the reason the dvd release of this film be in black and white be because nobody can get their hand on a color print of this public domain film and a modest sea story at best . distribute for television thru ally artist and dvd ( or vhs ) on the market at this time for this title be all come from the same 16mm television print . film distribute for television prior to 1963 be often distribute in b or w print and because the bulk of viewer do not have color set anyway . strike b or w print for television be also cheap and a it often involve quite a few print to cover all station run a film on a syndicated basis .