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Cinematic Creeps => Classic Monster Movies => Topic started by: CountWolkoff on April 07, 2023, 08:12:10 PM

Title: THE TWELFTH HOUR: The lost sound version of NOSFERATU
Post by: CountWolkoff on April 07, 2023, 08:12:10 PM
In 1930, an attempt was made to upgrade NOSFERATU into a JAZZ SINGER-style silent/talkie hybrid (an flopped) as was attempted with THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Maybe it's just me, but I think that if it were rereleased to the public or at the very least reconstructed with what remains (at least one good print is in a French archive), it would be something monster fans could watch at least once just out of curiosity. I just wanted to see how they weaved all the new stuff in with the footage from eight years before. I would say that, it couldn't have been anywhere near as crummy as THEY SAVED HITLER'S BRAIN!, but I don't want to jinx it.

https://fictosphere.com/2019/10/30/the-twelfth-hour-a-night-of-horror-1930-nosferatus-not-so-feratu/
Title: Re: THE TWELFTH HOUR: The lost sound version of NOSFERATU
Post by: Lunkenstein on April 08, 2023, 11:12:05 AM
I would be interested to see it.  I've never seen a (dialogue sound) version of Phantom either.  I'm wondering if there's anything on my Kino Phantom blu-ray. I only popped in the disc and went straight to the 1929 version and haven't checked any extras yet.
Title: Re: THE TWELFTH HOUR: The lost sound version of NOSFERATU
Post by: CountWolkoff on April 11, 2023, 06:45:57 PM
Quote from: Lunkenstein on April 08, 2023, 11:12:05 AM
I would be interested to see it.  I've never seen a (dialogue sound) version of Phantom either.  I'm wondering if there's anything on my Kino Phantom blu-ray. I only popped in the disc and went straight to the 1929 version and haven't checked any extras yet.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fT37Ht6IU94&pp=ygUbcGhhbnRvbSBvZiB0aGUgb3BlcmEgdGFsa2ll

A few small fragments survived apparently.