Hi all,
There seems to be both complete and incomplete versions of this CBS production starring Barry Nelson knocking around (see the wikipedia entry for details). The DVD transfers I’ve seen appear to be the incomplete versions while the Spy Guise & Cara Entertainment VHS release seems to be the only complete version out there.
Does anyone here know of an attempt to preserve the complete version on DVD?
Any help much appreciated.
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OK, the Bluray arrived in the mail a few days ago (kind of a long time for shipping, but that's beside the point). It came in a decent case, with some screenshots and such on the back cover.
Looking at the disc content itself, it is pretty good. It is a telecine of a print (done the wrong way - you can see the tell-tale pulses in the brighter spots throughout the film) but overall the picture quality is better than the VHS preservation by a mile.
Here are some captures:
Does anybody know what the copyright status of this is? I'd be happy to share it if it is in public domain.