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Cat and the Canary (The) (Blu-ray) (1927)
The play that startled the world becomes the greatest mystery special the screen has ever seen! Spooks! Thrills! Shrieks! Laughs!Director: Paul Leni
Year of Copyright: 1927
Year of Production: 1926-27
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
Identical editions.
GENERAL NOTES:
There have been a number of restorations through the years:
- the 1997 David Shepard restoration from Blackhawk Films (Image Entertainment 1997 laserdisc and 1998 DVD) from the 16mm Universal "Show at Home" print with restored tinting;
- Photoplay Restoration (Kino Video 2007 DVD) from the 35mm "B negative" intended for making European prints;
- David Shepard restoration (Image Entertainment 2005 DVD) utilizing the "B negative" with titles and intertitles from the "Show at Home" print;
- Musuem of Modern Art restoration (Eureka 2024 Blu-ray) from the 35mm "A negative" intended for making American prints with 5.1 score by Robert Israel based on music cue sheets compiled and issued for the original 1927 release.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Limited Edition America- Eureka - No cuts (86:50) with 8 second MoMA logo.
- Blu-ray A Standard Edition America- Eureka - No cuts (86:50) with 8 second MoMA logo.
- Blu-ray A Limited Edition Canada- Eureka - No cuts (86:50) with 8 second MoMA logo.
- Blu-ray A Standard Edition Canada- Eureka - No cuts (86:50) with 8 second MoMA logo.
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (86:50) with 8 second MoMA logo.
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 11/04/24
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 13/05/24UPDATE LOG:
11/04/24 : Initial entry.
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16/04/24: DVDBeaver.
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