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Weary River
(1929)
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This First National drama, directed by Frank Lloyd, features Richard Barthelmess and Betty Compson.
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 Warner Archive Collection
2010 DVD edition
Weary River (1929), black & white, 89 minutes, not rated.
Warner Home Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-83316-23221-7.
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; 9 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95 (reduced to $12.99).
Release date: 2 February 2010.
Country of origin: USA
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This Warner Archive Collection DVD-R edition has been mastered from 35mm restoration print materials prepared by UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Library of Congress, with Warner Bros. and Turner Entertainment Company, and is presented as originally broadcast on Turner Classic Movies.
This part-talkie film is accompanied by its original 1929 Vitaphone synchronized music score.
This is the only known home video edition of the film that we are aware of.
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Other silent era RICHARD BARTHELMESS films available on home video.
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