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Posted by Bill Vermillion on 11/25/05 18:05
In article <436F3ED2.80607@earthlink.net>, Sue <sueb1863@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>One-Shot Scot wrote:
>> "Sue" <sueb1863@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>> news:436E9ADB.8010506@earthlink.net...
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>>>>But nobody ever notices the chief Flying Monkey still handing her the
>>>>script-deleted Wishing Cap, right after the poppies scene...
>>>>
>>>>Derek Janssen
>>>>djanss@charter.net
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>>>Oh, is that what that thing is? Thanks, I always wondered! I just
>>>thought it was a generic hat or bag or something.
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>> This is a real tragedy. Early studio heads decide that a movie is too long
>> (whatever that means) or that a certain scene is not appropriate
>> (censorship) or stops the film's forward momentum, and a lot of fascinating
>> material is taken out of a movie. This wouldn't be so bad if the original
>> film hadn't been destroyed.
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>I agree! I suppose at the time they just didn't think there'd ever be
>any reason anybody would want the footage. They thought, well, we didn't
>use it, so out it goes!
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>It reminds me of the sad fate of most of the original animation cels
>from the early Walt Disney movies. Once they were photographed, the cels
>were either wiped clean to be reused later or burned, to save the
>trouble of storing them. Some were sold for a few dollars as souvenirs
>at the theme parks, until it was realized how valuable they were.
And years ago American Express was offerening cells from Fantasia.
That had to be in the early 1970s. I've kicked myself many time
for not going after those, or the limited edition of prints made
from the Mathew Brady original glass plates.
That was before collecting became a fad and so many things being
sold as Collectors Items - and when they are branded like that you
know they aren't going to be worth a lot in the future. It's the
things that sneak up on you that are worth a lot.
Bill
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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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