Critic James Agee, writing in The Nation, noted that "the Hays office has either been hypnotized into a liberality for which it should be thanked, or has been raped in its sleep"[30] to allow the film to be released.[31]
Apparently, The Buccaneer is also still with Paramount.
Some of the Hal Wallis productions released by Paramount were excluded from the sale, specifically The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, I Walk Alone, and Sorry, Wrong Number. AFAICT these are still with Paramount with the exception of Martha Ivers, which lapsed into the public domain (though Paramount still has some elements). Most of Paramount's 1949 releases prior to August went to MCA, but for some reason Bride of Vengeance (released April 1949) was retained.
Fox not only bought The Story of Temple Drake but also The Dance of Life and Swing High, Swing Low, both adapted from the play Burlesque. Columbia had bought them from Paramount intending to do another remake, which subsequently fell through. Eventually Fox bought them from Columbia and produced its own remake, When My Baby Smiles at Me. But Fox neglected to renew the copyrights for the earlier adaptations, so both are public domain.
The Fanciful Norwegian wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2026 7:13 pm
Some of the Hal Wallis productions released by Paramount were excluded from the sale, specifically The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, I Walk Alone, and Sorry, Wrong Number.
Of the three, Sorry, Wrong Number always seems to get the most attention but is my least favorite (don't care about having it on disc). On the other hand, I'd love a nicely produced UHD of The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (also wouldn't mind an upgrade to I Walk Alone).
