs 1931)

At least in the alphabetical listing of titles with full details, and in Appendix A (The Films in Order of Release), we didn't find Ham Hamilton's comedies or Women of All Nations. He may make mention of those somewhere, but I haven't encountered that yet (and neither entry is in the index, either).

Let the controversy continue!

Chester