I'll just copy/paste my post from the Odeon thread:
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Originally Posted by rapta
Odeon are releasing Orson Welles' The Stranger (1946) in the new year as a Dual Format release. Presumably using the same transfer Kino got?
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Judging by that blurb, yes. Which is better than nothing, but I would have much preferred to see MGM's transfer licensed as if you look at the screencaps it's clearly a superior source. In reviewing the Kino release, DVDBeaver recommended it only "until someone uses MGM's source in the new format!" More alarmingly, an Amazon review notes: "The image quality overall is great, but there are two short scenes missing. One of Edward G. Robinson on the ladder as a rung breaks, and then another related one of him showing the Noah character that the rung had been cut and glued together. These are short but key scenes that are simply missing."
I should note that I don't own the Kino release, as I've been waiting (perhaps in vain) for an MGM-licensed release.