TCM marathon starts now!

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An L&H Marathon starts now in TCM's salute to Hal Roach.

[Frank J. Lhota]

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An L&H Marathon starts now in TCM's salute to Hal Roach.

Yes, but the prints they use vary widely. Some are the fully restored
prints (with the MGM lion and original titles); others are film classic
prints. They also showed only half of "Below Zero". And what was the
problem with the "Pardon Us" soundtrack?
--
"All things extant in this world,
Gods of Heaven, gods of Earth,
Let everything be as it should be;
Thus shall it be!"
- Magical chant from "Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi"

"Drizzle, Drazzle, Drozzle, Drome,
Time for this one to come home!"
- Mr. Wizard from "Tooter Turtle"

[Kimba W Lion]

Post by Frank J. Lhota
Yes, but the prints they use vary widely. Some are the fully restored
prints (with the MGM lion and original titles); others are film classic
prints. They also showed only half of "Below Zero". And what was the
problem with the "Pardon Us" soundtrack?

They did vary widely. The Film Classics prints didn't surprise me as much as
the Blackhawk print did.

I judged about a half dozen of TCM's prints to be superior (albeit marginally)
to what's on the UK DVDs. But the biggest surprise was the opening title cards
on "Berth Marks":

TCM:
Mr. Hardy told Mr.
Laurel to meet him
at the Southern Pacific
Station Wednesday
morning--

So Mr. Laurel went to
the Santa Fe on
Thursday afternoon--

UK (Universal) DVD:
Mr. Hardy told Mr.
Laurel to meet him
at the Santa Fe
Station at a quarter of
ten -- But Mr. Laurel
became confused and
thought he meant
9:45 --

Given the scene that follows, the UK version seems like the correct version.

[Derek Gee]

Post by Kimba W Lion

Post by Frank J. Lhota
Yes, but the prints they use vary widely. Some are the fully restored
prints (with the MGM lion and original titles); others are film classic
prints. They also showed only half of "Below Zero". And what was the
problem with the "Pardon Us" soundtrack?

They did vary widely. The Film Classics prints didn't surprise me as much as
the Blackhawk print did.
I judged about a half dozen of TCM's prints to be superior (albeit marginally)
to what's on the UK DVDs. But the biggest surprise was the opening title cards
Mr. Hardy told Mr.
Laurel to meet him
at the Southern Pacific
Station Wednesday
morning--
So Mr. Laurel went to
the Santa Fe on
Thursday afternoon--
Mr. Hardy told Mr.
Laurel to meet him
at the Santa Fe
Station at a quarter of
ten -- But Mr. Laurel
became confused and
thought he meant
9:45 --
Given the scene that follows, the UK version seems like the correct version.

According to the book "Laurel & Hardy" by McCabe & Kilgore, the latter title
is the correct one.

Derek

[so]

Their print of Way out West was stunning.

scott