The return of Smash-Mouth following the events of End Zone, this time he’s out for revenge against the cheerleaders involved in the death of his mother.
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The Bootleg Files: Der Januskopf
BOOTLEG FILES 794: “Der Januskopf” (1920 unauthorized version of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” directed by F.W. Murnau).
LAST SEEN: When it was theatrically released.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Murnau did not clear the rights to the Robert Louis Stevenson source material.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Excellent, provided that someone finds a print of the film.
In the early 1920s, the great German director F.W. Murnau made back-to-back horror films based on popular books from his era: “Der Januskopf,” based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” and “Nosferatu,” based on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” There was just one problem: Murnau never bothered to secure the rights to these books and tried to get circumvent copyright laws by making slight adjustments to their respective stories and changing the names of the characters.
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In Search of ‘London After Midnight’
Tod Browning’s 1927 “London After Midnight” starring Lon Chaney is the most famous lost film of all time. In this episode of “The Online Movie Show,” film historian Daniel Titley, author of the upcoming book “London After Midnight: The Lost Film,” discusses the film’s complex history and whether it will ever seen again.
The Bootleg Files: Spree for All
BOOTLEG FILES 608: “Spree for All” (1946 animated short featuring Snuffy Smith).
LAST SEEN: A French black-and-white print can be found on YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: It was lost for decades due to intentional destruction of all copies.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: Unlikely.
When considering the subject of lost films, most people fixate on productions made during the silent movie era. However, a surprisingly large volume of sound era films is considered lost, including Hollywood films made as late as the 1940s.