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On 2019-02-02 04:14:05 -0500, DaMonkeyBoy said:
> On Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:34:12 -0600, Herb Thymebaum
> <Herb@GardinersGrove.com> wrote:
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>> Hate to turn away downloaders, but the quality of this copy is the
>> worst I've seen on Usenet. Looks like it was recorded 5000 miles from
>> the broadcast center and picked up by foil-wrapped rabbit ears, and
>> recorded on the cheapest video cassette.
>>
>> Maybe someday, a better quality copy will show up. It's a great film.
>> Wish it was on DVD.
>>
>> Herb Thymebaum
>>
> It appears to be a TV recordied VHSrip and is the best you
> will find of this movie. I checked and cannot find anything
> better. It was never commercially released to VHS or DVD
> so this may be the best you will ever see unless they can
> find the original film and remaster it.
> BTW: A good hint to a movies rareity is by the number of votes
> on IMDB divided by the years since release. At 295 total
> votes and released in 1956 means it is very rare !
> Thanks Anon, after a quick search I found nothing good.
Ed Wynn's scene is one of the most remarkable performances I have ever seen.
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