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Post by neferetus on Oct 21, 2007 16:27:19 GMT -5
 Travis visits Jim Bowie in his sickroom, with nurse, Ann Dickinson. HEROES OF THE ALAMO. |
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Post by neferetus on Oct 21, 2007 16:29:28 GMT -5
 Jim Bowie fights to the death with his famous knife in this posed lobby card for HEROES OF HE ALAMO. Actually, the soldados just shoot him from the doorway. |
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Post by neferetus on Oct 21, 2007 17:48:20 GMT -5
Question, Greg: Why isn't this post moving to the top of the list of topics after I post it?
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Post by RebAl on Oct 22, 2007 14:36:34 GMT -5
Greg, long before DVDs, Laser Discs, or VHS tapes, if a person wanted to own a film for home viewing, they could always go to their local film shop and buy an 8mm, or 16mm version of their favorite movie for a moderate price. Only thing was, they would have to settle for a silent version of the film, or else an edited down, twenty minute version. It was better than nothing. I bought an 8mm cine camera (Bell & Howell) and made my own edited Alamo copy long before it was available to buy. I even edited the soundtrack to run with it, at the time it was certainly the best option available, I still keep the copy for sentimental reasons. |
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Post by neferetus on Oct 22, 2007 17:08:08 GMT -5
Coool, Alex! How long did your version of the film run?
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 22, 2007 17:50:49 GMT -5
Question, Greg: Why isn't this post moving to the top of the list of topics after I post it? I originally had these stickied which would keep it in place, but it gets confusing sometimes so I may unsticky it. |
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Post by RebAl on Oct 23, 2007 7:33:26 GMT -5
Coool, Alex! How long did your version of the film run? Nef I copied the arrival of Davy Crockett at the begining, then him and his Tennesseans going up and into the Alamo, the first battle scene and of course the final battle. I was quite pleased with my efforts although the quality wasn't anywhere close to todays LD and DVD standards it enabled me to watch it whenever I wanted to. |
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Post by neferetus on Oct 23, 2007 10:21:12 GMT -5
I'm still kind of confused. Did you film it off of the theater screen? If not, where did the film come from for you to edit down?
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Post by RebAl on Oct 23, 2007 12:09:29 GMT -5
I'm still kind of confused. Did you film it off of the theater screen? If not, where did the film come from for you to edit down? I set my camera up on a tripod in front of the television when the Alamo was playing then focused only onto the screen the result although not perfect was quite acceptable. I did try using the cine camera in the cinema but it didn't work as well as in front of the TV! |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Oct 23, 2007 20:27:49 GMT -5
I have the movie in my netflix queue.
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Post by neferetus on Oct 23, 2007 21:52:24 GMT -5
I have the movie in my netflix queue. I'm surprized that they would have such an old "B-Western" quality film on Netflix, Mike. Anyway, happy viewing. One thing that becomes apparent with HEROES OF THE ALAMO is that some scenes were lifted from prior Alamo films. While scenes depicting Stephen Austin, for instance, show Texans dressed in proper period clothing, (tailcoats, waistcoats, etc.) most other scenes show them costumed in bad, off the rack, 1930's cowboy attire. Most of the final assault scenes were lifted fom the Cullen Landis Film, Davy Crockett At The Fall Of The Alamo. In one embarrasing scene by the palisade, the cameraman makes a considerable gaff. Only the church pillars and door were constructed for this film's set, but the cameraman, for a brief instant, shows open sky above the pillars. Oops! Anyhow, watch for it when you get the film. |
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 24, 2007 14:29:32 GMT -5
I never saw the whole version, just the edited down version (damn, i forgot the name) but it was decent.
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Post by neferetus on Oct 24, 2007 16:36:42 GMT -5
I never saw the whole version, just the edited down version (damn, i forgot the name) but it was decent. Yeah, the edited down version, called REMEMBER THE ALAMO, is on Frank Thompson's DVD, THE ALAMO: A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE. |
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 24, 2007 19:58:23 GMT -5
I never saw the whole version, just the edited down version (damn, i forgot the name) but it was decent. Yeah, the edited down version, called REMEMBER THE ALAMO, is on Frank Thompson's DVD, THE ALAMO: A TRUE STORY OF COURAGE. Thats the one. The video quality is horrible in the beginning but gets a little better. Crockett hardly has a speaking role... |
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