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The Vortex
(1928)

This feature drama, directed by Adrian Brunel, stars Ivor Novello and Willette Kershaw, with Frances Doble, Alan Hollis, Simeon Stuart, Kinsey Peile, Julie Suedo and Dorothy Fane.

Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition

The Vortex (1928), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, 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; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.

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

Since this disc is in-print, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .

Sunrise Silents
2008 DVD edition

The Vortex (1928), color-tinted black & white, 62 minutes, not rated, with Felix the Cat Hits the Deck (1927), color-tinted black & white, 62 minutes, not rated.

Sunrise Silents,
TVIN-N (NTSC) and TVIN-P (PAL), no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC or PAL DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels [NTSC] or 720 x 576 pixels [PAL]) 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; $21.95.
Release date: May 2008.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from public-domain MIDI files processed by computer.

Supplemental material includes a Felix the Cat cartoon.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
and is . . .