Ford At Fox Collection: John Ford's Silent Epics (1928)

This John Ford collection features the following silent films: FOUR SONS HANGMAN'S HOUSE 3 BAD MEN JUST PALS and THE IRON HORSE.System Requirements:Run time: 607 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/SILENT Rating: NR UPC: 024543483243 Manufacturer No: 2248324 Product Description

a must for all silent movie lovers

This is a dvd set really worth purchasing for those who love silent movies and for all vintage movie buffs. The two highlight films are "The Iron Horse" (1924) which has two versions. The international version, which is shorter than the american version, which runs two and a half hours. This truly is the first great epic western and certainly John Ford's.Tall and handsome George O'Brien stars in this and "3 Bad Men" (1926), a big star particularly in the twenties. J. Farrell MacDonald also features prominently in "The Iron Horse" and "3 Bad Men", a great charactor actor, who played a lot of irish policemen , with a sense of humour, in the thirties. The other highlight film is "Four Sons" (1928) which features James Hall, who was to later star in Howard Hughes' "Hell's Angels" (1930). I was disappointed that "Four Sons" did not have the originally recorded music and sound effects soundtrack ( which was featured in the "Hollywood" tv series in the seventies, about silent cinema), however the new score created for all the movies was excellent."Hangman's House" (1928) is also a great Ford film starring the legendary Victor McLaglen, who later starred in the classic Ford film "The Informer"(1935). Interesting to note that in "Hangman's House", featured in his first film appearance ,is John Wayne, clearly glimpsed in a crowd scene. For all those who collect John Wayne movies, I bet you don't have this one."Just Pals" (1920) is an early example of Ford's magnificent directing and shows just how far back his career really went.All movies are digitally remastered with a crystal clear picture quality , for such vintage films.I wish, though, that they had given some extra features and sound over reviews, however this dvd set is really worth getting and I know you vintage movie buffs, out there, won't be disappointed, as I was delighted. July 15, 2008

great film making

I have seen all movies presented in this box set. Great film maker, very valuable pieces in every film fan library of dvds. June 5, 2008

Where is the original soundtrack for "Four Sons"?

Why did Fox choose to eliminate "Four Son"s original Movietone soundtrack?
The film was originally released with synchronized music and sound effects
including several brilliant limited uses of dialogue. Couldn't the original score be offered as an option? A true botch job in an otherwise
excellent set. January 24, 2008

Finally Ford's silents on DvD

I was really happy when I found out the Fox would be releasing "offical" editions of some of John Ford's silent classics. It's interesting to see the German Expressionism a la F. W. Murnau pop up in such films as Hangman's House and Four Sons, with a dose of John Ford comedy in each. I had not seen Just Pals before getting the set and was pleasantly surprised at how good and John Ford like he was at the very begining of his directorial career. Both the Iron Horse and Bad Men give us early examples of the John Ford epic western. I liked tthe extras and wished that there were commentaries on all of the movies, not just the Iron Horse.
A note about the music: I felt that the new scores worked rather well for the films, but I wished that they would have included the movietone scores (Four Sons) as well. But that is only a minor quibble in an otherwise excellent set. January 16, 2008

claim

it a long time I'm trying to put a claim because I never received the order .
Every attempt thru " where is my stuff" was unsuccessfully .
can you help to find the right link to do it in your site ?
thanks
nicola santilli January 7, 2008

More reviews at Amazon.com ...