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If you assume that Indestructible Man has a seemingly indestructible mountain of releases being thrown at you like so many other old public domain movies, you are dead right.

There are numerous stand-alone DVD's including a widescreen high-def transfer, a DVDTee package, and any number of others that are nearly indistinguishable from each other. There are even more multi-movie packs of equally generic proportions although the Lon Chaney Jr Collection stands out amongst those.

I got mine in the “Horror Classics” 50 pack.

Video:

1.33: This is the TV standard “full-screen” ratio. The video in this one gets messy at times but is mostly fair.

Audio:

1.0 mono: The audio is generally OK though it has a lot of crackling that gets annoying.

Packaging:

This particular disc is housed in a cardboard sleeve contained in a Velcro-fastened box though it has been repackaged in plastic. You can read about the set as a whole in great detail in the Horror Classics (50 pack) guide.

Extras:

There are no extras of any kind.

Other Editions:

The widescreen edition is a DVD even though it says that it is a high-def transfer. There are two huge issues here. First is that despite the claims of the great transfer, reviews strongly suggest that this is not a great presentation. Second is that the movie was not filmed in 1.85 widescreen and has therefore either been stretched or matted neither of which is a good idea.

The Lon Chaney Jr Collection offers a reportedly better transfer (though reviews suggest that it is still not truly good). You'll also get some other of the acting legend's works though nothing else as well known as this one.

The DVDTee releases offers a shirt along with the DVD, but doesn't appear to include anything else of interest.

Beyond those I found nothing notable. All releases list the same 1.33 ratio, mono sound (when they bother to list the specs at all), no extras that they mention.

Final Thoughts:

The Lon Chaney Jr Collection is the only one I found that sounds like it might offer an improved presentation that might be worth considering above the others. Other than that I say go with whatever you find as the best bargain. I've been pleased with the 50 Horror Classics collection for the most part.