tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post1790115251926013021..comments2023-06-05T05:14:02.139-04:00Comments on = VITAPHONE VARIETIES =: "Dancing the Devil Away"Jeff Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397346655785197799noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-1212111434088606962007-11-28T18:40:00.000-05:002007-11-28T18:40:00.000-05:00Hello, Stacia!You bring up an interesting point --...Hello, Stacia!<BR/><BR/>You bring up an interesting point -- that being why surviving B&W examples of certain early Technicolor films either look fantastic (LIFE OF THE PARTY)or decent (ON WITH THE SHOW, GOLDEN DAWN) or awful (SALLY, KISS ME AGAIN.)<BR/><BR/>Look for a future post exploring just this!<BR/><BR/>JeffJeff Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397346655785197799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-13465647802649802462007-11-28T07:37:00.000-05:002007-11-28T07:37:00.000-05:00A post with both "Just Imagine" AND "Golden Dawn"?...A post with both "Just Imagine" AND "Golden Dawn"? Amazing! I always forget that "Golden Dawn" used to be in Technicolor because it scans so well in the black and white versions we see today.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-66271967356144511052007-11-26T16:11:00.000-05:002007-11-26T16:11:00.000-05:00"Lord Byron of Broadway" seems to have been a jinx..."Lord Byron of Broadway" seems to have been a jinx of a sort for one of its directors, William Nigh. One of MGM's regular directors during the silent era, Nigh had helmed productions featuring Lon Chaney, Ramon Novarro and Joan Crawford. But after this film, he would be relegated to Poverty Row, where he worked prolifically at Monogram Studios.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-3362334896063212442007-11-09T21:03:00.000-05:002007-11-09T21:03:00.000-05:00Hi Jeff!Enjoyable update, as always. But for heave...Hi Jeff!<BR/><BR/>Enjoyable update, as always. But for heaven's sake, how could you omit a mention of the musical highlight of GOLDEN DAWN, the inimitable "My Bwana"?<BR/><BR/>'Nuf sed!<BR/>William FerryWilliam Ferryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162785493449284576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-19279109934420126552007-11-08T19:29:00.000-05:002007-11-08T19:29:00.000-05:00The movie posters are quite attractive. I wonder ...The movie posters are quite attractive. I wonder how much of a hint "Golden Dawn's" gives as to how the film might actually have looked.<BR/><BR/>"Just Imagine" was a valiant try, especially at doing something different. For some odd reason, I would like to see how Harry Langdon might have done in El Brendel's role. (Joe E. Brown would have been a bit too blaring.) Or Charley Chase would have been a very off-beat choice. Fresh from a speakeasy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-71651650581399547352007-11-08T09:54:00.000-05:002007-11-08T09:54:00.000-05:00this site is a great resource -- much thanksthis site is a great resource -- much thanksHolland Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219061548690982183noreply@blogger.com