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Flavio Stabile
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 707
From: Roma, Italia
Registered: Feb 2005

posted November 05, 2008 10:19 AM

Hello!

Can anyone, who owns this movie, confirm, that the Derann copy of this feature contains the sequence when Jane Russell sings and dances "Diamonds Are The best Girl Friend" in the lawcourt (almost at the end of the third reel) ?
I've just got a second hand copy from Classic Home Cinema and this scene is missing (there is splice too!)... [Frown]

Thanks
Flavio

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Tony Milman
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1336
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 05, 2008 02:22 PM

Hi
I have this copy but not sure if it was a Derann release- will I know from the leader? It certainly has the scene you refer to

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Tony

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Joerg Niggemann
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 127
From: Germany
Registered: May 2006

posted November 07, 2008 10:59 AM

Flavio, my Derann release contains the scene you mentioned.

Joerg

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Flavio Stabile
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 707
From: Roma, Italia
Registered: Feb 2005

posted November 07, 2008 02:35 PM

hi Tony, I checked my tails (not spliced) and no indication is about this is a Derann print! However I was sold it like a Derann print so i assume it is...

Hi Joerg, i suspected the scene was cut away by the previous owner... I contacted CHC to know how their intentions, because this was not declared when I bought it!

Thanks
Flavio

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted November 07, 2008 03:05 PM

There are some collectors who take a delight in removing musical numbers from films.

That's OK until some poor unsuspecting new owner buys it.

Over a year or so I had to buy two copies of Arthur Askey's "Band Waggon" in order to make one complete print.

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Maurice

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Flavio Stabile
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 707
From: Roma, Italia
Registered: Feb 2005

posted November 09, 2008 02:23 PM

Well.. the same collector will be delighted to have the copy retuned back to him, because I'm going to return it back to CHC, and they to the seller who sold it to them... [Wink]

Flavio

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