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I particulary loved the University and saw many films there such as STAR, SWEET CHARITY, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, APOCALYPSE NOW, a reissue of WEST SIDE STORY, THE RIGHT STUFF and many others. The Eglinton was a nice theatre but didn't have quite the same impact. Of course, for almost three years...

The story is a part of the dance was considered too suggestive by the censors and was cut out. Gene's wife posted something about this on her Facebook page. Someone posted something that actually included the original orchestration with the few seconds missing. The footage, of course, is long...

The superimposed scenes were definitely in the roadshow cut. I saw it twice here in Toronto and was a little annoyed at the time without really knowing how long the whole number really was intended to be.

In the roadshow the SWAN LAKE number was very brief, with the superimposed shots. Of course most of the criticism of the film was the downer second act so much of the number was put back in to give a bit of comedy to that section.

This was on television a few months ago - I think it was TCM. I remembered liking it as a kid when it frequently played on television cut up into two nights. However, the print was basically unwatchable so I gave up. I am surprised some work hasn't been done on this film yet.

Finally got a blu-ray of the movie up here in Canada and had time to watch a lot of it last night. Looks good, but for me the big difference was the sound - the orchestrations really pop. Just makes it all the sadder that the overture, entr'acte and exit music sound so flat in comparison. Still...

Agree very much with your thoughts and I LOVE musicals. No humour at all - Krupke fell flat - and the dance at the gym was the biggest disappointment of all. Not sure I could rate the choreography from the way it was shot and edited. Didn't think the Moreno character added anything and in fact...

Yes, taps were dubbed all the time. It was the only way you could record them and get a clean, consistent sound. Doesn't mean the person wasn't doing the dancing, or tapping at the time, but the sound would not be acceptable. Think of what incredible skill it takes to match your tap sounds to...

It is definitely a problem. There are some Warner Archives titles I have been waiting MONTHS for them to get back in stock.

I have ordered a few times from them and never paid customs or tax - they just show up in the mail. If you order a large amount it might be different, but I usually only order 3 at a time.

Funny, Ronald. I prefer the first half with the many diverse plots happening and for me the movie becomes less interesting when it focuses on the Cagney/Rollins plot. For me, it is the same thing with the musical show.

James Hibbard was in several 60'smusicals including this, BYE BYE BIRDIE, GYPSY,several Elvis films and HELLO DOLLY. He is still very much alive and part of a Facebook group I belong to. He lives in Vancouver, B.C. I believe he is working on a book.

Thanks for looking, Will, but once I put it in the cart it says out of stock. I get the same thing with Ziegfeld Follies, Annie Get Your Gun, Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex and In the Good Old Summertime. Some of the Warners ones have been a couple of months now.

I have been having the same problem with my cable company here in Toronto.

I'm just jealous that you all have it. Amazon.ca does not have it. DeepDiscount is out of stock. Grrrr!

It has happened to several films. Always surprises me some of the major titles it happened to like ROYAL WEDDING and 'TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY.

I have gotten the same "out of stock" notice from Deep Discount for the titles I want for several weeks now as well. There must be a production problem somewhere.

What makes me think it is a possibility is they are having a Fathom event where they are screening the film this fall. If the master they have is not good enough for a blu-ray then it probably wouldn't be good enough for the Fathom event so a restoration might be happening. Might not be true -...

Yep. Saw it in Toronto at the York Theatre (now gone). It was an amazing experience!

As Darrell mentioned Clarence Brown wanted no make-up. That made the normal control of flesh tones using make-up (which was a very important factor in color photography) not possible. As outlined in the book "Glorious Technicolor" this meant Claude Jarman had to always wear a large straw hat...

This movie has some absolutely stunning colour photography with much of it filmed on location in the back country of Florida. I am very anxiously awaiting this one!

The restored scenes Warner Archives have posted are just stunning! This was always a beautiful film to look at - I am anxiously awaiting to see the blu-ray. The scenes when the deer are running in the woods and the bear hunt are both amazing sequences. Can't arrive soon enough.

The two sequences Warner Archives have on Youtube show just how beautiful this blu-ray will be. Not my favourite film, but love me that 3-strip technicolour.

Well, I am very pleased about The Yearling. A very good movie with beautiful, Oscar winning cinematography - much of it filmed on location. From all accounts it was a bitch of a shoot with that technicolour camera. Has some great sequences such as the bear hunt and when Jody runs with the deers...

The clips of Elizabeth and Essex look absolutely stunning! There are two lengthy segments on the Warner Archives Youtube channel.

Up here in Canada I have used Deep Discount and have found them very reasonable price wise and always ship promptly. They often have 10 or 15 per cent off sales.

Definitely a film that needed a new master. The print they show on TCM is pretty grim.

Wonder why the OCN for this film was in worse shape than PAJAMA GAME?

Wow! Just, Wow! I finally got my copy. (The postal sorting station outside Toronto that deals with international mail had a COVID outbreak.) This has never been my favourite musical by a long shot (sorry, to those who feel differently) but it looks amazing. There are some sequences I simply keep...

When it snows in those big fluffy flakes here in Toronto I always tell people.."It's MGM snow" and this is the very scene I am thinking about.