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Trilby
(1915)
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This historical drama, directed by Maurice Tourneur, stars Clara Kimball Young and Wilton Lackaye, with Paul McAllister, Chester Barnett and D.J. Flanagan.
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 Reel Classic DVD
201? DVD edition
Trilby (1915), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with A House Divided (1913), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reelclassicdvd.com, no catalog number, UPC 7-62185-05292-1.
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; $19.98.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. The source material will likely originate from a print of the 1920 rerelease version of the film.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Stuart Oderman.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .
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 Alpha Video
2009 DVD edition
Trilby (1915), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distrbuted by Oldies.com,
ALP 5778D, UPC 0-89218-57789-4.
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 ? 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; $6.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 31 March 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print. The source material will likely originate from a print of the 1920 rerelease version of the film.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled 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 MAURICE TOURNEUR films available on home video.
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