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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Happy 50th Anniversary, Night of Dark Shadows
« on: August 16, 2023, 07:00:24 PM »
Revisiting a couple related posts associated with Scene 28:
...And as usual, here's a much better version of the photo -
(Click here for a 700X540 version)
And one of the many copies of that still that popped up in magazines had this caption:"You will really enjoy seeing lots of your favorite daytime TV stars in the
full length feature film, Night Of Dark Shadows. It will be released soon."
Of course, "full length feature film" is just another way of saying theatrical film. But given how much was cut from NoDS, "full length feature film" definitely stings because who knows if we'll ever see NoDS at its full length...
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It's a amazing how unobservant one can be for over 50 years. I didn't realize until today that 1) in the above still in reply #772 Tracy and Quentin are entering the foyer, not the vestibule, as they do in the film, and 2) they're each carrying double the suitcases than they actually do in the film when they enter the house -
- because they've left some suitcases (and art supplies) behind the car -
But then, as I've pointed out before, this still (which I'd completely forgotten I had back when I was dealing with the Lobby Cards versions) of Carlotta greeting the couple is quite obviously also taken in the foyer -
(Click here for a 700X476 version)
- and as I've also pointed out before, Scene 28 was actually scripted to take place in the foyer -...
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28 INT - FOYER - DAY 28
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- but apparently for whatever reason DC decided to shoot it in the vestibule - but not knowing that beforehand, the still photographer took his photos where they thought the scene would be shot...
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