by Allan Fish (France 1929 125m) not on DVD Aka. The Marvellous Life of Joan of Arc A state of grace p Marco de Gastyne d Marco de Gastyne w Jean-José Frappa ph Gaston Brun historical consultant Camille Vergniol Simone Gènevois (Jeanne d’Arc), Choura Milena (Isabeau de Paule), Philippe Heriat (Gilles de Rais), Jean Toulout [...]
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La Merveilleuse Vie de Jeanne d’Arc (no 88)
Posted in Allan's up to 1929 Countdown on December 31, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The Love of Jeanne Ney (no 89)
Posted in Allan's up to 1929 Countdown on December 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
by Allan Fish (Germany 1927 105m) DVD1 Aka. Die Liebe der Jeanne Ney 23 karat in the parrot p Erich Pommer d Georg W.Pabst w Ladislas Vajda, Rudolf Leonhardt, Ilya Ehrenberg ph Fritz Arno Wagner, Robert Walter Lach ed Georg W.Pabst, Marc Sorkin m Timothy Brock art Victor Trivas, Otto Hunte Edith Jehanne (Jeanne Ney), [...]
The Big Parade (no 90)
Posted in Allan's up to 1929 Countdown on December 29, 2009 | 10 Comments »
by Allan Fish (USA 1925 143m) not on DVD A little ‘skirt duty’ p King Vidor, Irving G.Thalberg d King Vidor w Laurence Stallings, Harry Behn, Joseph W.Farnham ph John Arnold, Henrik Sartov ed Hugh Wynn m Carl Davis (orig.William Axt, David Mendoza) art Cedric Gibbons, James Basevi John Gilbert (Jim Apperson), Renée Adorée (Mélisande), [...]
Monday Morning Diary (December 28)
Posted in Uncategorized on December 28, 2009 | 87 Comments »
by Sam Juliano It’s everybody’s favorite time of the year, but it’s taxing in so many ways, and for many it’s time to relax and uncoil. With Christmas now behind us, preparations are being made by many for a big New Year’s Eve celebration. In the New York area, a rainstorm just about washed away [...]
Seven Chances (no 91)
Posted in Allan's up to 1929 Countdown on December 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
by Allan Fish (USA 1925 59m) DVD1 He still wanted to tell her he loved her p Joseph M.Schenck, Buster Keaton d Buster Keaton w Clyde Bruckman, Jean Haver, Joseph A.Mitchell play Roi Cooper Megrue ph Elgin Lessley, Byron Houck ed Buster Keaton m Robert Israel art Fred Gaboune Buster Keaton (Jimmie Shannon), Ruth Dwyer [...]
The Wedding at Hardanger (no 92)
Posted in Allan's up to 1929 Countdown on December 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
by Allan Fish (Norway 1926 105m) DVD2 (Norway only) Aka. Brudeferden I Hardanger; The Bridal Party at Hardanger Pining for the fjords p Rasmus Breistein d/w Rasmus Breistein novel “Marit Skjolte” by Kristofer Janson ph Gunnar Nilsen-Vig m Halldor Krogh Aase Bye (Marit Skjolte), Henry Gleditsch (Anders Bjaland), Gunhild Schytte-Jacobsen (older Marit Skjolte), Alfred Maurstad [...]
Arsenal (no 93)
Posted in Allan's up to 1929 Countdown on December 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
by Allan Fish (USSR 1929 90m) DVD1 There was a mother who had three sons p Alexander P.Dovzhenko d/w/ed Alexander P.Dovzhenko ph Danylo Demutsky m Igor Belza art Vadim Myuller, Iosif Shpinel Semyon Svashenko (Timos, the Ukrainian), Amvrosi Buchma (laughing-gassed soldier), Georgi Khorkov (Red Army soldier), Dimitri Erdman (German officer), Sergei Petrov (German soldier), Nikolai [...]
Merry Christmas to All
Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2009 | 28 Comments »
In the Bleak Midwinter Christina Rossetti (1872) In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago.Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him Nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away When [...]
A Cottage on Dartmoor (no 94)
Posted in Allan's up to 1929 Countdown on December 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
by Allan Fish (UK 1929 83m) DVD1/2 Barbershop trio p H.Bruce Woolfe d Anthony Asquith w Anthony Asquith novel Herbert Price ph Alex Lindblom m (2006 Stephen Horne) art Ian Campbell-Gray, Arthur Woods Norah Baring (Sally), Uno Henning (Joe), Hans Adalbert-Schlettow (Harry), Judd Green, Poor old Anthony ‘Puffin’ (son of Prime Minister Herbert) Asquith has [...]
Never Weaken (no 95)
Posted in Allan's up to 1929 Countdown on December 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
by Allan Fish (US 1920 29m) DVD1/2 How to commit suicide p Hal Roach d Fred C.Newmeyer w Sam Taylor, H.M.Walker story Hal Roach, Sam Taylor ph Walter Lundin ed Thomas J.Crizer m Robert Israel Harold Lloyd (the boy), Mildred Davis (the girl), Mark Jones (acrobat), Roy Brooks (the other fellow), Charles Stevenson (cop), There’s [...]
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