THE TWELFTH HOUR: The lost sound version of NOSFERATU

Started by CountWolkoff, April 07, 2023, 08:12:10 PM

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CountWolkoff

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/
"...the superstition of yesterday can become the scientific reality of today."

--Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
Dracula (1931, English version)

Lunkenstein

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.
Paul

CountWolkoff

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.
"...the superstition of yesterday can become the scientific reality of today."

--Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
Dracula (1931, English version)