tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post3246449685578287116..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: Pre-Code Parade: THE CHEAT (1931)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-25924613501856203632009-05-24T21:41:25.823-04:002009-05-24T21:41:25.823-04:00Finally watched the film on Universal DVD - I have...Finally watched the film on Universal DVD - I have to say I'm very impressed with the picture quality. The copy I got from ebay is obviously inferior to this one! It really made me enjoy the movie watching experience. Every scene was made a hundred times more enjoyable simply because of how good the picture quality was. You are right - the official DVD is so much better! Now if only they could release a Tallulah Bankhead pre-Code collection box set....Mitalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524621122380836474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-32803892461962672522009-04-30T19:58:00.000-04:002009-04-30T19:58:00.000-04:00Oh well, we can't get everything! :)
At least th...Oh well, we can't get everything! :) <br /><br />At least they released it on DVD...<br /><br />Today, I was reading up on the 1918 and 1923 versions of the film as well.<br /><br />There's another French remake from '37 (with Sessue Hayakawa reprising his role), which I think is only available on VHS for rent from a French movie rental/sales website in the US. No guarantee on English subtitles, though. It's enough that they have the VHS in NTSC format, I guess!Mitalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524621122380836474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-25712348706091682752009-04-29T22:43:00.000-04:002009-04-29T22:43:00.000-04:00Mitali: Now that you say it was a DVD, I don't dou...Mitali: Now that you say it was a DVD, I don't doubt you on the bootleg. To answer your question, this is in keeping with many Universal box sets in that there are few supplemental materials. No commentaries, no trailers, just a 10-minute featurette on pre-Code cinema.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-17100581912913614302009-04-29T20:01:00.000-04:002009-04-29T20:01:00.000-04:00Samuel,
First of all, I loved this particular blo...Samuel,<br /><br />First of all, I loved this particular blog entry of yours about The Cheat. Great writing! And your DVD screen captures are fantastic too! Thanks for posting this!<br /><br />I was marvelling at Tallulah's back muscles in that photo of her shooting him.<br /><br />You know, the DVD I got from ebay didn't have bad picture quality at all.<br /><br />I've put The Cheat on my rental queue at Classic Flix, and am eager to compare the picture quality of the official DVD to that of the copy I got on ebay, once they ship the movie to me. I'd be interested in seeing if the picture quality is really that much better in the official release.<br /><br />Is there a commentary track offered on the official DVD release?Mitalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524621122380836474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-19087011798154364912009-04-28T23:02:00.000-04:002009-04-28T23:02:00.000-04:00Mitali: I imagine the official DVD looks a lot bet...Mitali: I imagine the official DVD looks a lot better than that bootleg, though you never can tell from sources. My snips don't do the cinematography or art direction full justice, really.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-51755152034562168102009-04-28T19:21:00.000-04:002009-04-28T19:21:00.000-04:00I'm glad more and more people are getting to watch...I'm glad more and more people are getting to watch this film now that it's out legitimately on DVD. I watched this film last year - a bootleg copy that I got off of ebay. I loved the film and I had been waiting so long to see it. Tallulah is my favorite personalities of all time, and this story is, of course, so titilating!Mitalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524621122380836474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-72774893995789070492009-04-28T18:39:00.000-04:002009-04-28T18:39:00.000-04:00I hope you get a chance. Bankhead really puts on a...I hope you get a chance. Bankhead really puts on a show here.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-4632304559718223472009-04-28T10:47:00.000-04:002009-04-28T10:47:00.000-04:00I need to see this. Tallulah Bankhead is one of my...I need to see this. Tallulah Bankhead is one of my favourite immoral women of the screen.Lolita of the Classicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596876234508882958noreply@blogger.com