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RARE Film available CLEOPATRA (1912)

Cleopatra (1912) starring Helen Gardner
Miss Gardner became a star playing Becky Sharp in Vitagraph's VANITY FAIR (1911). In early 1912, she launched her own independent production company, Helen Gardner Picture Players, and established a studio on the border between Old Tappan, NJ and Tappan, NY. Gardner was the first United States film star to form her own production company. Hers was the first company formed around a single star and the first dedicated solely to the production of full-length feature films, then a new and controversial idea.

Her first independent production was CLEOPATRA (1912), in which she also starred. CLEOPATRA was the country's first full-length, 6000' feature film. It won critical and popular acclaim and played for many years throughout the United States, Britain, Europe, and Russia.
A SISTER TO CARMEN (1913), Gardner's third independent production, was restored by her granddaughter, Dorin Gardner Schumacher, with the help of a grant from New York Women in Film and Television.

Because of the roles Gardner played in CLEOPATRA, A SISTER TO CARMEN and her other productions, she is considered the screen's first vamp. In addition to being an actress and pioneering producer, she was one of the earliest women scenarists, directors, and film editors.
From 1910 to 1924, Gardner appeared in at least 62 films, including the 10 independent features she produced. Sixteen of the films in which she appeared are known to survive, in whole or in part.

Cleopatra is fully restored and tinted with a modernistic score. One hour and twenty seven minutes.

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Old McCain and Ignorant Obama

Old means just that. Ignorant means lack of knowledge.
John McCain: How many homes do you own? "I don't know."
Obama: Do you remember Ted Kennedy and Chappequidick? "Don't you mean the Chatanooga Choo-Choo?"

John McCain is too old and too rich to make a connection with the common man of the U.S.A. He doesn't know how many homes he owns ... And somehow, I do NOT think he knows how many people have lost or who will lose their one and only home.

Obama pitches pipe dreams and ideologies. But realistically, factually and lawfully, the President has no power in changing instantaneously unemployment and the economy.

Large companies and their "executives" will always make more than their employees. They will line their pockets first. The President cannot make employers give more money to employees. The President cannot make companies hire more people at higher wages.

McCain cannot remember how many homes he has, but he can remember being a P.O.W. fifty years ago. His past should be honoured. But it cannot be the reason we entrust OUR future with him.

What are our choices? Who should be our choice to lead this Country?

If you ask the younger generation, depending upon where they live ... South or North ...
Obama paints a good picture. Yet, they do not remember Ted Kennedy and Chappequidick and have no reason to look into it ... They know of the name John F. Kennedy. They never heard of Ronald Reagan, Bette Davis ... and they only know Julie Andrews is the old Queen to that Princess. Some remember her as the lady who comes over the mountain singing.

As for John McCain - again, depending upon where the young person lives ... he is that old man. Or, he is better than the black dude.

May GOD help us all.

FRANKLIN BANK - No customers, PLENTY OF RUDENESS

I sent the above postcard and the following data
to the Corporate Office of Franklin Bank.
This is FACT ~ based upon, in my opinion ~ what actually happened. Therefore, it is neither slanderous or libelous.
It is sad, and disheartening, but true nonetheless.
I am ever so sure YOU have been there too.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Bank Manager
Franklin Bank

109 Cypress Creek Rd., Suite B1
Cedar Park, TX 78613-4477

512-206-1414

Re: Employee Sylvia

Franklin Bank Employee - Pride? Prejudice? OR just disrespect and bad customer service ...

2pm ... my 72 year old Mother brought me to Franklin Bank. I needed a paper notarized as part of the documents I needed in order for me to sign my third year lease at Cypress Creek at Lakeline Apartments.

I have had three documents notarized at Franklin Bank, about three years ago, when I lived at Middle Brooks Gardens, which is right behind Franklin Bank.

I lived at Middle Brook three years. I moved to Cedar Park EXACTLY two years after 9/11. I had completed my almost 30 year adventure in New York, and after 9/11, I decided it was time to return to Texas. My folks are here. They live in Lago Vista. My older sister lives in Cedar Park while my younger sister lives in Liberty Hill.

Cedar Park, I learned, now that I have been here almost six years is a delightful mix .... a friendly place.

When I entered the bank, there were no customers. There weren't any customers at the drive-through either. The only people in the bank were three employees. I wonder if they remembered the bank camera was on ... I seemed to have interrupted their "coffee" break.

I smiled and said I needed something notarized. A lady, who later I would find out, whose name was Sylvia responded, "Do you have an account here?"

I told her No, but I have had it done here before. She said that couldn't possibly be true because they only notarize for people who have accounts at Franklin. But, she said she would make an exception.

I followed her into her office. She started looking through my paperwork. "What is this?" she asked.

I responded, "Did you read the first page?"

She said, "No. I'm looking at the other papers."

I started to talk about the neighborhood. How things had changed. She said she was not from around here. She also reminded me that they usually do not notarize for anyone other than people who have accounts. I said I have had it done here before. About three years ago. She said no one was left from those days, not even the manager.

She also said if I had something notarized there before, I wouldn't have signed it first.

I guess being over a half century old, I forgot.

She doubted my honesty twice. I went home, and I found several business cards given to me by the notary who worked at that bank and who had notarized my previous documents some three years ago. It is the ACTUAL Franklin Bank business card with her name, position, and notary.

I was not lying to Sylvia. Sylvia doubted my truthfulness.

I am a Christian. I am mature. I am always respectful. I am FROM AROUND HERE, Cedar Park.

Sylvia was NONE of the above. Maybe she was prejudiced against white people. Maybe she was mad that I interrupted her coffee break. (She did indicate the manager of the bank was not there). Maybe she was mad that she was getting older and that the years had not been so kind to her. Maybe she was mad that she had to drive so far to a job she obviously did not like nor was loyal to.

Or maybe she was mad that she and her gal-pals looked like an ad for low-end Wal-Mart clothing.

All I know is that in a day when banks are closing, people are losing their jobs ... SHE HAD NO RIGHT to be rude and disrespectful to me.

I sent a copy of this to the Corporate office of Franklin Bank as well as the actual business cards of the nice lady employee of Franklin Bank (from three years ago) who said they (Franklin Bank) notarizes for free for "their neighbors in Cedar Park."

I am glad Sylvia is "not from around here."

I would NOT want that ugly, rude lady to be my neighbor.

I am glad she is not from around here.

Walgreens - Am I Imposing?

Is it an imposition for you to wait on me?
Is it an imposition for you to smile?
Is it an imposition for you to say thank you?
Is it an imposition to ask may I help you?
Well ...
But when you take my money without saying thank you ...
when you cash your pay check ...
Maybe it is an imposition for me to go to Walgreens.
Now it is time to check out CVS or Randalls.
I do not want to be an imposition to some of the rude employees of Walgreens ...

THE CHEATERS (1945) are RARE Christmas gem!

Billie Burke (Glinda THE WIZARD OF OZ) and Ona Munson (Belle Watling in GONE WITH THE WIND) in a RARE gem ~ THE CHEATERS (1945). Contact; damienrecords@gmail.com for DVD information.