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Post #1329610

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crissrudd4554
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Info: a Universal Monsters preservation discussion thread
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17-Mar-2020, 4:36 PM

Just a short list

Dracula- Early video releases had the censored audio track that lacked Renfield’s death screams and Dracula’s death groans. This same track oddly was used for the 2004 DVD but aside from that most video releases from the 1990s onward have the restored audio track though the 1999 DVD for some reason is missing the musical cue at the end of the opera scene. Additionally the Blu-ray recreates portions of the opening credits to fix a jump cut

Frankenstein- Early releases featured the films censored film which cut a few scenes notably the Monster killing the little girl. Most of these cuts were restored around 1986 and have been intact ever since although it was until 1999 that Colin Clive’s line “Now I know what it feels like to be God” was fully restored. This film has also had a history of audio issues which you here about here…

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Frankenstein-1931-Audio-Preservation/id/47595

…and here.

https://forum.fanres.com/thread-712.html

The Mummy- Nothin significant offhand

The Invisible Man- The theatrical release had the piece “La Rosita” playing in one scene but most video releases replaced it with “Hearts and Flowers”. The BD restores “La Rosita”.

Bride of Frankenstein- The sequence of the Monster approaching the hermits cabin is re-edited on the BD.

The Wolf Man- Nothing significant offhand

Phantom of the Opera ‘43- Nothing significant offhand

Creature from the Black Lagoon- 1980 VHS has the film in 4:3 open matte and in the 1970s anaglyph format. Subsequent video releases have it 2D. The BD is the first to have the film in its theatrical widescreen version in both 2D and 3D so apparently the 3D effect is reversed in some shots.

There’s many more films I know but I’m at work and just wanted to name check a few things real fast.