PORGY AND BESS more than likely resides with WARNER BROTHERS HOME VIDEO due to their agreement with the Samuel Goldwyn Company. There is one SG title that is not in the agreement and there is speculation that it is P&B but no one has said yes or no. The PORGY & BESS print shown at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York was a collectors print. How the legalities of that works I do not know, but I was there for the show and it did have some age problems. I have heard that the SG company has taken good care of the elements and I look forward to a great release some time. But it will come from WHV or WAC.lionel59 said:Another idea worthy of consideration for the TT "powers-that-be" would be to release the Samuel Goldwyn PORGY AND BESS on Blu Ray. Originally a Columbia release, the Gershwin estate withheld it for decades but have finally lightened up to-sadly- little or no effect.I read that MGM/UA held the rights for a period in recent days but let them lapse, believing the restoration costs would be prohibitive. Legions have been expressing their desire for this 70mm Oscar-winner and -I believe- would settle for a less-than-perfect image, such as that presented in the clip employed in the (excellent) documentary on Samuel Goldwyn.A 70mm print was shown in NY a few years ago which must be in watchable condition. Joe Caps states on a HTF forum topic dealing with MIA musicals : "Tom Bodley,who was head of postproduction for Goldwyn did a restoration of the 70mm neg and the 6 track of PORGY around 1983. No prints have been made since then. I don't see why it should not be in good shape now". I believe it's very worth looking into and would be a much-heralded, monumental home video release