Many thanks to Roger Westcombe for supplying this link to a site I
was completely unfamiliar with, notwithstanding it has had half a million page
views.
Here's an extract from the story, "it" being a copy of the aforementioned Roger Corman epic from 1956: Attempting to track it down in some
form, I discovered late last year that it was indeed available on VHS, albeit
hardly on a wide scale. As Thunder
Over Hawaii, the title under which it had been originally shot and under which
it had been re-released to theatres in 1960, it was listed in the catalogue of
a New Zealand video store. Now, one PAL VHS copy rentable only in person or to
Kiwi mailing addresses may be a mere straw but I clutched for it nonetheless. I
mailed the company to confirm that yes, they had it. An ex-pat Kiwi friend
found a friend back home who could rip from VHS and my long wait is thankfully
over.
For the amazing full details, plus some splendid Corman/AIP art work go to
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