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post #31 of 44
11/12/07 at 5:48am

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

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Originally Posted by MissGoddess
Hi! This is my first posting here. The two pre-codes I most desire on dvd are the William Powell/Kay Francis entries, Jewel Robbery and One-Way Passage. I believe they are outstanding films period, not just because of any raciness or naughtiness but because of their extreme stylishness and the exquisite performances. Jewel Robbery could almost be mistaken for a Lubitsch film, it is so witty, insouciant and the flirtation between Powell and Kay Francis is treated light as air. It's the best of the early "gentleman thief" movies, better even than Raffles. One-Way Passage must be one of the best examples of how to make a tragic love story without being heavy handed or melodramatic. Powell and Francis are "doomed lovers" but there is no sense of doom, only of gallantry, humor, yearning and grace.

There is nothing really "sordid" about either of these films, though, and I hope that won't preclude them from consideration in a "Forbidden Hollywood" collection---or any dvd release.

Miss G


I would buy these 2 titles in a wink - we all know what a marvellous film ONE WAY PASSAGE is (I loved your description Miss G!) and JEWEL ROBBERY is such a neglected treasure in the pantheon of early 30s films. I hope we get to see both in this or any other type of collection in which they might fit in.
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post #32 of 44
11/12/07 at 12:39pm

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

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Originally Posted by GeorgeJA
My suggestion is The Man In Possession (1931).

This a comedy starring Robert Montgomery and a great supporting cast and it's risque enough to fit the bill. I highly recommend this film!

George


Oh, my YES! This movie is exquisite!! And it's very racy and sophisticated in the most impossibly elegant and classy manner. Robert Montgomery is one of my favorite actors, and a most neglected one, in my opinion. Charlotte Greenwood and Reginald Owen provide their unique brand of hilarity to this earlier, and much saucier, version of the Jean Harlow/Robert Taylor vehicle, Personal Property.
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post #33 of 44
11/16/07 at 4:56pm

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

Ann Vickers
After Midnight
Animal Kingdom
Bad Company
Employee's Entrance
Lady of Scandal
Midnight Mary
Laughing Sinners
Let Us Be Gay
Life Begins
Life of Vergie Winters
Madame X
Made on Broadway
Man Wanted
Mandalay
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Men in White
Midnight Mary
Our Blushing Brides
Paid
Parachute Jumper
Penthouse
Private Lives
Sadie McKee
Safe in Hell
The Silver Cord
She Had to Say Yes
Strange Interlude
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Strangers May Kiss
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
Their Own Desire
This Modern Age
The Trial of Mary Dugan
What Price Hollywood?
When Ladies Meet
Hell's Highway
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post #34 of 44
11/16/07 at 7:19pm

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

"Heroes for Sale" comes to mind because it was a "Forbidden Hollywood" VHS title that didn't make it to laserdisc. Probably they're "looking for better elements"..

I wish Warner (and the reviewers) would realize that some movies are worthy of release for their content even if the film looks less than "perfect".
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post #35 of 44
11/24/07 at 5:38am

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

"She Had To Say Yes" is still the most shocking pre-Code I've seen (aside from "Baby Face," of course), and it's had little exposure...so it would make a great release.

Would love to see this and "Midnight Mary" find their way into the next edition (in fact, "Midnight Mary" would also make a great double feature with "Two Seconds", since both are about people going to the electric chair).

"Wonder Bar" will probably never be released...thats probably a little TOO "Forbidden" for dvd.
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post #36 of 44
11/26/07 at 1:51pm

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

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Originally Posted by Marc^H
"Wonder Bar" will probably never be released...thats probably a little TOO "Forbidden" for dvd.
But not too "Forbidden" for VHS or a TCM airing.
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post #37 of 44
11/26/07 at 2:20pm

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

or laserdisc
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post #38 of 44
11/28/07 at 5:16pm

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

As an extra, I'd like to see them include the TCM produced documentary, Complicated Women. It would make a perfect supplement to these features.
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post #39 of 44
11/28/07 at 6:44pm

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

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As an extra, I'd like to see them include the TCM produced documentary, Complicated Women. It would make a perfect supplement to these features.

Clearance rights for some of the footage included in the documentary are preventing its inclusion on DVD. This is why WHV produced a new documentary for Volume II. I believe Complicated Women still airs on TCM so the best thing to do is record an off-air copy.
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post #40 of 44
11/30/07 at 8:07am

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

Mike*HTF --

'Wonder Bar' was released on laserdisc? Was it released as a stand-alone title, or as a part of a larger set?

Thank you.
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post #41 of 44
11/30/07 at 8:21am

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

WONDER BAR was released on ld as part of the Al Jolson Collection. WONDER BAR was also released on VHS.
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post #42 of 44
11/30/07 at 8:21am

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

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Originally Posted by Dave B Ferris
Mike*HTF --

'Wonder Bar' was released on laserdisc? Was it released as a stand-alone title, or as a part of a larger set?

Thank you.

It was released as part of The Al Jolson Collection - "The Jazz Singer," "The Singing Fool," "Say It with Songs," "Mammy," "Big Boy," "Wonder Bar," "Go Into Your Dance" and "The Singing Kid" along with "I Love to Singa" and trailers for most of the movies.

(probably a "last chance to see" package)
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post #43 of 44
11/30/07 at 8:45am

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

Thanks to Rod J and Charles H for their responses.
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post #44 of 44
11/30/07 at 10:08am

Re: Warner: suggestions for Forbidden Hollywood Volume 3

I heard that LD Jolson set bombed bad.
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