The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1964) (DMC Exclusive)

[WaltWiz1901]

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (aka Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow) is slated for an October 8th release through the Disney Movie Club. The new DMC flyer states that the television serial version will be included on this disc.

[hariseldon]

The New mailer which some people have states in the 3 Part Adventure and that it's a Blu-ray releasing Oct 8.

Several CSR on the phone have said it's releasing Tuesday, so unless Disney is trying to move April Fools to October I think it's 100% confirmed

[Daitetsujin17]

This is huge news!

Scarecrow! Scarecrow!
The soldiers of the King feared his name!

[chas speed]

It's about freaking time! I predict prices on the DVD set will drop.

[disneygeek98]

Since this is going to be the original three part TV episode version as originally aired on Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, let’s hope that this will be the first of many Blu-ray releases for full length episodes of Walt-era TV!

[John_Drake]

Marvelous news!

This is my most wanted Disney title by far.

[Michael24]

I've never seen this but it sounds like something a lot of people grew up with. I'll have to ask my dad if he remembers this. Can anybody say how it compares to Hammer's Captain Clegg, which was based on the same source material? I think I've read that it's more faithful to the book, at least in terms of the ending but am curious.

Terrific cover art, too!

[stardragon9]

YES!!!!!!

[WaltWiz1901]

Originally Posted by chas speed

It's about freaking time! I predict prices on the DVD set will drop.

I hope so! That's one of the hardest Treasures to find for a reasonable price.

Originally Posted by disneygeek98

Since this is going to be the original three part TV episode version as originally aired on Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, let’s hope that this will be the first of many Blu-ray releases for full length episodes of Walt-era TV!

I concur! The Treasures line, impressive as it was, unfortunately skipped over some important or really interesting episodes and serials.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by WaltWiz1901

I hope so! That's one of the hardest Treasures to find for a reasonable price.

I concur! The Treasures line, impressive as it was, unfortunately skipped over some important or really interesting episodes and serials.

Leonard Maltin wanted to continue the line, but he was going into deep cuts that modern audiences weren't familiar with, so the number of runs got even more exclusive the deeper he dove. My hope is that we'll eventually see these episodes and even further deep cuts on Disney+...I'm not holding my breath. I'd hang on to those Treasure sets. Very unlikely we're going to see those films and shorts in the foreseeable future, not even on Disney+ (Walt Disney on the Front Lines, in particular). Disappointed we never got a set of the People and Places series, a spin-off of the True-Life Adventures. I can only assume they're of questionable taste in the current marketplace.

[disneygeek98]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

Leonard Maltin wanted to continue the line, but he was going into deep cuts that modern audiences weren't familiar with, so the number of runs got even more exclusive the deeper he dove. My hope is that we'll eventually see these episodes and even further deep cuts on Disney+...I'm not holding my breath. I'd hang on to those Treasure sets. Very unlikely we're going to see those films and shorts in the foreseeable future, not even on Disney+ (Walt Disney on the Front Lines, in particular). Disappointed we never got a set of the People and Places series, a spin-off of the True-Life Adventures. I can only assume they're of questionable taste in the current marketplace.

I’m disappointed too! I personally think that it would have been really great if they had continued the Walt Disney Treasures through the D23 Club if they were worried about sales. They released a 54 disc set called Walt Disney Treasures Premium Collection as a D23 Exclusive in 2009. It was limited to 3,000 copies and I’m sure that there are at least that many dedicated Disney fans that would have bought more Waves if they released them as D23 Exclusives.

[chas speed]

I just bit the bullet and bought the Blu-ray for 38 dollars total on Ebay. I hope I didn't make a mistake.

[Richard--W]

I'll be keeping my treasure tin for the feature film version and the supplements.

Disney gives short shrift on these discs. Yes the transfers are nice, but to deny us
the supplements that were on the DVD editions is just ... well, there's such a thing
as being too cheap.

[Flanger-Hanger]

Originally Posted by Michael24

Can anybody say how it compares to Hammer's Captain Clegg, which was based on the same source material? I think I've read that it's more faithful to the book, at least in terms of the ending but am curious.

Hammer's Captain Clegg/Night Creatures was mostly a direct remake of an older Dr. Syn movie from the 1930s. I like it and I'm glad to have it on Blu-ray, but I prefer Patrick Mcgoohan's performance and costume in the Disney series. Plus because it was a 3-part serial on TV the story is longer and more interesting IMO.

I have not got around to reading the books, so I can't say how faithful any movie version is.

[Mikezilla3k]

[Richard--W]

Has the day-for-night problem that plagued the DVD been corrected on the blu-ray?
Can someone who's seen the blu-ray comment ?

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Has the day-for-night problem that plagued the DVD been corrected on the blu-ray?
Can someone who's seen the blu-ray comment ?

It hasn't been released yet, so comments won't be forthcoming for a bit.

[BPW2016]

Excellent news - thanks WaltWiz1901!

[NeMo_ET]

Never seen this, but I'd like to! Actually never even heard of it until now.

[chas speed]

Originally Posted by Richard--W

Has the day-for-night problem that plagued the DVD been corrected on the blu-ray?
Can someone who's seen the blu-ray comment ?

I recall someone saying that the VHS release was superior in the day for night footage, but I can say this was not true after viewing the VHS release. It could be that the day for night footage is as good as it's going to ever look, but we will know soon. I wonder if the Blu-ray will be letterboxed or full frame?