Daredevils of the West

Republic's "Daredevils of the West" is a 1943 twelve chapter serial once considered lost. This action-filled cliffhanger starred Allan Lane and Kay Aldridge. It's only been publicly screened in the U.S. twice in recent years.

Through special arrangement with Brigham Young University, Paramount Pictures, and Swank Films it was first shown at SerialFest in Newtown, PA, in the Spring of 2008. This past October it was run a second time at the Lone Pine Film Festival in Lone Pine, CA.

Now this exciting serial is coming to America's heartland for the first time. It can be seen at the Memphis Film Festival in Olive Branch, Mississippi June 3-5 of 2010. It will be personally projected by BYU archivist James D'Arc.

So, why doesn't BYU make it available on a DVD for all serial fans to enjoy?

Edit: Question answered by Boyd Magers of "Western Clippings." BYU has the print donated to them by the late Jack (Valley of the Cliffhangers) Mathis. Paramount has the rights to the film, and they have deemed the negative flawed and unacceptable and, as such, unmarkable.