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My taped version was made from a print shown on Canadian TV many years ago. I compared one dance scene, and found as you did, that in the DVD print the top and bottom were cropped (substantially, in my view), and in the TV print, the left side was cropped, hiding part of one of the musicians...

I have made a frame comparison from a TV print and the DVD release, but I don't think I can't post in here. If I can, tell me how and I will post it. It is most illuminating. Geoff

Obviously, I cannot speak for the United States, but in Canada, my recollection is that only the top of the line theatres converted to the new screen format that early. We had many theatres that continued to keep the older screens for years to come. I saw the film a number of times for the...

I do not understand why respondents are referring to this film as a widescreen film. It was not. I was a teenager when this film was first released and it was shot in very basic format in black and white. Sam Katzman always spent the least amount of money he could get away with. You may not have...

Having seen the film when it was first released in 1956, I can tell you that the studio has indeed played with the formatting. It is most noticeable when Lisa Gaye and Earl Barton are dancing at the School Graduation. Their feet are clipped at the base. It always irks me the way studios pay...

I am aware of all this, but even 16 mm trailers are better than no trailers!

Agreed!

Yes, this collection was slated for 2007, with the Lex Barker collection coming out later. This is the good news. Unfortunately, Warner Bros. has decided to release this collection without any extras, which I take to mean... no trailers. The reason given was the lower selling price, but I...