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There's a scene in the trailer of a major bedroom fire that is not in the release prints.
I sware I saw this scene at a sneak prevue at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago before its opening.
The 'fire' scene was set up with lots of smoking in the movie, AND especially with Ted correcting Raffaella leaving a lit cigarette on the bedroom rug.
Oh well. Most likely lost forever with no one now alive to discuss the cut scene.
In spite of all its flaws, this is still very good "soap". Except for the stupid thing of Carol Lynley running all over town at the beginning.
By the way. Was it ever disclosed if Jeff Chandler was married? Remarks were made both ways in places.
Also, I don't believe Raffaella's character was ever resolved in the story.
Oh well. I still enjoyed watching the movie again recently (2025) The CinemaScope ratio was used well, and the restoration picture & color looked very good.
I sware I saw this scene at a sneak prevue at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago before its opening.
The 'fire' scene was set up with lots of smoking in the movie, AND especially with Ted correcting Raffaella leaving a lit cigarette on the bedroom rug.
Oh well. Most likely lost forever with no one now alive to discuss the cut scene.
In spite of all its flaws, this is still very good "soap". Except for the stupid thing of Carol Lynley running all over town at the beginning.
By the way. Was it ever disclosed if Jeff Chandler was married? Remarks were made both ways in places.
Also, I don't believe Raffaella's character was ever resolved in the story.
Oh well. I still enjoyed watching the movie again recently (2025) The CinemaScope ratio was used well, and the restoration picture & color looked very good.
I first saw a 35mm Technicolor print of Blood & Roses totally uncut in Korea, in French. I am still waiting and searching for the complete French version to appear.
Beware of the Desert Island Classics release. Yes, it's 2.35 wide-screen, but the picture quality is so poor it looks like it was copied of a soft VHS.
Also, although package listed at 87 minutes, it only runs 76 minutes. Most important among missing footage is the "dream" sequence near the end where Carmilla is drawn into the mirror. Very elaborate and fairly long and with some nudity, it is visually stunning!
So... the search goes on. I really, really hope to someday get to see a complete version.
Beware of the Desert Island Classics release. Yes, it's 2.35 wide-screen, but the picture quality is so poor it looks like it was copied of a soft VHS.
Also, although package listed at 87 minutes, it only runs 76 minutes. Most important among missing footage is the "dream" sequence near the end where Carmilla is drawn into the mirror. Very elaborate and fairly long and with some nudity, it is visually stunning!
So... the search goes on. I really, really hope to someday get to see a complete version.
The more I watch this, the more I like it. Great epic scenes with a huge cast of soldiers, Indians, and horses in real American West settings. The wide screen Panavision photography (with original release prints in IB Technicolor) is excellent. CGI may be fine, but I have yet to see anything surpass the look of hundreds of REAL men on horses in stunning REAL outdoor settings.
As for the story, while I thought the book was very good, the way the characters are handled in the film is better in some ways, and the ending of the film much more to my liking.
One thing they did have to tone down from the book was the sex element. It appears WB even adjusted one sequence after prints were made up. This appears in Reel Two, where Matt Hazard (Tro Donahue) and Kitty Mainwarring (Susan Pleshette) are in thr cave together overnight. With Pleshette's back to audience line (apparently later dubbed in) says "Good night Matt" and there is an ABRUPT cut to daytime and troops coming into the fort. 35mm and 16mm prints I have seen all contain this SLICED cut. And the original 35mm trailer containing the cave sequence does not contain the "good night" line". I believe that originally there was an embrace and kiss between Troy and Suzanne and a DISSOLVE to the next scene (or fade out & in).
In any event, as Westerns go, this has a good story and looks better all the time, especially wide screen.
As for the story, while I thought the book was very good, the way the characters are handled in the film is better in some ways, and the ending of the film much more to my liking.
One thing they did have to tone down from the book was the sex element. It appears WB even adjusted one sequence after prints were made up. This appears in Reel Two, where Matt Hazard (Tro Donahue) and Kitty Mainwarring (Susan Pleshette) are in thr cave together overnight. With Pleshette's back to audience line (apparently later dubbed in) says "Good night Matt" and there is an ABRUPT cut to daytime and troops coming into the fort. 35mm and 16mm prints I have seen all contain this SLICED cut. And the original 35mm trailer containing the cave sequence does not contain the "good night" line". I believe that originally there was an embrace and kiss between Troy and Suzanne and a DISSOLVE to the next scene (or fade out & in).
In any event, as Westerns go, this has a good story and looks better all the time, especially wide screen.