OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously this is the coolest news ever. Thanks to a tip from Harold Aherne I've found Warner Brothers is releasing 41 (mostly) rare silents on DVD. Below is a list he compiled:
Scaramouche (1923)
Souls for Sale (1923) (a rare film with many cameos including a behind the scenes look at the lost Greed)
The Red Lily (1924)
Exit Smiling (1926)
The Temptress (1926) (a fantastic vamp picture with Greta Garbo!)
Love (1927) (John and Greta!)
The Red Mill (1927) (Marion Davies in one of her few official DVDs)
Spring Fever (1927) The Smart Set (1928)
The Trail of ‘98 (1928) (with Karl Dane AHHH!!!!)
The Kiss (1929) (I believe another Greta)
The Single Standard (1929)
Wild Orchids (1929) (a terrible Greta movie...seriously it's horrible)
The Big House (1930)
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
Laughing Sinners (1931)
Possessed (1931)
Private Lives (1931)
The Beast of the City (1932)
Emma (1932)
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
Strange Interlude (1932)
Tugboat Annie (1933)
Chained (1934)
The Church Mouse (1934) Laura La Plante!
Forsaking All Others (1934)
Men in White (1934)
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
Cain and Mabel (1936) (Marion talkie!)
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
Love on the Run (1936)
The Toast of New York (1937)
The Citadel (1938)
Mannequin (1938)
The Shining Hour (1938)
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
Three Comrades (1938)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
Idiot’s Delight (1939)
On Borrowed Time (1939)
This is FANTASTIC! If you go to WB's shop site you can pretty much order all of them now. This is a little different than a typical release: these DVDs are made on demand. Meaning if 3 people order them in a week 3 copies are made up. WB has a FAQ about it here. And my apologies to international fans but no you can't order if your outside the US (and reportedly maybe Canada too). Maybe Ebay soon?
Scaramouche (1923)
Souls for Sale (1923) (a rare film with many cameos including a behind the scenes look at the lost Greed)
The Red Lily (1924)
Exit Smiling (1926)
The Temptress (1926) (a fantastic vamp picture with Greta Garbo!)
Love (1927) (John and Greta!)
The Red Mill (1927) (Marion Davies in one of her few official DVDs)
Spring Fever (1927) The Smart Set (1928)
The Trail of ‘98 (1928) (with Karl Dane AHHH!!!!)
The Kiss (1929) (I believe another Greta)
The Single Standard (1929)
Wild Orchids (1929) (a terrible Greta movie...seriously it's horrible)
The Big House (1930)
Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)
Laughing Sinners (1931)
Possessed (1931)
Private Lives (1931)
The Beast of the City (1932)
Emma (1932)
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
Strange Interlude (1932)
Tugboat Annie (1933)
Chained (1934)
The Church Mouse (1934) Laura La Plante!
Forsaking All Others (1934)
Men in White (1934)
Ah, Wilderness! (1935)
Cain and Mabel (1936) (Marion talkie!)
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
Love on the Run (1936)
The Toast of New York (1937)
The Citadel (1938)
Mannequin (1938)
The Shining Hour (1938)
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
Three Comrades (1938)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
Idiot’s Delight (1939)
On Borrowed Time (1939)
This is FANTASTIC! If you go to WB's shop site you can pretty much order all of them now. This is a little different than a typical release: these DVDs are made on demand. Meaning if 3 people order them in a week 3 copies are made up. WB has a FAQ about it here. And my apologies to international fans but no you can't order if your outside the US (and reportedly maybe Canada too). Maybe Ebay soon?
I think this is just the greatest thing ever, and I would highly recommend everyone purchase as many as they can. If this program does well it might spawn copycats...and maybe someday we'll have a good Four Horsemen DVD or Kiki (well...wait never mind). When purchasing enter the code XB392 which will save you 25% through the end of March 09.
Update: Rumor has it these DVDs will soon make it outside the US, and 20 additional silents are in the works. Nothing confirmed yet but we'll see!
2 comments:
"Scaramouche" on DVD! Whoo hoo!
I have the "Scaramouche" DVD from WB Archives, it looks very good. I also have "Love", "The Red Lily", "Souls for Sale", and "Exit Smiling" and all are recommended. "Don Juan looks like a future release, so I'm looking forward to that one.
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