Alternate versions

The Great Gabbo (1929) was originally released by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures, with certain sequences were presented in Multicolor. However, current prints, restored by the Library of Congress and released by Kino International on DVD, exist only in black-and-white. Most, perhaps all, VHS and DVD releases of the film have the color sequences in black and white.

The public domain version of The Great Gabbo (1929) available on Internet Archive runs 68 minutes, while the original film ran 96 minutes, including the exit music. The opening credits mention "Color sequences by Multicolor," but those sequences are now either lost or have survived only in black-and-white form. Multicolor, based on the earlier Prizma color process, went out of business in 1932; its assets were bought by Cinecolor. A 94-minute public domain version is now available.