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The Other Half
(1919)

This feature drama, directed by King Vidor, stars Florence Vidor and Charles Meredith, with ZaSu Pitts, David Butler, Alfred Allen, Frances Raymond, Hugh Saxon, Thomas Jefferson and Arthur Redden.

Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2017 DVD edition

The Other Half (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 138, 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: 2017.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm or 16mm reduction print (as might be surmised from the publisher-provided still frame above).

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

Reluctantly, this is our recommended home video edition of the film and we still criticize this publisher for their overpriced offerings that give the consumer as little value as possible.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available through . . .

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