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Date Posted: 11:13:46 11/06/07 Tue
Author: Rick
Subject: Welcome to the forum and guidelines!

The Universal Horror and Drama forum is for discussion of the horror and drama films. Wide range of discussion that covers the films from 1931-36, the second wave from 1939-46, Abbott and Costello era and the subsequent revival in the 50's. Later period films and the Inner Sanctum era is welcome, too. Earlier works such as The Phantom of the Opera and The Hunchback of Notre Dame are included. This is an excellent way of expanding the Flash Gordon site to now contain the Universal films scores all in one site.

Cross-referencing actors who appeared in these films in other movies and serials is covered, too. The sound and visual effects, storylines, characters and anything that you find interesting, including the music scores is covered here.

The new pages I have authored cover a good deal of the horror and drama films, as with Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials. Much of the music was tracked in the serial films, but much of it was omitted, since the film editors choose the tracks they felt best suited the serials. Also included is an almost complete track listing for The White Hell of Pitz Palu ( 1930 ). It's exclusively available at Grapevine Video online. Barin knows the online retailer who carries Bombay Mail.

Films scores I assembled are listed on the main page and you can click them on to read. It's accessable right below the forum image of Ygor. Also can be found on the home page of my Flash Gordon site. The complete music scores include Bombay Mail, The Black Cat, Destination Unknown, The Raven, Werewolf of London, The Invisible Man and The Bride of Frankenstein. Partial listings include Dracula's Daughter, Great Expectations, Mystery of Edwin Drood and Tower of London.

Most all I tracked from the DVDs courtesy of Universal. Some of the other films like House of Frankenstein and The Ghost of Frankenstein, I tracked on music CD and the DVD to make complete listings. I did others such as Son of Frankenstein, which was a partial score. I had one existing cue I knew the title of, but the Monster Music CD by John Morgan enabled me to expand the listing.

Included is the surviving score for The Wolf Man ( 1941 ). He reconstructed the scores for House of Frankenstein and Ghost of Frankenstein, too.

I also made a gallery which has assorted scenes from some of the horror films, which can be found on the FG home page and I can link it on here, too. That said, this is the forum for Universal classics and I hope as many will enjoy it as I do.


Rick

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[> Re: Welcome to the forum and guidelines! -- Tim, 23:27:21 11/11/07 Sun [1]

Rick, thank you for adding this new resource for the enjoyment of Universal fans such as myself. As the years pass it sometimes seems like these wonderful films are being gradually buried under the layers of time, eventually to be all but forgotten by future generations. I hope this is not the case, for I feel that the horror and drama films produced by Universal during the 1930s and 1940s represent one of the greatest achievements in the history of American cinema.

You have done a marvelous job tracking the film scores, and the various stills are an enjoyable feature as well.

Tim


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[> [> Re: Welcome to the forum and guidelines! -- Rick, 17:01:30 11/12/07 Mon [1]

Tim,

You're welcome and it's my pleasure. Yes, you're quite right about the historical significance of Universal's classic films. Those of us who love them will never be without them. I do hope the younger generations will find them too. The DVDs are great and more will be on the way.



Rick


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[> [> Re: Welcome to the forum and guidelines! -- Officer Torch, 12:43:11 11/14/07 Wed [1]

KEEPING THE CLASSICS ALIVE

Whether it's FG/BR, Universal classics, or others for that matter, passing these gems down to the next generation can be a challenge these days, what with all the competition. It might be good to relate some experiences, ideas, here. Do chime in if you've suggestions. The films are too good to fall by the wayside. Passive approach is often NG.., it's better to get involved if possible.

Ideas. Does your town have a local cable access channel or H.S. studio run by students? Mine did a few years back. As fill-in near HS shows, a student would proudly introduce FG chapter of the day. (Inquire of the administration.) How about public libraries?..maybe an after school thing..gotta beware of "scary movies" though if youngsters involved. Library's ok a must and good judgement re age groups. Hey! other direction also works..eg, at senior citizen centers.. a grandparent may relate/recommend a film shown there to younger folk.
Sometimes writing a letter to smaller local stations help. Certainly, informative, interactive websites like this (and its links) are a big plus as well.

If we're passive, the films may just fade away..if you try, educate, keep 'em going, the material stands a better chance of being enjoyed by future generations. We were fortunate to have these classics passed down to us...but times have changed. Perhaps, we may have to go that extra mile to pass this onto the next generation, if we so chose.


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[> [> [> Re: Welcome to the forum and guidelines! -- Rick, 13:34:26 11/14/07 Wed [1]

You are right, so right. Just as I keep on pushing the pending DVD petitions for some unreleased 30's gems the studio has yet to release on DVD. We will be at that time again later this week. You must have fortitude, positive attitude, great passion and be vigilante in this matter. 2008 could very well be the year that 5 Universal films we have been requesting will be issued.

They know because we have told them. It has to keep going until they are released on DVD. Just as the October DVD set I found last week. B quality films and one of them was NEVER issued on home video. So what, they were all good films in any event. This is a good example they are listening and it's working. This is something VHS format could never attain.

A good example--I took some spare time I had this week at IMDB and submitted this forum to 63 Universal films, all from 1923 to 1956. This way, many more will find the forum. In addition, it's pending at major search engines.



Rick


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[> [> [> [> Re: Welcome to the forum and guidelines! -- Alan, 07:32:00 11/15/07 Thu [1]

Rick,

Thank you for this forum! I'm one of the folks who saw your post on IMDb, where I have often posted about the Universal classics.

I share your passion. My appreciation for these movies runs long and deep, because they were the first films I discovered for myself as a very young boy some 35 years ago. And yes, I still enjoy them! As far as passing them on to new generations, I have three pre-school grandchildren (and one on the way), and in the not too distant future I will initiate them to the pleasures of these vintage classics.
I write this knowing how children can be, but I'd rather they see "The Bride of Frankenstein" before "Saw IV".


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[> [> [> [> [> Re: Welcome to the forum and guidelines! -- Rick, 09:38:02 11/15/07 Thu [1]

Hi Alan,


Great to have you here. I'll be back later on with some more discussion.




Rick


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