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The Kid Brother
(1927)

The Criterion Collection
2019 Blu-ray Disc edition

The Kid Brother (1927), black & white and color-toned black & white, 82 minutes, not rated, with Over the Fence (1917), black & white and color-toned black & white, ? minutes, not rated and That’s Him (1918), black & white and color-toned black & white, 82 minutes, not rated.

The Criterion Collection, CC3002BD (collection number 964), UPC 7-15515-22741-4, ISBN 978-1-68143-559-6.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, English and Spanish language subtitles; closed captions; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 12 March 2019.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been prepared from a 4K digital scan of 35mm archival materials.

The film is accompanied by the orchestral music score by Carl Davis originally prepared for the Photoplay Productions 1989 Thames television presentations.

This is the best edition of the film available on home video and it is highly recommended.

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The Criterion Collection
2019 DVD edition

The Criterion Collection, CC3003D (collection number 964),
UPC 7-15515-22751-3, unknown ISBN number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (two DVDs in the set), 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, English and Spanish language subtitles; closed captions; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 12 March 2019.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition has been prepared from a 4K scan of 35mm archival materials.

The film is accompanied by the orchestral music score by Carl Davis originally prepared for the Photoplay Productions 1989 Thames television presentations.

This is the best edition of the film available on DVD home video and is highly recommended.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

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New Line Home Entertainment
2005 DVD edition

The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection, Volume 2 (1919-1930), black & white and color-toned black & white, 466 minutes total, not rated, including The Kid Brother (1927), black & white and color-toned black & white, 82 minutes, not rated.

New Line Home Entertainment, N8447,
UPC 7-94043-84472-0, ISBN 0-7806-5290-8.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, English and Spanish language subtitles, closed captions, chapter stops; and one dual-sided, dual-layered (side A)/single-layered (side B) Region 1 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, English and Spanish language subtitles; closed captions; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 15 November 2005.
Country of origin: USA

This two-disc DVD collection is mastered from 35mm restoration prints overseen by The Harold Lloyd Trust, which should represent the best-surviving prints of these seven Harold Lloyd shorts and feature films.

The film is presented with a music score composed by Carl Davis, and with optional audio commentary by Suzanne Lloyd, Annette D’Agostino Lloyd and Richard Correll.

We fully expect that this collection will be the best-available editions of these wonderful films, and recommend it sight unseen.

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