The Three Must-Get-Theres

The Three Must-Get-Theres

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[Mark]

Beautiful restoration!

[Barry]

Both beautifully restored, and a delight to watch. But though there was a mention of musical compositions in the final credits, the film was silent--unlike nearly everything else on this excellent site.

[Salvador]

Excellent copy and excellent movie.
Max is a genius of the cinema.
I wanted many times one copy restored this and his is very good. Thanks.

[teresa]

I can see why Douglas Fairbanks gave his approval. This movie was halarious(sp). Predictable but still very funny.

[Tia Preston]

The movie is resored beautifully, but it only shows 45 minutes of it. Could final 10 minutes of the film be brought back?

[EFT team]

Dear Barry,

Rediscover the film in its sound version. The original composition of Maud Nelissen is online since August. Enjoy!

EFT team

[William Frankeberger]

Yes, so where are the last 10 minutes?

[Jen]

Very funny use of clever comedic devices.

[EFT Team]

Dear Tia Preston,

The beginning and the end of the film are here. What is missing is a series of shots that have not survived. The film was distributed in 5 reels in the USA, but the European negative was cut down to 4 reels (we do not know why, or what was removed). After a few years, the owner of the film was asked by United Artists if he wanted the US negative to be shipped back to Europe, or if UA could destroy it. Because there was already a neg in Europe, United Artists was required to destroy the US negative (long version).

All that remains as of today of the film is what you have here, carefully restored by the archives of Amsterdam and Berlin from prints distributed in Europe from the European negative. Even the titles have been adapted from the German intertitles, which is all that survives : we do not know the exact text of the American version. But maybe, tomorrow, someone will find a complete print of the US version in the USA. It would be terrific, and we would do our best to offer this complete version on Europa Film Treasures.

All the best,

EFT Team

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[Barry Brenesal]

To be honest, I didn't much care for the soundtrack. It was one of those "funny" scores, and felt like sitting next to a man in a movie theater during a comedy who kept nudging me and whispering at many points, "Get it? Didcha get it? Ha, ha! Wow, that was a whopper! Huh, huh, didcha?"

Music should accompany, and in a parody, play the straight man to the humor on the screen. Just my opinion, of course, and this remains an extremely funny comedy.

[Matti Pöri]

I remember this film from my childhood, but I think it had a different soundtrack. Less of this kind of generic light music and more sound effects and more thrilling music. This was in finnish tv over 20 years ago. Has this film been with a different soundtrack? I cant seem to grasp the nostalgia of this film with this music. The images are vivid but the sound is wrong. Can someone help me find that lost feeling? :(

[Matti Pöri]

Now Im sure it had a different soundtrack. I cant watch the film without it.

[William Frankeberger]

The recent release of the 3 DVD set "LE CINEMA DE MAX LINDER" (editionsmontparnasse.fr) has much more of the ending: a long sword-fight sequence and Max is presented with the girl by the king (if I'm understanding the story) and he plucks out the final hair of the bald-man's head, although the very VERY end seems to be missing. The sound on the DVD version is even more "funny", but I heartily endorse it. I wish the print offered here by europa, which is of excellent quality, and the missing shots on the new DVD were put together (the general quality on the DVD is poor). Anybody out there listening?