My conclusion to all of this is that Browning thought the final script was problematic and felt he could improve on it, either during the shoot or in the cutting room, or both. What I'm scratching my head over is this alleged Laemmle Sr. ordered cut. Do we have proof of it? What are perceived as gaps and chops in the movie could still be Browning's/Carruth's doing. The "Browning didn't like the final cut" belief also doesn't sit with me. I considered the 'evidence' presented to support this and it seems really flimsy to me.

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