A. D. Kean was in Kamloops that Dominion Day, and was quoted commenting about that specific stagecoach. I wonder if this photo could be one of his?

Speaking of Vancouver films ca. 1940: here's a 1939 documentary about Vancouver citizens enjoying Stanley Park, captured in the brilliance of pre-war Kodachrome stock. It was made by a group of five amateur filmmakers under the name "Coast Films." #silentfilm #cdnfilm #BCfilm tinyurl.com/bdcsjhca

Thanks, Kelly. Still making it my project to try and find an audience for forgotten BC films. I suspect the BC history sites and Facebook pages wouldn't be very interested in something so esoteric.

Thanks, Christine! I'd had the tape for years and I thought it was time to get it out there, copyright or not. I also shared it on the Orphan Film Symposium Facebook page, but they don't seem to get a lot of traffic. Now trying to think of other sites where there would be interest.

This reminds me of the Mexican-revolution-related films that appear in some of the NFPF's "Treasures from...Archives" sets.

Thanks a bunch. Now Hermione Gingold and Mary Wickes will haunt my frickin' dreams. AGAIN.

"Pick a little talk a little PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK."

What's the greatest line in cinema?

Yes--but Reagan isn't still USING it.

1. Where Are My Children? (Lois Weber, 1916)
2. The Grifters (Stephen Frears, 1990)
3. Bloody Mama (Roger Corman, 1970)
4. Mommie Dearest (Frank Perry, 1981)
5.Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz, 1945) [because not every daughter deserves a kind mother....]

Yes, Italy.

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