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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
Registered: Mar 2007

posted September 06, 2009 08:55 AM

I have the 400' digest which is nicely edited like most of the Castle/Universal 8 digests.

It is my understanding that the 200' digest has the flooding scene in the basement. Is this true? The 400' digest does not.

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Mal Brake
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From: Neath, South Wales, UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted September 06, 2009 10:28 AM

Yes the 200ft version does contain the flood sequence. There is an obvious difference in the film stocks, but as the sequence is self- contained it isn't too distracting.

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Carter Bradley
Expert Film Handler

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From: Greensboro, NC, USA
Registered: Dec 2007

posted September 06, 2009 12:47 PM

This is correct. With the addition of this scene, the U-8 version runs about 22 minutes on a very full 400' reel. Just in case you are interested, the 400' and 200' versions of "The Wolfman" edited together create about a 25 minute version!

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Kevin Wardle
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From: Durham - England
Registered: Jul 2009

posted September 07, 2009 12:41 PM

Yes, I have both these films and like to keep them seperate as the film stocks and sound levels don't match up! Still worth having both extracts though..

Kevin.

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John Hourigan
Master Film Handler

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From: Colorado U.S.A.
Registered: Sep 2003

posted September 07, 2009 07:53 PM

Kevin is correct -- the problem with editing many of these 200 and 400 footers together: the print and sound quality varies between the edits.

I've found that the only one that yielded a satisfactory edit is the 200- and 400-foot FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN -- one simple edit at the very beginning, yielding an approx. 500-foot digest.

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