I never read the book. Didn't know that there was one. But I can tell you that I DID see a print of this film with both scenes in it.
I'm going with the latter...
Well for one thing, perhaps releasing the print of Part III as I saw it in the theater when it was released would be nice.
That print included the scene where Marshal Strickland gets shot as well as a scene referencing D.W. Griffith. The former has been released as a deleted scene on a previous...