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The
Transformation
of Mike
(1912)
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This short reformation drama, directed by D.W. Griffith, stars Wilfred Lucas and Blanche Sweet, with Edna Foster, William J. Butler, Max Davidson and Kate Bruce.
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 Alpha Video
2012 DVD edition
Judith of Bethulia (1914), black & white, 48 minutes, not rated, with The Transformation of Mike (1912), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 4513D, UPC 0-89218-45139-2.
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, 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 17 April 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a fair to good 8mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a cobbled-together music score taken from preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other silent era D.W. GRIFFITH films available on home video.
Other silent era BLANCHE SWEET films available on home video.
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