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The Patsy
(1928)
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This Cosmopolitan comedy, directed by King Vidor, stars Marion Davies, Orville Caldwell, Marie Dressler, Dell Henderson, Lawrence Gray and Jane Winton.
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 Warner Archive Collection
2009 DVD edition
The Patsy (1928), black & white, 77 minutes, not rated.
Warner Home Video,
no catalog number, UPC 8-83316-19997-8.
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 7.2 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 7 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95 (reduced to $12.99).
Release date: 17 November 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition is as originally produced for broadcast on Turner Classic Movies and is transferred from an excellent 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a lively orchestral music score composed by Vivek Maddala.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION through . . .
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Other silent era KING VIDOR films available on home video.
Other silent era MARION DAVIES films available on home video.
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