A number of years ago TCM did a recreation of LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT using stills. It was pretty interesting. I believe it's available on the Lon Chaney box set.
GT On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 7:37 PM, Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> wrote: > I have no doubt that if a print was found, cleaned up, restored, if need > be, and a cool original score was written for it, that it would do very > well on the indie and cult circuits.. and could do even better than that, > since a copy hasnt been screened in so many decades. > > I for one, would be thrilled to check it out, vampire teeth and all. And > Chaney's makeup in that film is another that will forever be remembered. > > > Jeff > > > > On Jul 1, 2017, at 5:52 PM, S Yafet wrote: > > Me too. That makeup, those expressions and those sets look enchanting. > We can always look past moments in our movies that are dull or pointless > (think all the filler in Murders in the Rue Morgue) > > Nathalie > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 2:12 AM, Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think there is always a possibility that a print might be found in a >> foreign archive... we can only hope. >> >> It would be great to see, even though reviews from the time described it >> as a bit dull and slow. maybe all this time later, were a print to be >> found, audiences might look past the plodding story line, just for the fact >> of seeing Lon Chaney, in motion, as that vampire character. >> >> I know I'd be glued to the screen. >> >> >> Jeff >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 29, 2017, at 7:59 PM, S Yafet wrote: >> >> Does anyone think that London After Midnight is lost for all time or that >> miraculously sometime a print will turn up? >> >> Nathalie >> >> On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 7:17 PM, Paul W. Hazen < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I didn't see any of the paper materials outside of the few framed ones >>> they had on the walls but I was told almost all of the stills in the >>> Browning collection were in excellent condition with the majority of them >>> printed exclusively for Browning's review on gelatin silver double weight >>> with some on single matte and gloss. I'm guessing a lot of these stills >>> were singular and never seen before as a result. I think you can order a >>> catalog from Profiles (or maybe find the digital version online). Some >>> really unique images. >>> >>> On Jun 29, 2017, at 3:59 PM, Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Congrats on the win, Paul. >>> >>> And with the cheapest still selling for $4000.00, that truly says >>> something about what the Browning Collection was all about. Were all the >>> stills of the same type (double weight) and wonderful condition? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 29, 2017, at 1:14 PM, Paul W. Hazen wrote: >>> >>> I'm a Kubrick collector mostly so I won the "Lolita" stills lot. Really >>> only needed 2 of the 10 stills but I figure I can turn around the others >>> pretty easily. >>> >>> They had about 250-300 stills and other items from the Browning >>> collection which I think was 157 lots. Probably about 35-40 lots on Freaks >>> alone and I think the cheapest I saw sell for $4000. It was majority >>> stills. They had a satchel that held all of the stills which also went for >>> 10k+. >>> >>> A lot of the Hurrell stills sold fairly high as well. >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On Jun 28, 2017, at 10:41 PM, Jeff Potokar <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Congrats on winning the lot you wanted, Paul. >>> >>> I'm also in So CA and need to make the effort to get to one of Profiles' >>> auctions. I would also really enjoy seeing some of this material in person. >>> >>> Can I ask which lot (item) you won? >>> >>> And how many pieces, in total, were offered as part of the Browning >>> Collection? Was everything from his estate comprised of stills? >>> >>> Jeff >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 28, 2017, at 8:32 PM, Paul W. Hazen wrote: >>> >>> This was my first time in person, I've usually been on the phone as >>> well. There was about 20-25 people in the back room where the auction was. >>> They had about 10 or so phone banks set up for the phone bidders and a >>> couple people running the online bidding. Was all very professional and had >>> my own paddle and everything. They had a good dinner spread as well. >>> >>> They had a lot of the consignments in display cases including all the >>> big ones and the people that worked there were really friendly and answered >>> all of my questions. I didn't see too much of the paper materials >>> displayed, mostly just the props, but it was pretty cool seeing some of >>> them close up. >>> >>> It's definitely an interesting experience and I wouldn't hesitate to sit >>> it in on another one. >>> >>> The auction did go a lot longer than I anticipated (I was only there for >>> one lot in particular - which I won) but it was no fault of their own, they >>> just had a ton of bids. There were some guys that were there for almost 12 >>> hours when I left after 4 hours. >>> >>> Paul >>> >>> On Jun 28, 2017, at 7:51 PM, S Yafet <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I guess the provenance was almost impossible to pass up. Did manage to >>> get a Browning Dracula still so I don't feel too bad about London After >>> Midnight. >>> >>> What's it like at their auctions? I've always done the phone. >>> >>> Nathalie >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 10:37 PM, Paul W. Hazen <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I was in the room during the Profiles Browning bidding session and was >>>> truly amazed at some of the prices the Browning stills were getting >>>> especially the Freaks stills which seem to be have been bought primarily by >>>> the same two phone bidders. Profiles did a great job on that acquisition >>>> and auction and I'm looking forward to the Debbie Reynolds auction in >>>> September. >>>> >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> On Jun 28, 2017, at 7:26 PM, S Yafet <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Wow! Naively, I thought it would be great to have something of Tod >>>> Browning's from London After Midnight. Then, I realized that the four >>>> stills I liked the best were climbing higher and higher. Wound up at 18K. >>>> My phone bidder helper guy told me I could keep one and sell the other >>>> three. Well, no guarantees on something like that but I can't say I >>>> wasn't seriously tempted. (I thought maybe I'd worry about the money >>>> later. >>>> >>>> Nathalie >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Scott Burns <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Wish I had cash like this laying around…(guess I’ll just stay with >>>>> collecting paper). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> A complete R2D2 just sold for $2.3 million at the Profiles in History >>>>> movie memorabilia auction. Not being a prop collector, I wonder is this >>>>> price record setting? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From the catalog: >>>>> >>>>> *1298. Complete “R2-D2” unit assembled from original components >>>>> spanning the original **Star Wars** trilogy and **Episodes I & II**.* >>>>> (TCF, 1977 - 2002) A complete film used R2 unit is not known to be in the >>>>> public domain – this R2-D2 offering represents the pinnacle of the *Star >>>>> Wars* collecting universe. 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