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I can't really give this a rating as I have not seen it but the first five reels of this eleven reel feature were found in the George Eastman House Archives.
Hopefully somewhere someday reels 6 through 11 will turn up as well.
So little of Vilma Banky's work survives today - it's a great pity as she was a very beautiful and moving silent screen actress.
This is also an early academy award nominee - it's a shame that even the films that were highly respected in their day became victims of time and decay . . .
This is not the time or the place to start a forum on film preservation, but it is important for us to preserve these early works of cinema, and even though the film is not complete, I hope that someone will preserve what's left of it and allow the general public access to study it.
Hopefully somewhere someday reels 6 through 11 will turn up as well.
So little of Vilma Banky's work survives today - it's a great pity as she was a very beautiful and moving silent screen actress.
This is also an early academy award nominee - it's a shame that even the films that were highly respected in their day became victims of time and decay . . .
This is not the time or the place to start a forum on film preservation, but it is important for us to preserve these early works of cinema, and even though the film is not complete, I hope that someone will preserve what's left of it and allow the general public access to study it.
- jack-gardner
- Aug 9, 2006
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The George Eastman House denies reviewer Jack-Gardner's claim that the first five reels of this film reside in their archives.
It is a rumor that is unfounded in fact.
Considering the stars involved, and the film's Oscar nomination for Cinematography, it is a major contender for non-lost status.
I merely wanted to head off those seeking the film at Eastman House not to bother.
I have to fill ten lines or this warning won't be posted.
Silly rule.
You'd think there would be a separate category for challenging statement made by reviewers.
But there does not seem to be.
Hope this now goes through, having to make up a number of nonsense lines to get it posted.
It is a rumor that is unfounded in fact.
Considering the stars involved, and the film's Oscar nomination for Cinematography, it is a major contender for non-lost status.
I merely wanted to head off those seeking the film at Eastman House not to bother.
I have to fill ten lines or this warning won't be posted.
Silly rule.
You'd think there would be a separate category for challenging statement made by reviewers.
But there does not seem to be.
Hope this now goes through, having to make up a number of nonsense lines to get it posted.