Where's the original


I remember seeing (and loving!!) this movie as a kid.
But, I also remember seeing a whole section at the beginning
that is not there on the DVD. The part where the bottle is
found, and he goes to the Grant house to tell the children.
I remember it quite well, but it has been dropped from the
DVD. Anyone know why? Better yet...anyone know how to get
this part back?

Julian

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Good question. I always hated when they shortened old movies to cram them onto video. BRING BACK THE ORIGINALS YOU JERKS! The longer the better.

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This scene does not appear on the TCM version which supposedly runs uncut movies.

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Variety from 1962 says the film runs 100 min. All current sights list it as 98 min. Maybe all the current prints are from THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF COLOR which sometimes would cut a film so it would fit into 2 one hour episodes.

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