[78-L] films you don't see

[David Lennick]

"The President's Analyst" was held up for years because of music rights. And 
once in the 90s, I saw "The Great Gatsby" televised minus its entire music 
score and with vaguely reminiscent background stuff substituted.

dl

Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> So Big is another title that has disappeared. Both versions are MIA.
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> For many of these films, there is some element (writer, adaptation, music)
> for which there is a problem. One would have to do a little research to find
> out what exactly is keeping these titles in the vault. In the case of Animal
> Crackers, for instance, George S. Kaufman held it up via the copyright
> renewal of the play rights; he would not sign off on them. Vertigo was held
> up because of the screenplay rights, prompting a court case that is still
> cited in licensing textbooks.
> 
> Jeff Sultanof
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