Chaney's 'Phantom of the Opera' 2 Disk SE-9/9/03
07-04-03 | 08:46 PM
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Chaney's 'Phantom of the Opera' 2 Disk SE-9/9/03
From www.dvddrive-in.com
On September 9, Image Entertainment will be releasing a new Special Edition of the silent Lon Chaney PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Utilizing the best 35mm print of the 1929 reissue from the George Eastman House and material from the UCLA Film and Television Archive, this stunning video master features a magnificent orchestral score by Carl Davis and a stunning restoration of the Technicolor masked ball sequence! 2-Disc DVD Collector's Set! Includes Two Versions! 1925 Original Feature (110 mins.) with a Score by Jon Mirsalis, 1929 Restored Version (98 mins.) with Two Soundtracks by Carl Davis (stereo) and the Original Theatrical Soundtrack (mono).
07-04-03 | 09:27 PM
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Holy Crap! 
07-04-03 | 09:45 PM
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According to http://www.image-entertainment.com the SRP is $24.99.
Special features:
Audio Commentary by Film Historian Scott MacQueen
Carla Laemmle Remembers: A Video Interview Conducted by David Skal
1925 and 1930 Theatrical Trailers
Faust Opera Extract from the 1929 Tiffany Sound Feature, Midstream
Still Galleries with Deleted and Missing Scenes
9 Bonus Dialogue Sequences from the 1929 Version
Interview with Cinematographer Charles Van Enger
Special features:
Audio Commentary by Film Historian Scott MacQueen
Carla Laemmle Remembers: A Video Interview Conducted by David Skal
1925 and 1930 Theatrical Trailers
Faust Opera Extract from the 1929 Tiffany Sound Feature, Midstream
Still Galleries with Deleted and Missing Scenes
9 Bonus Dialogue Sequences from the 1929 Version
Interview with Cinematographer Charles Van Enger
07-04-03 | 11:08 PM
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Originally posted by marty888
Image usually does a great job, so this is welcome news - but one thing is a little confusing.
The restored version is 12 minutes shorter?
Image usually does a great job, so this is welcome news - but one thing is a little confusing.
The restored version is 12 minutes shorter?
1925 Original Feature (110 mins.) with a Score by Jon Mirsalis, 1929 Restored Version (98 mins.) with Two Soundtracks by Carl Davis (stereo) and the Original Theatrical Soundtrack (mono).
http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P...Opera1925.html
The Phantom of the Opera
(1925) American
C/B&W : Ten reels / 9200 feet
The film was reedited and rereleased at 8382 feet on December 15, 1929, by Universal Pictures Corporation, with added Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disk sound system talking sequences, ballet and operatic sections. The new sound sequences were directed by Ernst Laemmle, featuring dialogue by Frank McCormack. Sound recording by C. Roy Hunter. Mary Fabian replaced Virginia Pearson as Carlotta in new full-sound opera scenes shot for the 1929 reissue, and Pearson became Carlotta’s mother in reediting and retitling. AFI-F2 n. F2.4231 notes that scenes with John Sainpolis as Philippe de Chagny were deleted from the 1929 version, and were reshot for sound with Edward Martindel.
(1925) American
C/B&W : Ten reels / 9200 feet
The film was reedited and rereleased at 8382 feet on December 15, 1929, by Universal Pictures Corporation, with added Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disk sound system talking sequences, ballet and operatic sections. The new sound sequences were directed by Ernst Laemmle, featuring dialogue by Frank McCormack. Sound recording by C. Roy Hunter. Mary Fabian replaced Virginia Pearson as Carlotta in new full-sound opera scenes shot for the 1929 reissue, and Pearson became Carlotta’s mother in reediting and retitling. AFI-F2 n. F2.4231 notes that scenes with John Sainpolis as Philippe de Chagny were deleted from the 1929 version, and were reshot for sound with Edward Martindel.
Last edited by Dimension X; 07-04-03 at 11:11 PM.
Wow. I'm overjoyed to see the silent classics getting "the treatment". Awesome. Guess I'll eBay the current one I have.
