The Vitaphone Project!

Time 2021-08-19 15:05:24

Web Name: The Vitaphone Project!

WebSite: http://www.vitaphoneproject.com

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In 1991 a group of film buffs and record collectors met to discuss the possibility of seeking out the shellac soundtrack discs that accompanied early 1926-1930 Vitaphone (and other) talkie shorts and features. The Vitaphone Project was formed to accomplish this goal as well as to partner with the studios (particularly Turner/WB), film archives (UCLA, LOC, BFI), and private collectors worldwide in order to get these films restored and seen again. Of particular interest were the nearly 2,000 talkie short subjects, featuring vaudevillians, bands, opera singers, and comedians made by Vitaphone from 1926-1929. In many cases 35mm picture elements exist without an accompanying soundtrack.Since its inception The Vitaphone Project has located over 3,000 12- and 16-inch shellac soundtrack discs in private hands, has assisted on the restoration of over 140 shorts, and over a dozen feature films, and has raised nearly $500,000 in private funding for restorations. There are still over 80 shorts for which picture, but no sound, exists.We need your help to continue to locate soundtrack discs, mute film elements, underwriters, and relatives of people who worked on these films. Loaners of discs get their own copy of the completed restoration, and underwriters of restorations (currently a tax deductible $4,500 through UCLA) also get a copy as well as on-screen credit.Read all about the progress the Vitaphone Project has made over the past 20 years in the Vitaphone Newsletters!Your generous donations help to keep our Project going. VitaphoneProject.com internet hosting & SoundCloud.com service fees make your support even more important than ever. While not tax deductible, your donation allows us to continue spreading the word and seeking out disks and film elements for future restorations.NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW! NEW!Here's a summary of all of the thank-you CDs now available for donations of $50 or more:MY MAN (1928) - Complete Vitaphone disk set (audio only)GOLD DIGGERS OF BROADWAY (1929) - Complete Vitaphone disk set (audio only)WHY BE GOOD? (1929) - Complete Vitaphone disk set (audio only)FANNY BRICE SONGSVITAPHONE DISK-OVERIESVICTOR PICT­UR­MUSIC DISKS ( 2 different CDs available)BABY ROSE MARIE - 78s, premier '38 radio show and soundtracksMISS SYLVIA FROOS SONGSWHEELER & WOOLSEY - 2 CD set of soundtrack excerpts of almost all songs and title music from their films. (40+ selections)MISS FRANCES WILLIAMS - 78s & soundtracks (1927­38)Each CD is available for a $50 (non­deductible) donation of support. Click the DONATE button below to make a donation via PayPal. You may also order by mail by sending a check payable to Patrick Picking (not the Project!) with your selections to Patrick Picking, 35238 Curtis Road, Livonia, MI 48152. Thanks for your continued support!Click on the button below to donate to The Vitaphone Project securely with any major credit card through PayPal!Movies and books related to Vitaphone and early film history can be purchased through Amazon.com by clicking on the items here!

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