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Posted by Mathew Molloy (Member # 666) on 01-03-2006, 12:21 AM:
Anyone know of the current distributor of The Marx Brothers, Duck Soup - 1933? MGM/SONY's right's expired and they don't know who has it now.
Posted by Peter Kerchinsky (Member # 1098) on 01-03-2006, 04:40 AM:
Matt
Ran this in a rep house several years ago and I think the print came from Universal. I believe they had alot of Paramount films in their library at one time.
Posted by Mitchell Dvoskin (Member # 751) on 01-03-2006, 08:39 AM:
This is a Paramount film, not MGM. As such, it would be distributed by either Paramount or Universal (which distributes some early Paramount titles).
Posted by Christopher Seo (Member # 7) on 01-03-2006, 11:38 AM:
Wherever you get it (sorry I don't know offhand), make sure to ask for their nice brand-new print.
Posted by Mathew Molloy (Member # 666) on 01-05-2006, 05:45 PM:
Thanks for the info. guys. I should have said Paramount's rights expired not MGM/Sony. I'll be checking with Universal --- and yes it is Universal.
Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 10-03-2015, 01:22 PM:
It has been 3557 days since the last post.
Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 10-03-2015, 01:22 PM:
DCP (Universal)
1.37 (but labeled as 1.33)
Audio is 2.0 (Dual Mono)
TRT is 1:08:42
Credit offset is 01:08:07
Note that the Titles and credits are window-boxed, as is at least one scene with newspaper headlines.
Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 10-03-2015, 05:34 PM:
Dual mono? Really??? What bonehead mastered that?
Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 10-04-2015, 12:11 AM:
Universal is notorious for this.
Mono Sound on DCP's
Posted by Jack Theakston (Member # 4484) on 10-05-2015, 11:59 AM:
My guess is that this is an old master. Universal is doing new 4K scans of the Marx Bros. films, so I expect there will be a new DCP in the next year or so.
Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 10-06-2015, 02:46 PM:
Let's hope they re-do the sound too. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)