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There are major differnces between the actual approx. 192 minute November 1963 Road Show version of Mad World, and the laserdisc.
The film was cut in several ways:
1. Trims to the heads and / or tails of specific shots. There were no close-ups of Arnold Stang hanging in the rafters of the gas station.
2. Lifts of entire shots or sequences of shots, ie. stealing the red dodge or a scene immediately after Mr. Winters runs into the rear of the Imperial, during which Ethel Merman threatens to sue.
3. Entire sequences were lifted and placed elsewhere in the film in either trimmed or complete form. The shower sequence was originally in a different reel.
While the generic version is tighter, information is lost. The 192 seems to be better balanced overall.
As an example, I'll attempt to post a continuity of a reconstructed reel in the very near future.
RAH
The film was cut in several ways:
1. Trims to the heads and / or tails of specific shots. There were no close-ups of Arnold Stang hanging in the rafters of the gas station.
2. Lifts of entire shots or sequences of shots, ie. stealing the red dodge or a scene immediately after Mr. Winters runs into the rear of the Imperial, during which Ethel Merman threatens to sue.
3. Entire sequences were lifted and placed elsewhere in the film in either trimmed or complete form. The shower sequence was originally in a different reel.
While the generic version is tighter, information is lost. The 192 seems to be better balanced overall.
As an example, I'll attempt to post a continuity of a reconstructed reel in the very near future.
RAH