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April Folly
(1920)

 

This drama, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, stars Marion Davies, with Madeline Marshall, Hattie Delaro, Amelia Summerville and Conway Tearle.

coverGrapevine Video
2019 Blu-ray Disc edition

April Folly (1920), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated, with Buried Treasure (1921), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: December 2019.
Country of origin: USA
This BD-R edition has been mastered from an archival 35mm print of the film (that is missing its first reel) held by the Library of Congress.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Ben Model.

Even sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition from Amazon.com. Purchase supports Silent Era.
 
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coverGrapevine Video
2019 DVD edition

April Folly (1920), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated, with Buried Treasure (1921), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
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 ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: December 2019.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has been mastered from an archival 35mm print of the film (that is missing its first reel) held by the Library of Congress.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Ben Model.

Even sight unseen, this is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.

 
USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
coverSilent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2019 DVD edition

April Folly (1920), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 195, unknown UPC number.
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 ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $34.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2019.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm print or a 16mm reduction print of the film.

The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music sources.

We do not recommend this over-priced, under-value edition.

 
USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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