[78-L] Cantor/Jolson films in the MGM/FOX - A report

[William A Brent]

At 11:43 AM 12/17/2008, you wrote:
>I was anxious to watch the one Cantor and one Jolson. WOW what a 
>disappointment.
>
>There is NO restoration at all and no bonus items. Not even a liner 
>note! The 61 DVDS in the set are divided into 4 decade packs and 
>these are cardboard sleeve with just the title. I've never seen 
>Hallelujah I'm A Bum before and really liked the story. The print is 
>worn and sound distorted.

there are about 6 different versions of "Bum"  (I have the one sheet 
for "Heart of NY" and a 16mm print
of "Hallelujah I'm a Tramp") - the best video I've seen on this title 
is the Laser Disc from MGM - not
great, but the original neg had problems (so did the film itself - 
including a change in the Mayor and directors
both in mid-production).

Whoopee was two strip tech, and has always looked washed out - which, 
BTW is not representative
of how good 2 strip COULD look.

that they don't care about quality releases on DVD should have been 
clear when they release John Wayne's
The Alamo