A Few Words About A few words about...™ Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations - in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[TJPC]

(I typed this earlier today, but was interrupted before I could send it off. Here it is anyway after the discussion has moved on.)

I do not know the copyright status of L&H in Canada, but I do know they are never shown on TCM, when listed on the US schedule. We get a substitute. We also do not get the silents on disc here or broadcast.

 

[Tony Bensley]

Some reno work? Are you divorcing your unit?

Our apartment. All of the apartments in the building in which we reside are undergoing extensive reno work, as is the building itself. Hope that explains things.

CHEERS!

 

[Tony Bensley]

(I typed this earlier today, but was interrupted before I could send it off. Here it is anyway after the discussion has moved on.)

I do not know the copyright status of L&H in Canada, but I do know they are never shown on TCM, when listed on the US schedule. We get a substitute. We also do not get the silents on disc here or broadcast.

Some years ago, Laurel & Hardy Film preservationist Richard W. Bann informed me that when the current North American broadcast rights were set for the Hal Roach film library, Canada was left out for reasons of economics, or something to that effect. It sucks for us Canucks, but sadly that's the way it is. The Little Rascals Hal Roach sound shorts from 1929-38 no longer air in Canada for the same reason. Insofar as the Hal Roach silents, I'm not 100% certain as to whether the Pathe distributed silents are also affected, or just the late silent era MGM distributed ones, but I do think it is both.

CHEERS!

 

[Capt D McMars]

Yes Turner owns those two === Babes in Toyland would be great restored - and tons of extras = Kit Parker tried to work with MGM so far ZILCH what a sad state

With the blurry roulette of personel changes at the studois/corporations, maybe part of it is getting to the right person, and do they have the power to decide to move forward with the perticular project. Do they have the funds to allocate and can they see a profit from it...Not many studios today have the right mindset to see these as true assets, that are quickly becoming worthless, steaming piles of acid deteriorated memories.