Zander the Great (1925) - February 1st, 2022

[MifuneFan]

The Marion Davies silent comedy Zander the Great (1925) will be getting a Blu-ray release from Undercrank Productions. This company is owned by Ben Model (Silent film accompanist/historian), who has created Kickstarter campaigns to help get these silent classics restored. Model previously released When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922) on Blu-ray.

ZANDER THE GREAT (1925) - starring Marion Davies
dir: George W. Hill
with: Harrison Ford, Harry Myers, Harry Watson Jr., Emily Fitzroy, Hobart Bosworth, Jack Huff, George Siegemann
musical score: Ben Model (theatre organ)
format: DVD and Blu-ray
TRT 78 mins - B&W/tinted

Pre-ordering links should be up by w/o Jan 24.
This project was Kickstarted by Ed Lorusso in 2021.

Marion Davies stars in this charming light comedy as Mamie, whom we watch grow from a young orphan into a daring young woman. Circumstances force her to embark on a road trip to the wilds of Arizona, along with a young boy in her care named Zander, in hopes of finding his father. Finally arriving out West, she finds shelter at a ranch housing a cowboy, (Harrison Ford) and his two pals, who have both the sheriff and marauding bandits hot on their trail. Part love story, part rollicking Western, Zander the Great has more twists than a desert rattlesnake.

Zander The Great features a supporting cast of familiar faces like Harry Myers (City Lights), Harry Watson, Jr. (The Mishaps of Musty Suffer) and Emily Fitzroy (Way Down East). The film is presented here in a new 2K scan of a 35mm preservation from the Library of Congress, with its original color tinting reinstated. New theatre organ score composed and performed by Ben Model.

78 mins ● B&W/tinted ● Stereo ● 1.33:1 ● Not Rated ● NTSC ● Region 0 (all-regions)
Produced for DVD/Blu-ray by Ben Model and Edward Lorusso
An Undercrank Productions / Library of Congress release.
Associate Producer Crystal Kui
Release date: February 1, 2022

Pre-order at Amazon

Additional info sourced from Ben Model at Nitrateville