Re: silent films on video

Jessica Rosner (jrosner@kino.com)
Wed, 30 May 2001 09:26:20 -0700 (PDT)

It would VERY VERY VERY unlikely that these films even EXIST as about 98% of
films made in that era are lost forever. IF either still existed , it would
probably be in an archive. I would say the odds of either existing AND being
released on video are about 5,000 to one.

Sorry

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Jessica Rosner
Kino International
333 W 39th St. 503
NY NY 10018
jrosner@kino.com


> From: "David Ofiara" <Ofiarad@acc.sunyacc.edu>
> Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
> Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 09:18:21 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> Subject: silent films on video
> 
> Hi
> Sorry for the previous blank message.  I pressed the wrong button.
> However, I am looking for some silent films in video and I havn't had any
> luck.  The titles are "Energetic Eva" 1916  and  "The Wild Girl"   1917.  One
> of the principal  actresses in each film was Eva Tanguay.  I looked in various
> Video source directories for educational and feature films and catalogs from
> Facets to Kino along with Worldcat and Amazon .com  with no luck. Does anyone
> have any ideas or sources?  Please post to the list.
> 
> Dave Ofiara
> Reference and Media Librarian
> Adirondack Community College
> Bay Road 
> Queensbury, New York  12801
> E-Mail:  Ofiarad@acc.sunyacc.edu
>