Flashermac Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Francis X. Bushman? My great uncle knew him. Unc used to act in films before the studios up and moved to Los Angeles. (They used to be in places like Chicago!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Anna May Wong was quite a cutie http://www.freewebs.com/annamaywong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 I have the follow Thai silent-movie on VHS format. Ok, there are hollywoood directors, but all staff were thai. I like the movie very much. " Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (Famous Lasky Corp., 1927) is a documentary film about a poor farmer in Siam (Thailand) and his daily struggle for survival in the jungle. Its two directors, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, collaborated again six years later to make the blockbuster film King Kong (1933). In the directors' own words, Chang is a "melodrama with man, the jungle, and wild animals as its cast." Kru, the farmer depicted in the film, battles leopards, tigers, and even a herd of elephants, all of which pose a constant threat to his livelihood. As filmmakers, Cooper and Schoedsack attempted to capture real life with their cameras, though they often re-staged events that had not been captured adequately on film. The danger was real to all the people and animals involved. Tigers, leopards, and bears are slaughtered on camera, while the film's climax shows Kru's house being demolished by a stampeding elephant. Chang was nominated for the Academy Award for Unique and Artistic Production at the first Academy Awards in 1929, the only year when that award was presented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pescator Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Mel Brooks cheers hua nguu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 The earliest "Thai" film was made here during Rama VI's reign by a Canadian director. Unfortunately, no copies seem to have survived. There was a worldwide search for a copy, but none could be found. Be great to have films showing Bangkok back in the early 1920s. Nang Sao Suwan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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