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Re: OT Marx Brothers (was Re: Another Introduction)

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Wednesday, May 14, 2003, 17:12
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From: "Roger Mills" <romilly@...>
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Subject: Re: OT Marx Brothers (was Re: Another Introduction)


> Taliesin wrote: > > > > I've never actually seen anything by the Marx-brothers, does anyone know > > where to look? > > > Your local video-rental place??? > > But I wonder if there's a problem with their estate/copyright matters
etc.??
> That is the case with W.C. Fields' films, and IIRC Chaplin's. In the US
we
> used to see the occasional MB movie on late-night TV, or in theaters that > specialized in "classic" films, but not lately; at least not out here in
the
> sticks.
You know, in the UK, 'theatre', unqualified, refers solely to places where plays are performed. 'Cinema' is the normal term for film places.

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John Cowan <cowan@...>