The non-Disney version.

Alistair Cooke's America: It's excellent, even if the last part is so passè

Blake's 7: Region 1. It's coming out in Region 2 and they keep promising us a US  release. Is this like politicians' promises?

Doctor in the House: British, syndicated here in the 1970s. The first couple of years, with the medical students, are some of the funniest stories you'll ever see on TV.

Eleanor and Franklin and its sequel. Fabulous--bravura performances from Jane Alexander and Edward Herrmann.

Ellery Queen: 1975 series, with Jim Hutton and David Wayne. Surely if we have Fractured Flickers we can have this postwar (1940s) period piece with a stellar roster of guest stars and occasional performances by the inimitable John Hillerman.

Get Smart!: 'Nuff said.

Good Morning, Miss Dove: Wonderful tear-jerker about a schoolteacher.

Lassie Lassie Lassie Lassie Lassie: Enough.

Life Goes to War: Now that Johnny Carson has passed on, a great chance to revive this WWII overview narrated by Carson. Some great clips from Hollywood's role in support of the troops.

Lili: Charming Leslie Caron vehicle about a French waif adopted by a carnival troupe. "A song of love is a sad song, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo..."

Little Lord Fauntleroy: Ricky Schroeder's version, which makes the Freddie Bartholemew "classic" look anemic.

Me and the Colonel: Obscure Danny Kaye dramatic film about a Jewish man attempting to flee Europe, one step ahead of the Nazis, in the company of an anti-Semitic Polish colonel.

And in a Kaye lighter vein:

On the Double: Danny Kaye plays two roles, with Dana Wynter as his "wife."

The Prisoner of Zenda: Gah! Where is this swashbuckling classic from 1937? Johnny Depp? Brad Pitt? Leonardo DeCaprio? Wet noodles in the sexy department as compared to Ronald Colman.

The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao: Tony Randall's most unusual film role--um, roles, since he plays seven in the movie--and a fabulous fantasy about a Chinese showman in a small Western town.

The Seven Per Cent Solution: A decent widescreen version, thank you.

Twenty Three Paces to Baker Street: Blind playwright Van Johnson embroiled in a London crime about to happen--if he can find out what it is before someone kills him.

Up the Down Staircase: C'mon, guys, "let it be a challenge to you."

And Chuck Jones' three made-for-TV Kipling pieces: "The White Seal," "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and "Mowgli's Brothers" (not to mention "The Cricket in Times Square" and "A Very Merry Cricket," which aren't Kipling but are classic).

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Comments:

Linda,

As far as the DVD region stuff goes. I am not an expert (Jack is the videophile in the family) but according to him, DVD players can have codes inserted to override the region programming, so that the player will play any region. We have some Sapphire and Steel DVDs (purchased in England) that play just fine on our DVDs and Linux boxes. These codes can be found on the Internet. If you want additional information, and can't find it via Google, contact me at en01@stardel.com and I will forward your request to Jack.

Is Myriad still going strong? My apahacking has been almost completely replaced by Internet activities, including my weblog at http://www.stardel.com/fiveacres/

# posted by  FiveAcres : 9:15:00 PM

 

Elaine! How are you???? Glad to hear from you! I'll have to check out your blog. Yes, Myriad is hanging in there, but it looks like a pamphlet these days.

Actually, we have a hackable DVD (two, actually). I can get BLAKE'S 7 from amazon.co.uk--it just costs more there. I've already bought the complete set of THE GOOD LIFE and a couple of other things not released here (84 CHARING CROSS ROAD in widescreen and ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS). Oh, yeah, and THE GOODIES.

# posted by  Linda : 9:31:00 AM

 

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