songs that would make really good movies

MARIA MARTEN-THE MURDER IN THE RED BARN (1902/Harrison & Co. Ltd.) 5mins. 400feet. BW. Silent. UK.
Credits: Dir. & Stage Manager: Dicky Winslow.
Cast: Mr. & Mrs. Fitzgerald.
In 1827, William Corder murders his pregnant mistress, Maria the mole-catcher's daughter, but her mother dreams that her missing body is hidden in the barn. The floor is dug up, the corpse is uncovered and Squire Corder is hanged.
A film in 5 scenes: "Maria's diguise", "The Murder", "The Dream", "The Arrest", and "The Condemned Cell".

MARIA MARTEN (1908/William Haggar & Sons/Tyler) 685feet. BW. Silent. UK.
Aka: THE RED BARN CRIME.
Credits: Dir:William Hagger.
Cast: Walter Haggar, Violet Haggar.

The wicked squire William Corder, (Haggar), is hanged for the murder of his pregnant mistress, Maria.
The second screen adaptation of the actual murder of Maria Marten at the Red Barn in Polstead, Suffolk.
MARIA MARTEN-THE MURDER IN THE RED BARN (1913/Motograph Films) 2850feet.
BW. Silent. UK.
Credits: Dir & Sc: Maurice Elvey.
Cast: Fred Groves, Elisabeth Risdon, Douglas Payne, Nessie Blackford, A.G. Ogden, Mary McKenzie, Maurice Elvey.
Polstead, Suffolk in 1826, a squire kills his pregnant mistress Maria and is exposed by her mother's dream.
Filmed at the actual location of the crime in Suffolk. Elvey appears as Captain Matthews.

MARIA MARTEN (1928/QTS./Ideal) 7430feet. BW. Silent. UK.
Credits: Dir:Walter West; Prod: Harry Rowson; Sc: Anonymous.
Cast: Warwick Ward, Trilby Clark, Frank Perfit, Dora Barton, James Knight, Tom Morris, Chili Bouchier, Judd Green, Vesta Sylva, Charles Ashton, Margot Armand.
Squire Corder, (Ward) , murders his pregnant mistress Maria, (Clark), and hides her corpse beneath the floor of a nearby barn. The woman's mother suffers a dream that shows her the location of her daughter's missing body. The police dig up the floor of the barn and the murderer is hanged.
An accomplished adaptation of the true story, using some impressive camera techniques and lighting. A print of this film still survives.
QTS and Ideal also produced an adaptation of Sweeny Todd the same year.

MARIA MARTEN, OR THE MURDER IN THE RED BARN (1935/King/MGM.) 67mins. BW. UK.
Credits: Dir: Milton Rosmer; Prod: George King; Sc: Randal Faye; Ph: George Strellon; Ed: Chas Saunders; Art: D.W. Daniels; Mus: Lionel Claff.
Cast: Tod Slaughter, Ann Trevor, Sophie Stewart, Eric Portman, Clare Greet, D.J. Williams, Quentin McPherson, Gerrard Tyrell, Antonia Brough, Dennis Hoey, Stella Rho, Len Sharp.
Squire William Corder, (Slaughter), wins the affection of Maria Marten, (Stewart), but when she announces she is pregnant, Corder schemes to get rid of her by murdering her in the 'Red Barn'. The villain is brought justice when the girl's mother dreams of where her body is hidden.
Based on a true story, this melodrama is heightened by Slaughter's barnstorming performance.
Reissued in 1940 by Ambassador, MARIA MARTEN marked Tod Slaughter's debut in feature films after appearing in the role of Corder for many performances on stage.
The killer's scalp is on display at a museum in Bury, St. Edmunds.

So would Down By The River.

Athlete cured.
Winter.
Jawbone and the air rifle.
Wings.

I'm in Boston town, in some restaurant
I got no idea what I want
Well, maybe I do but I'm just really not sure
Waitress comes over
Nobody in the place but me and her

It must be a holiday, there's nobody around
She studies me closely as I sit down
She got a pretty face and long white shiny legs
She says, "What'll it be?"
I say, "I don't know, you got any soft boiled eggs?"

She looks at me, Says "I'd bring you some
but we're out of 'm, you picked the wrong time to come"
Then she says, "I know you're an artist, draw a picture of me!"
I say, "I would if I could, but,
I don't do sketches from memory."

"Well", she says, "I'm right here in front of you, or haven't you looked?"
I say," all right, I know, but I don't have my drawing book!"
She gives me a napkin, she says, "you can do it on that"
I say, "yes I could but,
I don't know where my pencil is at!"

She pulls one out from behind her ear
She says "all right now, go ahead, draw me, I'm standing right here"
I make a few lines, and I show it for her to see
Well she takes a napkin and throws it back
And says "that don't look a thing like me!"

I said, "Oh, kind miss, it most certainly does"
She says, "you must be jokin.'" I say, "I wish I was!"
Then she says, "you don't read women authors, do you?"
Least that's what I think I hear her say,
"Well", I say, "how would you know and what would it matter anyway?"

Think about it.....

"Really good" remains to be seen, but: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/celine-dion-its-all-coming-back-to-me-film-release-date-1235235038/

In addition to Jonas and Heughan, the film also stars Celine Dion as herself, in the role of a mentor figure who will inspire the two main characters to fall in love. The film is named after Jim Steinman’s power ballad “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now,” which was made famous from Dion’s cover that was recorded for her 1996 album “Falling Into You.”

Alan Vega, "Viet Vet"