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The Hollywood
Revue of 1929
(1929)
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This all-star sound film revue, directed by Charles F. Reisner, is hosted by Conrad Nagel and Jack Benny, with Renée Adorée, Nils Asther, Lionel Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, Marie Dressler, Ukelele Ike (Cliff Edwards), Gus Edwards, John Gilbert, William Haines, Oliver Hardy, Buster Keaton, Charles King, Stan Laurel, Gwen Lee, Bessie Love, Polly Moran, Anita Page, Norma Shearer, Dane and Arthur (Karl Dane and George K. Arthur), the Brox Sisters, the Albertina Rasch Ballet, Natacha Natova and Company, and the Rounders.
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 Warner Archive Collection
2009 DVD edition
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929), black & white and color, 118 minutes, not rated.
Warner Home Video,
no catalog number, UPC 8-83316-22485-4.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 6.4 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 11 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95 (reduced to $12.99).
Release date: 1 December 2009.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 6 / audio: 6 / additional content: 0 / overall: 6.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print (as it may be the only surviving print material). As is common in vintage 16mm prints, the left-side and bottom of the picture is overcropped, cutting off portions of the main titles and other information. Present in the print is a significant amount of dust, speckling, schmutz, emulsion scrapes, timing marks, and other print flaws.
The film is accompanied by the its original synchronized soundtrack.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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Other silent era JOAN CRAWFORD films available on home video.
Other silent era MARION DAVIES films available on home video.
Other silent era JOHN GILBERT films available on home video.
Other silent era LAUREL AND HARDY films available on home video.
Other silent era BUSTER KEATON films available on home video.
Other silent era NORMA SHEARER films available on home video.
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