Dear Warner Bros. -- Why Are You So Reluctant To Give Us the Silents Via Archive? (1 Viewer)

[bujaki]

Having experienced both of Napoleon's scores with a live orchestra, once in Radio City Music Hall, and a few years ago in Oakland, each occasion under the baton of the original composer, I feel that Davis is the better choice. But as David says, it's all a matter of personal taste.

 

[bigshot]

The current batch of silents on Warner Archive Instant right now are...

Across to Singapore 1928 (Joan Crawford, Ramon Novarro)
The Better 'Ole 1926 (Syd Chaplin)
The Boob 1926 (Joan Crawford, George K Arthur)
The Circle (HD) 1925 (dir. Frank Borzage)
Laugh, Clown Laugh 1928 (Lon Chaney)
The Mysterious Island 1929 (Part Talking)
Our Modern Maidens 1929 (Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Douglas Fairbanks Jr)
The Red Lilly (HD) 1924 (dir. Fred Niblo, Ramon Novarro)
The Red Mill (HD) 1927 (dir. Roscoe Arbuckle, Marion Davies)
Spite Marriage 1929 (Buster Keaton)
The Unknown 1927 (dir. Tod Browning, Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford)
Where East is East 1929 (dir. Tod Browning, Lon Chaney)
Wild Orchids 1929 (Greta Garbo)

Three of those are in HD with new musical scores.

 

[davidmatychuk]

Having experienced both of Napoleon's scores with a live orchestra, once in Radio City Music Hall, and a few years ago in Oakland, each occasion under the baton of the original composer, I feel that Davis is the better choice. But as David says, it's all a matter of personal taste.

Fantastic experience(s)!

 

[Ed Lachmann]

I'd sure love to have THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, but I'm not, nor will I ever be, interested in streaming it. Sorry, old fashioned "I want to own it" guy here.

 

[bruceames]

The current batch of silents on Warner Archive Instant right now are...

Across to Singapore 1928 (Joan Crawford, Ramon Novarro)
The Better 'Ole 1926 (Syd Chaplin)
The Boob 1926 (Joan Crawford, George K Arthur)
The Circle (HD) 1925 (dir. Frank Borzage)
Laugh, Clown Laugh 1928 (Lon Chaney)
The Mysterious Island 1929 (Part Talking)
Our Modern Maidens 1929 (Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Douglas Fairbanks Jr)
The Red Lilly (HD) 1924 (dir. Fred Niblo, Ramon Novarro)
The Red Mill (HD) 1927 (dir. Roscoe Arbuckle, Marion Davies)
Spite Marriage 1929 (Buster Keaton)
The Unknown 1927 (dir. Tod Browning, Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford)
Where East is East 1929 (dir. Tod Browning, Lon Chaney)
Wild Orchids 1929 (Greta Garbo)

Three of those are in HD with new musical scores.

Are any of those movies presented with the original score? I love the later silents that have the original music and sound effects.

 

[Danny Burk]

Bruce - there should be 5 that have original soundtracks as released:

MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (mostly silent with score)
OUR MODERN MAIDENS
SPITE MARRIAGE
WHERE EAST IS EAST
WILD ORCHIDS

All of these have been on TCM and/or previously released on DVD with the original soundtrack.