Posted by Sue on 02/25/37 11:31

One-Shot Scot wrote:
> "Sue" <sueb1863@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:436E9ADB.8010506@earthlink.net...
>
>>>
>>>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
>>
>>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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>
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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.

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!

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.

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