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Post by OPT on Feb 6, 2005 15:27:04 GMT -5
Mine is "The Glorious Fourth" Being I have loved fireworks all my life, and do public display shows....it is the winner hands down for me.
How about everyone else?
OPT
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Post by Mark on Feb 6, 2005 22:48:56 GMT -5
I've always loved "Dogs of War." I first saw it when I was 11 and was fascinated by everything in it, including the inside and out of the Hal Roach Studios. It was also one of the first several silent episodes I saw because I only started collecting the series for a half a year by then.
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Post by Cryptico on Feb 15, 2005 22:49:19 GMT -5
I have such a huge crush on Peggy Cartwright that I would have to say either "Fire Fighters" or "Young Sherlocks" gets my nod. "Mary, Queen of Tots" was great, too. And "Thundering Fleas" was quite funny.
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Post by WalkerRoker on Mar 4, 2005 21:27:38 GMT -5
I just love "Giants Vs. Yanks". The final scene with farina and his father reminds me of any parent and kid I see at the mall today.
WalkerRoker ;D
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Post by RJH on Mar 13, 2005 16:03:03 GMT -5
My favorite silent is definitely "Derby Day."
The first time I saw it I really wanted to place a bet on the outcome at the posted odds shown.
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Post by gblair on Mar 14, 2005 21:29:39 GMT -5
"Monkey Business"-hard to beat this one; "The Champeen" runs a close second as my favorites.
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Post by rascalwatcher on Mar 15, 2005 7:14:43 GMT -5
I haven't seen very many of the silent episodes, but for me, "Little Mother" comes to mind. That was the first silent episode I had ever seen - and I've only seen it once. For reasons I can't remember, they showed us that film (and some other silent film featuring some guy named Rollo) in Sunday School when I was about eight years old.
I know I could probably find a copy if I looked; I just haven't gone about rounding out my collection of silents yet.
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Post by Mark on Mar 15, 2005 10:19:44 GMT -5
Then you should start now because someone on eBay is selling DVDs of the silent episodes (yes, they are copies from the Grapevine videos, but you have no other choice because most silents are not on commercial video, and they're in just as good quality as the originals and they're on DVD, not VHS). Who knows how long the seller will keep selling them. Just type "little rascals" in the search box and look for silents in the listings. "Little Mother" is definintely on one of them.
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Post by OPT on Mar 15, 2005 13:20:43 GMT -5
same movies, maybe the same person selling them.... www.homestead.com/finderskeepers101/silents.html scrool down the page to see the list. The copies are pretty good quality. Done on Verbatim Digital Movie DVD-R disks. The ones with the old movie reel look on the top. Chapter selection is generic, but there. Cover art needs help, I don't remember Darla Hood in any silents  |
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Post by rascalwatcher on Mar 16, 2005 8:13:54 GMT -5
I have seen them listed on ebay, and on the finderskeepers site. I do plan to order some eventually. Thanks for the tip.
By the way, how do I know which episodes are in public domain, and if they are, is it legal for me to dub copies of episodes that I have purchased to give to someone else?
I have the entire Cabin Fever series, and I know SOME of the episodes are now in public domain, but I'm not shure which ones. I'd like to copy off a few episodes for my dad.
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Post by OPT on Mar 16, 2005 9:07:30 GMT -5
I guess you can research the shows to see which are public domain. I'm not sure how legal it is, but I don't see what is wrong with making copies for yourself. Video tapes will one day go bad, every time you play one, it is closer and closer to the ending point. Having a copy would be a wise thing IMHO  instead of ruining a OOP tape. Just don't try and sell them.  OPT |
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Post by Mark on Mar 16, 2005 9:33:59 GMT -5
The public domain episodes are Bear Shooters, School's Out, Our Gang Follies of 1938, and Waldo's Last Stand.
GoodTimes Home Video is a company that sells a lot of public domain titles, and they have released other Rascals episodes from the old TV prints (with "The Little Rascals" in the main title instead of "Our Gang"). So maybe those are considered public domain. In the same way, I think any re-distributed versions of silent episodes are public domain... or perhaps any and all silents are, in complete original format or not. I'm not sure.
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Post by rarefilms on Apr 9, 2005 12:24:34 GMT -5
Not all of the silent Our Gang comedies are in the public domain. I know this because of the research I've had to do for my forthcoming commercial releases. The copyright laws are different in the United States to what they are here in the United Kingdom. One law that is the same however, is that if anyone adds their own artwork or titles etc., they will then be able to copyright their work known as "Special contents" etc. It wouldn't matter if anyone wanted to copy a film for their own use or for a friend. I'm working on releasing "Ten Years Old" and "Telling Whoppers" very soon. I think the latter may be released first, as there is still work to be done on "Ten Years Old". There will also be two other silents on the same DVD.
Robin Cook of C-W Films. A.K.A. OGODCATS on eBay.
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Post by zootmoney on Apr 9, 2005 14:05:37 GMT -5
Hey Robin,
What were those 2 silents you just picked up on Ebay? One was called "Amateurs Delight." I forgot the title of the other. I was wondering what the real titles were. I was hoping they were rarities.
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Post by OPT on Apr 9, 2005 19:26:52 GMT -5
I'd like to know too, being ya kicked my butt & sent me packin'  Looking forward to your next releases Robin ;D |
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