The 1939 serial, "The Lone Ranger Rides Again," edited down to a feature length film by fan editor Billy Batson.
The only known copy of this serial is a 16mm reduction print found in Mexico in the 1970s. The print has Spanish subtitles and the copy used for this transfer looks like it has been run past a belt sander and then stored in a jumbled mass under someone's bed for 30 years. In addition, the DVD version used as the source for this edit looks to be a multi-generation dupe; the night scenes are extremely dark, one reel is nearly washed out, sound quality is variable, and the picture for most of one significant scene was lost where the film came off the projector track when the film was originally mastered to tape. Being from an old 16mm film, the focus is a bit soft, and has been made somewhat softer by Batson panning and scanning each individual shot in order to eliminate the Spanish subtitles. Still, the film is watchable and you get what you pay for.
If you enjoyed this film or would like to see the complete serial (which is how these films should be seen), a much better transfer, along with considerable restoration work by Eric Stedman, is highly recommended and available for purchase at The Serial Squadron: www.serialsquadron.com/serials...
8 апр 2019
