BOOTLEG FILES 055: “Atoll K” (1951 French-Italian fiasco which ended the career of Laurel & Hardy).
LAST SEEN: The truncated American version of the film, “Utopia,” is playing online at MovieFlix.com.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: Only bootlegged public domain videos of the American version; the original European version was not commercially released in the U.S.
REASON FOR DISAPPEARANCE: The film’s poor reputation and public domain status.
CHANCES OF SEEING A DVD RELEASE: No one will touch this sad little orphaned film.
BOOTLEG OPPORTUNITIES: Plenty of bootleg videos of the American version are available, although the quality is generally mediocre.
Get the bootleg in part two of THE BOOTLEG FILES: “ATOLL K”>>>