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Post #661050

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Spaced Ranger
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Superman (1941) (Mild-Mannered Edition) (Released)
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Date created
20-Sep-2013, 10:02 PM

That WB 2008 DVD is clearly superior to previous releases shown here so far. (I've added click-able links to Image Entertainment's thumbnails for full-sized pictures and better comparison.)

Here is what the DVDs and a videotape show on possible edited dialogue:

Image Entertainment DVD 2000
• "... truth and justice ..."
• "Chief, don't you think that's a dangerous mission?" [fadeout over "that's a dangerous mission"]

WinStar DVD 1998
• "... truth and justice ..."
• "Chief, don't you think that's a dangerous mission?" [fadeout over "that's a dangerous mission"]

GoodTimes DVD 2002
• "... truth and justice ..."
• "Chief, don't you think that's a dangerous mission?" [fadeout over "that's a dangerous mission"]

Media Home Entertainment videotape 1985
• "... truth/justice ..." [one of lots of random film splices in this area]
• "Chief, don't you think that's a dangerous mission?" [fadeout over "that's a dangerous mission"]

It looks like "truth and justice" is not an issue for later restored releases, which fixed the film damage. On the other hand, a possible incomplete "that's a dangerous mission" is still questionable -- that hasty fadeout over dialogue does seem awkward. Only an even earlier consumer release (if one exists) or an intact 16mm print would be definitive.