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Ben Hur(1926) and music from that year
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:50 am
by edisonplayer
On Tuesday the 8th I'll be going to the Forum in Binghamton,NY to see the 1926 silent movie"Ben Hur"starring Ramon Novarro and Francis X.Bushman,That day I'll be playing 1926 tunes on my Credenza.Mine is a 1926 model.Also,I was wondering if Ramon Novarro made any recordings?He had a beautiful voice.edisonplayer
Re: Ben Hur(1926) and music from that year
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:44 pm
by FloridaClay
edisonplayer wrote:On Tuesday the 8th I'll be going to the Forum in Binghamton,NY to see the 1926 silent movie"Ben Hur"starring Ramon Novarro and Francis X.Bushman,That day I'll be playing 1926 tunes on my Credenza.Mine is a 1926 model.Also,I was wondering if Ramon Novarro made any recordings?He had a beautiful voice.edisonplayer
Yes. You can find several on YouTube. Tried to embed one here, but can't get it to work.
Clay
Re: Ben Hur(1926) and music from that year
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:45 pm
by Wolfe
I wonder if that's going to be a 35mm film copy or digital.
Silents just don't look as good projected digitally, and the experience of seeing them on film will be in the future a rare one.
And then you have those that say they never looked as good as when they we on nitrate. But that's also an experience afforded to a very few (not the general public) anymore.
Re: Ben Hur(1926) and music from that year
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:30 pm
by Joe_DS
Here's one of my favorites, "How Can You Be So Charming," from "Devil May Care," 1929:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v4VA28dMHU[/youtube]
I think the camera work is exceptional for an early Talkie, and Ramon really shows his potential to become a musical star. (Unfortunately, that was not to be.)
Joe
Re: Ben Hur(1926) and music from that year
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:09 am
by Joe_DS
I was under the impression that he recorded for some of the major companies, but the only reference I've been able to spot, so far, is this one --
http://www.popsike.com/HMV-B8426-Ramon- ... 54372.html
I did find this --
https://archive.org/details/RamonNovarr ... Alcala1930 -- but cannot find any reference to the actual recording--label, matrix, catalog number, etc. (I'm wondering if this was culled from the soundtrack.)
Joe
Re: Ben Hur(1926) and music from that year
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 4:20 pm
by Harold Aherne
According to The Complete Entertainment Discography by Rust & Debus, Ramon Novarro had two commercial recording sessions, both in London for HMV.
16 September 1935:
2EA-2200-1: Ramon Novarro Medley, Part 1 (Love Songs of the Nile/Lonely/Pagan Love Song)
2EA-2401-1: Ramon Novarro Medley, Part 2 (Charming/Shepherd's Serenade/The Night Is Young)
Both issued on HMV C.2778 (12-inch)
23 March 1936:
0EA-2724-2: Long Ago in Alcala
0EA-2725-2: El Relicario
Both issued on HMV B.8426 (10-inch)
-HA
Re: Ben Hur(1926) and music from that year
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:49 am
by edisonplayer
I saw "Ben Hur"last night,and it was a real treat.My neighbor and good friendenjoyed it also.They had never seen a silent movie before.I bought the sheet music for "Ben Hur Chariot Race March"from a friend who set up a booth there.I also picked up the piece on a Columbia record by Prince's Band.edisonplayer