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Author Topic: This Island Earth (1955) Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-07-2009 06:53 AM                        5 reels flat/1.85 (open for debate, but looks good at 1.85; there is too much headroom in Academy) mono lab. cues mid-1990s print from Universal is in good shape, with a few splices and no other significant damage  |  IP: Logged Jack Theakston Master Film Handler Posts: 411 From: New York, USA Registered: Sep 2007 posted 01-08-2009 06:26 AM                     Ratio is 2-1. Original mix is Perspecta Stereo.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-08-2009 08:07 AM                        IMDB says that it's 2:1, but that would look way too tight. The cans said 1.33 [sic] as received. Titles and headroom look perfect at 1.85. There are no Perspecta cue tones on this print, as far as I can tell.  |  IP: Logged Jack Theakston Master Film Handler Posts: 411 From: New York, USA Registered: Sep 2007 posted 01-17-2009 01:21 PM                     2-1 was Universal's house ratio at the time. The titles are also blocked for it. Whoever wrote 1.33 on the cans doesn't know what they're talking about.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-27-2009 03:48 AM                        This should probably be moved off here, but in 1955, 2:1 for flat was certainly not Universal's standard ratio for flat releases.  |  IP: Logged Jack Theakston Master Film Handler Posts: 411 From: New York, USA Registered: Sep 2007 posted 01-27-2009 01:57 PM                     I don't know what you're basing that upon, Frank, but all of the documentation points otherwise. Reel bands, leaders, trade articles, trade reviews and studio memos all show that 2-1 was the more prevalent ratio at Universal. In 1955 alone, these following Universal productions were recommended to be run 2-1 for the second half of the year: ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KEYSTONE KOPS AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' BENGAL BRIGADE CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT (Flat version) CHIEF CRAZY HORSE (Flat version) DESTRY THE FAR COUNTRY FEMALE ON THE BEACH FOUR GUNS TO THE BORDER FOXFIRE FRANCIS IN THE NAVY KISS OF FIRE LAND OF FURY THE MAN WITHOUT A STAR ONE DESIRE THE PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON THE PURPLE MASK (Flat version) REVENGE OF THE CREATURE THE SHRIKE SIGN OF THE PAGAN (Flat version) SMOKE SIGNAL SO THIS IS PARIS THIS ISLAND EARTH TO HELL AND BACK (Flat version) WEST OF ZANZIBAR THE YELLOW MOUNTAIN [ 01-27-2009, 04:51 PM: Message edited by: Jack Theakston ]  |  IP: Logged

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