Kickstarter: Republic 12-Part Serial The Crimson Ghost (1946) (1 Viewer)

[Mark McSherry]

Plus, as an add-on, Grapevine Video is offering the 15-part serial, THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES.

THE CRIMSON GHOST has already met the $1600 target and there are nine days left in the campaign.

An actor named Clayton Moore plays the bad guy. Hopefully, if he has a future, he can avoid being typecasted as the villain.

The restored first chapter of THE CRIMSON GHOST is on youtube.

And the complete first chapter of THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES is also available on youtube, too.

 

[RobertMG]

Plus, as an add-on, Grapevine Video is offering the 15-part serial, THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES.

THE CRIMSON GHOST has already met the $1600 target and there are nine days left in the campaign.

An actor named Clayton Moore plays the bad guy. Hopefully, if he has a future, he can avoid being typecasted as the villain.

The restored first chapter of THE CRIMSON GHOST is on youtube.

And the complete first chapter of THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES is also available on youtube, too.

GREAT -- too bad Paramount wont let the serials be leased out

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Are those two serials public domain?

 

[Robert Harris]

Plus, as an add-on, Grapevine Video is offering the 15-part serial, THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES.

THE CRIMSON GHOST has already met the $1600 target and there are nine days left in the campaign.

An actor named Clayton Moore plays the bad guy. Hopefully, if he has a future, he can avoid being typecasted as the villain.

The restored first chapter of THE CRIMSON GHOST is on youtube.

And the complete first chapter of THE PURPLE MONSTER STRIKES is also available on youtube, too.

What is the source element?

 

[Dick]

Looks quite soft, even as a small preview window on my computer screen. On my 65", I have a feeling it would be literally blurry.

 

[Paul Penna]

Looks quite soft, even as a small preview window on my computer screen. On my 65", I have a feeling it would be literally blurry.

On my 27" iMac monitor it is blurry, even at the supposed 1080p YouTubevision setting. Not even DVD quality much less Blu-ray. If one could trace the path of the "restoration's" source back to ground zero you'd probably find a reasonable film element, because the gray scale is pretty good, not like that of the 16mm dupes you usually see in gray-market (i.e. pirate) Republic serial releases.

 

[RobertMG]

Are those two serials public domain?

Grapevine are bootleggers They sell March Of The Wooden Soldiers which is NOT PD DVDR 9.99 == this is on Paramount they have the rights to those serials and VCI would love to do legit releases but no dice very sad there is demand for this stuff but studios refuse

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

This thread should be locked/deleted as HTF isn't supposed to promote bootlegging.

 

[Mark McSherry]

This thread should be locked/deleted as HTF isn't supposed to promote bootlegging.

Agree with Peter.

 

[Robert Harris]

This thread should be locked/deleted as HTF isn't supposed to promote bootlegging.

Is it not in the public domain? I’ve not checked.

I presume OCN probably survives.

 

[RobertMG]

Is it not in the public domain? I’ve not checked.

I presume OCN probably survives.

Paramount owns this

 

[Robert Harris]

Paramount owns this

They do, via the Republic library. But did it fall into the PD?

I also own serials, but they were not renewed.

 

[compson]

The copyright was renewed, but I don’t have the date: “Black & white motion picture prev. reg. 1946, LP504; renewed R577427, et al.” This information is from the record of copyright of a colorized version.

U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System

publicrecords.copyright.gov

Someone on Archive.org summarized: “The Crimson Ghost (1946) Registrations LP504 & LP621 Renewed (Eps 1-6 R557427) (Eps 7-12 R568601) (Feature R577427) Republic Pictures”

Internet Archive Forums: copyright question

archive.org

In 1996, the copyright was assigned to Viacom (now Paramount Global).

WebVoyage Record View 1

cocatalog.loc.gov

Given that the copyright was renewed, I assume it remains effective, unless the work somehow fell into the public domain. Grapevine Video should consult an attorney.

 

[RobertMG]

The copyright was renewed, but I don’t have the date: “Black & white motion picture prev. reg. 1946, LP504; renewed R577427, et al.” This information is from the record of copyright of a colorized version.

U.S. Copyright Office Public Records System

publicrecords.copyright.gov

Someone on Archive.org summarized: “The Crimson Ghost (1946) Registrations LP504 & LP621 Renewed (Eps 1-6 R557427) (Eps 7-12 R568601) (Feature R577427) Republic Pictures”

Internet Archive Forums: copyright question

archive.org

In 1996, the copyright was assigned to Viacom (now Paramount Global).

WebVoyage Record View 1

cocatalog.loc.gov

Given that the copyright was renewed, I assume it remains effective, unless the work somehow fell into the public domain. Grapevine Video should consult an attorney.

Grapevine could easily go to Paramount to legally do a release Paramount is restoring so many assets yet keep them locked away

 

[Mark McSherry]

Crimson Ghost Kickstarter canceled.