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Any time I picture a Greek sponge-diver, I naturally always think of Robert Wagner, but with curly hair.
Back in 1953, a member of the Fox stock company, Mr. Wagner was given the roles that Fox permitted, and this was one of them.
While nicely shot in the Florida keys, and making interesting use of that new-fangled CinemaScope format, 12-Mile wasn't a very good film, back in 1953, and has not gained in quality over the decades.
For me, the single salient point toward it's release by Twilight Time, and hopefully of like-minded others, will be that it was one of the first handful of CinemaScope productions to grace the new huge wide screens in 1953, and early 1954.
For the record, here's the order in which they arrived:
The Robe - September, 1953 (Fox) - available on Blu-ray
How to Marry a Millionaire - November, 1953 (Fox) - available on Blu-ray
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef - December, 1953 (Fox) - newly available on Blu-ray
Knights of the Round Table - December, 1953 (First CS from M-G-M) - available on DVD
The Command - January, 1954 (First CS from WB) - available on DVD
Twilight Time's new Blu-ray is nicely done, although I'm have questions about the handling of day for night in some sequences.
Overall, a nice looking, quality Blu-ray, along with stereo, and a pleasant 44 minute bio of Mr. Wagner as an extra.
Image - 4
Audio - 5 (DTS-HD MA 5.1 - an odd format for the film)
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH
Back in 1953, a member of the Fox stock company, Mr. Wagner was given the roles that Fox permitted, and this was one of them.
While nicely shot in the Florida keys, and making interesting use of that new-fangled CinemaScope format, 12-Mile wasn't a very good film, back in 1953, and has not gained in quality over the decades.
For me, the single salient point toward it's release by Twilight Time, and hopefully of like-minded others, will be that it was one of the first handful of CinemaScope productions to grace the new huge wide screens in 1953, and early 1954.
For the record, here's the order in which they arrived:
The Robe - September, 1953 (Fox) - available on Blu-ray
How to Marry a Millionaire - November, 1953 (Fox) - available on Blu-ray
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef - December, 1953 (Fox) - newly available on Blu-ray
Knights of the Round Table - December, 1953 (First CS from M-G-M) - available on DVD
The Command - January, 1954 (First CS from WB) - available on DVD
Twilight Time's new Blu-ray is nicely done, although I'm have questions about the handling of day for night in some sequences.
Overall, a nice looking, quality Blu-ray, along with stereo, and a pleasant 44 minute bio of Mr. Wagner as an extra.
Image - 4
Audio - 5 (DTS-HD MA 5.1 - an odd format for the film)
Pass / Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH