Thanks, Dennis, super helpful.
*** Abigail Severance 310-508-0352 abigailseverance.com > On Jul 15, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Dennis Doros <milefi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Abigail, > > That's not true --MGM never got it right on this set of titles from UA. In > 1936, UA's Art Cinema (Joe Schenck's productions) was dissolved with half of > the films being transferred to Mary Pickford. The rights to Evangeline now > belong to the Mary Pickford Foundation. (My company, Milestone, brought it > out on DVD some years ago but the rights have reverted to MPF.) You can find > them on the web with their contact info. > > Best regards, > Dennis Doros > Milestone Film & Video > PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640 > Phone: +1 201-767-3117 / Email: milefi...@gmail.com > www.milestone.film > > JOIN OUR MAILING LIST TODAY! > Support us on Facebook and Twitter! > >> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Abigail Severance <bellec...@mac.com> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I'd appreciate any leads or suggestions on the following, including any >> referrals to contacts at Warner Brothers distro or licensing. >> >> I'm trying to license some clips, for use in a new essay film, from the >> Hollywood feature Evangeline, released by United Artists in 1929, starring >> Dolores del Rio, directed/produced by Edwin Carewe under his Fox Pictures >> company. The Library of Congress’s lists of films in the public domain >> doesn't include Evangeline; it's still a protected work. When I contacted >> MGM, who bought United Artists in 1981, they said Warners now holds the >> copyright. I’ve not had luck hearing back from Warner Brothers though I’ve >> called and emailed their general imaging/clip source office several times. >> >> Thanks for any thoughts, >> Abigail >> >> -- >> Abigail Severance >> Faculty, CalArts School of Film/Video >> bellec...@mac.com || asev...@calarts.edu >> www.abigailseverance.com || 310-508-0352 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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