Even more puzzling when you watch the theatrical trailer for the film, in which the voiceover encourages moviegoers to "...bring your children." Ah, the wacky world of marketing.
I'm just glad that this truly wonderful film has received such a great DVD release from Universal, especially in light of the elements they had to work with. Personally I think that one of the most positive aspects of the popularity of DVD is that it's given studios the financial incentive to start performing much needed restoration work on many of the films in their vaults. Imagine the state some of these titles would be in if the resurgence in the home video market of the past 8 years had never taken place?
As always, thanks for all of the interesting and invaluable information you provide Mr. Harris!