Thus, the audio in many of the films is primitive, and there are sequences in which there’s silence. In fact, a couple of shorts in the Blu-ray, Small Talk and Railroadin', are billed in their title screens as "Hal Roach presents His Rascals' Voices." The familiar theme song, “Good Old Days,” wasn't used until their 13th movie, Teacher's Pet. The initial six Little Rascals films included here were produced just two years following Hollywood's first sound feature with dialogue, The Jazz Singer. With ClassicFlix’s restorations, the images are now sharp, the darkness is gone, and the picture is steady.
The scratches were so abundant, they almost made for a rain-type effect. Bouncing Babies had both scratches and streaks in the image. Small Talk, the first Little Rascals sound short, had streaks in the frame and a dark picture. Lots of scratches were visible in the picture of Bear Shooters. At the beginning of ClassicFlix's work, the film prints appeared to be in poor condition. One combined safety and nitrate film sources.Ī comparison of the pre and post restoration of a few of the films are included as a special feature. For three of the shorts, acetate based safety film was used.
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The fact that the films, all from 19, have been scanned for Blu-ray is a major plus in terms of digital preservation, as nitrate film is fragile and highly flammable. In seven of the 11 Rascals movies included in this disc, the original nitrate film elements were used as a scanning source. ClassicFlix has done an outstanding job with the film restorations.
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