Guess Warners did not know it was out there maybe though Mr Epstein could share this with Mr F at Warners in case they have another Gaynor film to release
I Would bet when Warners bought the rights to remake the film they got the negs from the 1937 - akin to When MGM remade Show Boat etc or when Disney bought Swiss Family Robinson - Either Selzinick or Warners failed to renew the copyright should have been renewed in 1964 or 65?
You are spot on sir! But years ago the biz model for corporations were sell MORE for less now corporate America is sell LESS for more (not speaking about Warners Kino etc not really about vid biz but as an example a box of cheerios 5.00 yet the store brand 2.50 we buy the store brand of course)
KINO and WAC are the Platinum standards many a close second it is just as I said earlier sad that we do not have Border's, Tower, etc around that we can walk in and pick up the titles we want. Some of these retailers did themselves in though we have a Barnes and Noble here Carle Place NY they...
Studios are not exaclty helpful exception WAC and KINO (not a sudio) - As I have posted before Lionsgate sitting on the Flash Gordon Serials (been speaking with them for nearly a year with a Home Vid firm plus another home vid firm has been trying to get the Blondie films for 3 years) then we...
As we have had discussions here before WISH Warners or Criterion would give us GWTW or heck even Adv of Robin Hood in a set that gives us a restortation and a original Technicolor print from the original release. That would be a real history lesson and thanks to KINO issuing their disc of...