That's fascinating that a film that was such a big deal even at the time, and it's not that old in cinema terms, would have so much significant lost footage. A

That's fascinating that a film that was such a big deal even at the time, and it's not that old in cinema terms, would have so much significant lost footage. As another commenter here points out -- it's surprising that at least one theater didn't keep the trimmed footage, or didn't ignore the trim request.