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Pointed Heels
(1929)

 

This early sound comedy, directed by Edward Sutherland, stars William Powell and Fay Wray, with Helen Kane, Richard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher, Phillips Holmes, Adrienne Dore and Eugene Pallette.

coverReel Vault
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition

Pointed Heels (1929), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.

Reel Vault, 0007B, UPC 6-44827-00072-2.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.99.
Release date: 9 September 2025.
Country of origin: USA

This BD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm print.

The film is accompanied by the film’s original synchronized soundtrack.

Supplemental material includes audio commentary by film historian Richard Barrios; and 44 Max Fleischer Betty Boop cartoons and five colorized Betty Boop cartoons from the 1970s (go figure).

For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available from
REEL VAULT through . . .
coverReel Vault
2025 DVD edition

Pointed Heels (1929), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.

Reel Vault, unknown catalog number, UPC 6-44827-30502-5.
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, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 9 September 2025.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm print.

The film is accompanied by the film’s original synchronized soundtrack.

Supplemental material includes audio commentary by film historian Richard Barrios; and five colorized Betty Boop cartoons from the 1970s.

For now, this is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
REEL VAULT through . . .
coverLoving the Classics
201? DVD edition

Pointed Heels (1929), black & white, 61 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 reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by the film’s original synchronized soundtrack.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
coverAlpha Video
2025 DVD edition

Pointed Heels (1929), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8680D, UPC 0-89218-86809-1.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $9.99.
Release date: 29 July 2025.
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 the film’s original synchronized soundtrack.

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