Re-posted by N.S.
I re-posted a complete version of this silent about a year ago. Although it was already in the public domain, the KK came for the poster, anyway. Presumably that was based on a different posting, but when they get you for one post, they take down everything you've posted under that account. I have some Internet heroes who have repeatedly had to found accounts under new names
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The only way a movie from 1927 can be in violation of copyright is if it has a new soundtrack added to it. That's why (usually) awful newly-composed scores are created for most video releases of silent films.
I had been meaning to post something about 1929 films coming into the public domain as of this year. THE COCOANUTS, the Marx Brothers' debut, was the oldest film shown regularly on TV when I was growing up (THE JAZZ SINGER was on occasionally, but not as often). I used to watch it frequently, and seeing it turn into a public-domain museum piece somehow makes me feel REALLY old! Next year it'll be ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, then with 1931 the floodgates open- FRANKENSTEIN and DRACULA, treasures that still drew high TV ratings in the 1970s, become relics of a too-distant past. PUBLIC ENEMY and LITTLE CAESAR as well. All the other 1930s classics will be soon to follow.
This entry has a good listing, but you have to scroll past the info about foreign countries, to the part labelled "United States":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_public_domain
More info:
https://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2025/01/lifecycle-of-copyright-1929-works-in-the-public-domain/
-RM
RM,what's your favorite top three movies in each of these categories?
Comedy
Gangster
Drama
Horror
And favorite actor,actress in each?
--GRA
I should add westerns too.
--GRA
I try not to give too much of myself away online, but...
Comedy- Laurel and Hardy (WAY OUT WEST my favorite, and HELPMATES their best short film- a meditation on fate!), Marx Bros. (DUCK SOUP tops), Abbott and Costello (A and C MEET FRANKENSTEIN, though that's as much a brilliant horror film as it is a great comedy), Keaton (SEVEN CHANCES and GO WEST, and the short COPS, which I re-scored myself!), Peter Sellers (THE PARTY an unsung masterpiece, SHOT IN THE DARK a classic). The greatest comedy feature of all time: MAD MAD WORLD.
Crime: ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES, WHITE HEAT. ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, THE KILLING, PAY OR DIE, many more...
Drama (let's toss in Adventure): GWTW, GUNGA DIN, SPARTACUS, THE SWIMMER (another under-appreciated masterpiece, with Burt Lancaster's greatest role), BLACK NARCISSUS, LIFE AND DEATH OF COL. BLIMP, MEET JOHN DOE, PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, THE SET-UP... Oops, was I supposed to name only 3?
Western: Leone is the man! THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY greatest Western ever, with ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST not far behind. Sam Fuller's RUN OF THE ARROW unique and brilliant, HIGH NOON way up there also. And a nod to Republic's THREE MESQUITEERS series, the best B-Westerns ever, with consistently offbeat stories that sometimes veer into adult territory. And of course great action and musical scoring!
Horror/SciFi: My favorite genre since childhood, and REALLY too many to name! Always liked the 50s monster movies better than anything- still do! I will note that the ones that are still scary are the ones that have pretty much come true in reality- INVADERS FROM MARS and INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS are almost painful to watch, because of what's happened to the world around us!
Two movies in a class by themselves, both from 1979: APOCALYPSE NOW and ALL THAT JAZZ. Two of the best films ever- for a time it seemed like movies COULD be great again. A decade later, those hopes were gone...
If I start talking about actors, I'll be here all night... Another time! Thanks for your interest- ALWAYS love to talk about movies!
-RM
Thanks,RM. What did you think of 1982's "The Thing",1967's "Cool Hand Luke",1976's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and 1975's "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"?
My tiny list of movies I REALLY enjoyed."Luke" and "Nest" being the same movie,basically.
--GRA
Dear GRA, In case you're still out there- I did reply, but for some reason it hasn't been posted. It was a nay for the first, and yay for the others.
-RM
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