Thanks for the assist guys. Indeed the Goldfinger transfer is identical.

SE:

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UE:

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The crop is really not that bad. The 1.78 or so recalls the Young approved 1.75 Criterion framing and is essentially how I have seen the early films projected here in rep houses. I don't think they really worried about losing too much of the frame at that point because of the US screen difference and/or improper projections. Looking at the 1.66 comparison again, you only lose top and bottom with a slight loss to the sides. God, I forgot just how soft and putrid the UE was!

Wow, that fullframe transfer actually is open matte! Like most it does crop from the sides but it does beg the question what the full camera aperture would look like.

I'd be tempted to buy these, but most are probably bad like even some SEs. I still need another FYEO. You have to rip backups of these at some point, like all the faulty Universal Monster Legacy sets.