Monogram Week 2006
Recently, Leo B. Gorcey, Jr. published a limited-edition reprint of his fathers autobiography. Right smack dab in the middle of it was a picture of Leo "Slip Mahoney" Gorcey and his manager/producer,...
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Oldmanster, I hate to tell you this, but that's a Mascot serial. Monogram didn't make serials. (Ah, well, at least you didn't say you were going to eat Raisin Bran for a serial... oh, never mind.)...
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Mind if I post the website info on my wee Poverty Row Yahoogroup? I am now gathering some of those Mono's that I haven't seen. I'm also trying to mix the two regimes. Thus far on the schedule: GANG'S...
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Quote:Seemed like a good idea, but without copyright notice, those films are now in the public domain. I wondered why that one ended up in the public domain. It never occurred to me it was because of...
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My God, what a frightening thought! Seriously, it would be interesting to know how many of their films played the biggest theatres in the country. DILLINGER, probably. What else? Think ANY of them...
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Quote:Oldmanster, I hate to tell you this, but that's a Mascot serial. Monogram didn't make serials. (Ah, well, at least you didn't say you were going to eat Raisin Bran for a serial... oh, never...
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Quote:Didn't Mascot and some other studio merge to form Monogram? I believe Monogram came from Syndicate. Monogram and Mascot merged to form Republic around 1936. A couple of former Mono honchos left...
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Quote:GANG'S ALL HERE (1941) Frankie Darro and Mantan Bill, this title has been sitting on my shelf unwatched as well. I'll make a point to view it early next week so we can compare notes.Mike...
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Which reminds me... anything good anybody wants to send me about Monogram, I'll print, reviews or anecdotes or whatever. The festivities know no bounds.www.inthebalcony.com
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Quote:THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1941) Frankie Darro and Mantan I might start with this one a little later as I'll be out of town tomorrow. I figure if I can get this jump start, I can squeeze in the other...
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With all the time I've devoted to Monogrammers over the past two years (courtesy of Alpha), I don't know if I'm quite capable of ginning up the appropriate enthusiasm for a whole week. But, it does...
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We took time out from the traditional Monogram Week parade -- you've got to see the float from Lawless Cowboys (1951) to believe it -- to view Klondike (1932) and post a review along with the parade...
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I just got a print of SUSPENSE a couple of weeks ago. A beautiful original. Wow, what an incredibly effective film.
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Do the credits indicate any kind of tie-in with the popular CBS radio show of the same name and era?
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Last night, as part of the festivities at our Grand Monogram Banquet, one lucky, plucky starlet was chosen Ms. Monogram 2006 as best representing those special qualities that make up today's modern...
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Well, I am not entirely back to Mono but have seen four films during this Mardi Gras of B Movies: THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1941), SHANGHAI COBRA (1945), MONEY MEANS NOTHING (1934) and THAT GANG OF MINE...
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Nice catch, Leo-- that sure looks like Dietz to me, cigar and all. And the height sure seems right. Is that really Dietz in the photo-- one mag ran a caption speculating that it might be Lugosi's...
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I love Banner Productions great casts of familiar faces. I believe the grocer on CLANCY STREET former Hal Roach star Max Davidson. In a few months Rick Vallin went from hero (GHOSTS ON THE LOOSE) to...
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