The newly announced 50th Anniversary of GB&U by Kino Lorber has the following new bonus feature announced:
• M.O.S. Deleted Scene of Blondie in the desert finding skeletons
Did they acquire it from you? Or just “borrowed” it off your Vimeo?
Either they “borrowed” it or maybe they were tipped off by the info provided on the blog that there is one documented print in the hands of Cineteca Nazionale that might have had the same unseen footage but no one bothered to check it before. It’s possible they had that print re-inspected and subsequently scanned if it contained the footage. However, it doesn’t explain why it’s “M.O.S.” considering the CN print should have sound. It’s also possible they came across another source for the “skeleton shot” and other footage. We’ll know the answer when the KL BD/DVD is released.