Need Help Finding Old Films

[criddic3]

I think when Haley Joel Osment was up for best supporting actor in 2000, TCM played Skippy in their month of Oscar programming. I didn't have access to it at the time, but I think they have it in their collection. Why not try requesting it on TCM.com for them to play on the air?

This worked for me when Ronald Reagan passed on and I requested Secret Service of the Air (and promptly slept through the time they played it)

[Reza]

The Way of All Flesh and The Patriot are lost films, as I'm sure some of the others must be as well.

I think the other lost films from the list below are The Patent Leather Kid, The Noose, A Ship Comes In and The Barker.

[Big Magilla]

It's CriticsChoice. They had a very small window in the late 90s when they released films such as To Each His Owen, Mary, Queen of Scots, The Whisperers and 7th Heaven that no one else was releasing, much the same way that Anchor Bay does on DVD now. CriticsChoice exclusive DVDs are primarily obscure TV shows from the 60s and public domain films. Their VHS titles, including Street Angel, are long out of print.

[rain Bard]

I've borrowed a commercially-released VHS of Street Angel from a library. I wish I could remember what company it was that put it out. Anyway, it's out there.

[Mister Tee]

Unfortunately, this list mostly matches my own "can't find 'em" roster, with a few exceptions (I'm noting where I saw these few, so you know where to look for them to turn up again):

Street Angel (CUNY -- strictly a NY channel)
Madame X (TCM -- actually TNT, in the old days)
The Green Goddess (TCM/TNT, as above)
The Royal Family of Broadway (PBS)
Skippy (USA Network, believe it or not -- but this was middle-of-the-night, and back c. 1989)
Smart Money (TCM -- this was on as recently as last year during the 31 Days of Oscar)
The Scoundrel (PBS)
Kentucky (Family Channel)
One Hour With You (PBS)

[Big Magilla]

One Hour With You was released on VHS years ago and Madame X and The Last of Mrs. Cheyney were out on laser disc. Many of the others such as Bad Girl, Berkeley Square, Kentucky, Tall, Dark aand Handsome, The Pied Piper and The Affairs of Susan occasionally show up on TV, most notably TCM and the Fox Movie Channel.

Private Worlds, Valiant Is the Word for Carrie and A Medal for Benny used to show up fairly regularly, but I haven't seen them in years.

I thought I read something about The Rogue Song coming out in a Laurel & Hardy collection, but I've been unable to substantiate it.

The Way of All Flesh and The Patriot are lost films, as I'm sure some of the others must be as well.

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Here's a list of films nominated from very Early Oscars I am trying to track down. I know some people go to archives and/or private collectors, but I don't even know how to go about doing that. So any and all help is appreciated.

Glorious Betsy
The Noose
The Patent Leather Kid
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
A Ship Comes In
Sorrell and Son
Street Angel
Underworld
Condemned
The Way of All Flesh
The Barker
The Cop
Drag
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Leatherneck
Madame X
The Patriot
Sal of Singapore
Skyscraper
Thunderbolt
The Valiant
Wonder of Women
The Big Pond
Escape Me Never
The Devil''s Holiday
The Green Goddess
The Rogue Song
Sarah and Son
Street of Chance
The Trespasser
The Dawn Patrol
East Lynne
Holiday
Laughter
The Royal Family of Broadway
Skippy
Smart Money
Bad Girl
Lady and Gent
One Hour With You
Berkeley Square
The White Parade
The Gay Deception
Private Worlds
The Scoundrel
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Kentucky
Tall, Dark, and Handsome
The Pied Piper
None Shall Escape
The Affairs of Susan
A Medal for Benny