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In that article on the restoration I had to chuckle at the shot of the Rex Theatre marquee proclaiming the film in "Georgeous (sic) Technicolor."
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Warner Archive seems to have accidentally posted clips from next month’s batch (near as I can tell, it doesn’t seem to be an April fools prank) containing the following films:
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
The Yearling
They Won’t Believe Me uncut
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Escape from Fort Bravo
Athena
The Tender Trap
Bachelor in Paradise
Drunken Master II
https://www.youtube.com/user/warnerarchive
If this is genuine, the clips are definitely new transfers, with Elizabeth and Essex looking especially pleasing.
Edit: Forgot to include Athena on the batch list.
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I have a 16 of the uncut THEY WON'T BELIEVE ME. Apparently the BFI yielded another uncut gem for Warners.
Among the BFI's holdings--five positives and one negative--all of varying lengths, is this:
35mm BW Positive - Nitrate - CTA - Combined - 9100 Feet - Stock date: 1947 - - C-169580
This is the longest version they have. The others range from 8510 to 8710 feet. If the 9100 feet for this one is correct, it would run 101 minutes. Very odd.
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20150054163
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Official announcements seem to be coming out today. As of this post, of the nine films that had clips posted on YouTube a few posts up, they’ve announced Drunken Master II, Elizabeth and Essex, They Won’t Believe Me, The Yearling, and Mr. Blandings so far.
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Athena and The Tender Trap have been announced. Now all that’s missing is Bachelor in Paradise.
Edit: And Bachelor in Paradise has been announced, which takes care of all nine films.
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Amazon pages have been posted for There Was a Crooked Man, Ziegfeld Follies, Guns for San Sebastian (nothing posted from the Archive’s Facebook page as yet). No idea as to whether we can expect anymore for next month.
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More Amazon links have been posted for Chain Lightning (a Bogart film I’ve never heard of before), It Happened at the World’s Fair, and Madame Curie. Still no press releases from the Archive’s Facebook page for some reason though.
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As of this post, the Warner Archive titles for July (no press releases) are:
Objective Burma
Step by Step
I Wouldn’t Be In Your Shoes
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
The Herculoids: The Complete Original Series
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