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Show People
(1928)

This show business comedy, directed by King Vidor, stars Marion Davies and William Haines, with Dell Henderson, Harry Gribbon, Sidney Bracy and Polly Moran.

Warner Archive Collection
2012 DVD edition

Show People (1928), black & white, 79 minutes, not rated.

Warner Home Video,
no catalog number, UPC 8-83316-49690-9.
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 foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95 (reduced to $12.99).
Release date: 14 June 2012.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition is as originally produced for laserdisc and VHS in the 1990s and as broadcast on Turner Classic Movies. The film has been transferred from a very-good to excellent 35mm print.

The film is accompanied by the film’s original 1928 synchronized music score.

Highly recommended for its entertaining comedy performance by Davies.

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