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Why the limited U.S. availability?

posted 17 years ago by Harold_Robbins
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This film seems to have all but disappeared in the U.S. - I can just barely recall one or two TV broadcasts back in the 1960s, but I can't remember the last time a telecast was even rumored. I don't think it ever had an "official" VHS release (though I once chanced upon - and didn't buy - a VHS cassette that seemed to be from one off those off-label distributors) and it hasn't been made available on DVD in region 1, either. Is this one that slipped through the cracks somewhere? It has a good reputation, certainly better than much of what's so readily available, so I can only assume there's a rights-and-permissions problem rather than complete disinterest.

Anyone have a clue?

I've just watched the 1944 "Inner Sanctum" version, titled WEIRD WOMAN, again, and it's whetted my appetite for the remake.

"I don't use a pen: I write with a goose quill dipped in venom!"---W. Lydecker

[–] Courtesy_Flush 17 years ago

How are there so few postings here? This film is brilliant!

Foo

[–] Harold_Robbins 17 years ago

I've just re-read CONJURE WIFE, the Fritz Leiber novel it was based on, and that, too, has whetted my appetite for this film.

"I don't use a pen: I write with a goose quill dipped in venom!"---W. Lydecker

[–] 17 years ago

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[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 17 years ago

Reminds me greatly of "Curse of the Melted Butt Plug" by Ramos Farnes.

Nothing is more beautiful than nothing.

[–] armandcbris 16 years ago

Get a copy at SinisterCinema.com - it's a DVD-R, but the print quality is fantastic!

[–] erslade1 15 years ago

Great on Laserdisc