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The Mad Magician

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Astounding! Astonishing! Amazing! So different you’ll hardly believe your eyes!

Selected disc options for The Mad Magician

Extras
Twilight Time box art
Twilight Time BD-A 3D/US/OOP 2017
Umbrella box art
Umbrella BD-ALL/AU 2021
Indicator box art
Indicator BD-ALL 3D/UK 2020
Mill Creek box art
Mill Creek DVD-1/US/OOP 2015
Sony box art
Sony DVD-R-0/US 2012
Audio Commentary by David Del Valle and Steven Peros has extra
Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby has extra
Master of Fright!: Conjuring “The Mad Magician” (19:49) has extra
Three-Dimensional Magic: Frank Passingham and Tom Vincent on “The Mad Magician” (15:02) has extra
Stills Gallery (32 Images) has extra
Isolated Music Track has extra
Theatrical Trailer (2:09) has extra has extra has extra
“Pardon My Backfire” (Short, 1953, 15:56) has extra has extra
“Spooks!” (Short, 1953, 15:44) has extra has extra
Super 8 Versions (8:14, 16:05) has extra
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Notes

  • Twilight Time’s “The Limited Edition Series” Blu-ray includes an 8-page booklet with writing by Julie Kirgo.
  • Umbrella’s “Vincent Price Double Feature” Blu-ray also includes The Tingler (1959).
  • Indicator’s Blu-ray includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Kat Ellinger (“Merv Taylor: The Real Mad Magician”). Reissued without booklet (2022/04/25).
  • Mill Creek’s DVD contains no extra. It is included in the “Classic Horror” box set with Five (1951), The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957) and The Terror of the Tongs (1961).
  • Sony’s “Choice Collection” DVD-R contains no extras.

Ultimate Edition

Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.

  • Screen shot for Three-Dimensional Magic: Frank Passingham and Tom Vincent on “The Mad Magician”
    Three-Dimensional Magic: Frank Passingham and Tom Vincent on “The Mad Magician” (15:02)
Presentation Twilight Time BD 2017
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 MVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 34.00 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
      • Length:1:12:47.825
      • File size: 22.54 GiB
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 1965 kbps
      • Bit depth: 24-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Umbrella BD 2021
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
      • Resolution: 1080p
      • Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
  • Subtitles
    • None
Indicator BD 2020
  • Video
    • File 1
      • Codec: MPEG-4 MVC
      • Resolution: 1080p23.976
      • Overall bit rate: 38.22 Mbps
      • Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
      • Length:1:14:20.341
      • File size: 20.82 GiB
  • Audio
    • File 1
      • Language: English LPCM 1.0
      • Sampling rate: 48 kHz
      • Bit rate: 853 kbps
      • Bit depth: 16-bit
  • Subtitles
    • English SDH
Extras Audio Commentary by David Del Valle and Steven Peros Twilight Time BD
Audio Commentary by Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby Indicator BD
Master of Fright!: Conjuring “The Mad Magician” (19:49, 1080p) Twilight Time BD
Three-Dimensional Magic: Frank Passingham and Tom Vincent on “The Mad Magician” (15:02, 1080p) Indicator BD
Stills Gallery (32 Images) Indicator BD
Isolated Music Track Twilight Time BD
Theatrical Trailer (2:09, 1080p) Twilight Time BD
“Pardon My Backfire” (Short, 1953, 15:56, 1080p) Twilight Time BD
“Spooks!” (Short, 1953, 15:44, 1080p) Twilight Time BD
Super 8 Versions (8:14, 16:05, 1080p) Indicator BD

Notes

  • Indicator’s Blu-ray running time includes 1:30 of colour bars before film begins.