Watching the 1952 movie "Stars And Stripes Forever" starring Clifton Webb as Sousa and Robert Wagner (with a glorious raincatcher Sousaphone).
During a ballroom dancing scene, when the band plays
Washington Post March, a large tuba with a screw bell
is seen next to
Rob't Wagner's Sousaphone. It reminded me of a
Geib rotary CC.
Except that there were four rotary valves for the
left hand.
Interesting .....
By the way, I'm seeking a DVD of this movie.
Thanks,
Tim
A great classic movie, that every musician (or American) should see. The script has some flaws, but it's close, and enjoyable. I watch it every year.
I'm pretty sure it is not available on DVD, but if you find it, please post back here.
SK
Sandy Keathley, DMA https://mckinneyfirearmstraining.com
Yamaha YFB-822S F
Gnagey Holton/King CC
Gone but not forgotten: Alexander 163 CC 5V, Mirafone 186-5U CC, Nirschl 5/4 CC
skeath wrote:A great classic movie, that every musician (or American) should see. The script has some flaws, but it's close, and enjoyable. I watch it every year.
SK
Well said Sandy,
I'm happy to have it on VHS tape.
Great "horn dorn" abounds.
I believe that Netflix offers it, so maybe there
are some DVDs available somewhere.
Best wishes,
Tim L.
Sadly it is not available at this time on Netflix I got excited and thought I could show it to the classes when we do the unit on marching bands and Sousa but all it says is "save to DVD queue" oh well.
I have a DVD copy recorded from TCM's showing of it.
If you pay for postage maybe I could 'rent' it to you for free without infringing on any copyright laws?
I think every American should be strapped into a chair and made to watch at least the last 10 minutes of this movie. I have seen it at least 20 times over the last 20 years, and I still get a chill when they show the modern Marine Band marching on the Mall, with Sousa superimposed, "marching into history". No one but Clifton Webb could have made this movie work.
Not to mention the great scene at the Cotton States Exhibition, where they do that special arrangement of "Battle Hymn of the Republic".
SK
Sandy Keathley, DMA https://mckinneyfirearmstraining.com
Yamaha YFB-822S F
Gnagey Holton/King CC
Gone but not forgotten: Alexander 163 CC 5V, Mirafone 186-5U CC, Nirschl 5/4 CC
I have a DVD of the S&S Forever that I ordered from Europe five or six years ago. It will not play on any of my 3 DVD players and on only one of my 4 computers (that one is quite old and has a 3rd rate monitor.)
I have viewed it ONCE under those conditions.
Apparently it is formatted under the PAL system. I have been told that there are ways to make most DVD players (and computers, too) play the DVD, but I have not been able to find the info I need to do that.
Perhaps there is a way to use one of the computers to change the format in the process of copying it, and I seem to remember a (rather expensive) program that MIGHT be able to do that, but I did not want to risk spending the money for a program that might or might not work for ONE DVD. There are probably new DVD players out there that will work, but again, I am too cheap to think that buying a new one is a solution.
Just wanted to let you know the DVD is out there, But its usefullness is limited.
If there is anyone with the info I seek about using one of my DVD players to watch this movie or using a computer to make a usefull copy it would be greatly appreciated.
Max Tunnell
(PolkaNoble)
Mirafone 186 4u CC, (1970, my 1st horn)
Yamaha YEB632 EbTuba (pretty new)
Martin Handcraft Eb Helicon (1913, really old)
Boosey & Hawkes Imperial Euph (1952? old)
PolkaNoble wrote:I have a DVD of the S&S Forever that I ordered from Europe five or six years ago. It will not play on any of my 3 DVD players and on only one of my 4 computers (that one is quite old and has a 3rd rate monitor.)
I have viewed it ONCE under those conditions.
Apparently it is formatted under the PAL system. I have been told that there are ways to make most DVD players (and computers, too) play the DVD, but I have not been able to find the info I need to do that.
Perhaps there is a way to use one of the computers to change the format in the process of copying it, and I seem to remember a (rather expensive) program that MIGHT be able to do that, but I did not want to risk spending the money for a program that might or might not work for ONE DVD. There are probably new DVD players out there that will work, but again, I am too cheap to think that buying a new one is a solution.
Just wanted to let you know the DVD is out there, But its usefullness is limited.
If there is anyone with the info I seek about using one of my DVD players to watch this movie or using a computer to make a usefull copy it would be greatly appreciated.
If you have an afternoon to spare, you can get your PAL dvd converted. I did this before for a PAL version of Song of the South bought on the internet and shipped to US (it is not sold in America, but is a great movie). I found everything I needed to know here: http://www.jakeludington.com/dvd_hacks/ ... yback.html" target="_blank" target="_blank
I am glad that I bookmarked it.
As I mentioned in another post (about the "Brassed Off" PAL VHS), many of the cheap-o brand DVD players that are sold at Wal-Mart and other fine institutions can be made region-free by entering a number combination on the remote control to bring up a hidden menu.
I had a PAL DVD of Screamin' Jay Hawkins and looked up my DVD player on a Google Search. looking for a region encoding workaround.
Entering a 4 or 5 number code on the remote brought up a hidden menu onscreen that allowed me to choose the region for the player. If you choose "0" as your region, you can play a DVD encoded from any region in the World.
You might find your DVD player on this site: http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks
I got excited and thought I could show it to the classes when we do the unit on marching bands and Sousa but all it says is "save to DVD queue" oh well.
