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Wolf Lowry
(1917)

This Western drama, directed by William S. Hart, stars William S. Hart and Margery Wilson, with Aaron Edwards and Carl Ullman (William Fairbanks).

Film Preservation Society
2023 Blu-ray Disc edition

Wolf Lowry (1917), black & white, 64 minutes, not rated, with “Bad Buck” of Santa Ynez (1915), black & white, 29 minutes, not rated, and The Sheriff’s Baby (1913), black & white, 17 minutes, not rated.

Film Preservation Society,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc; 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $35.00.
Release date: October 2023.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival 35mm film elements held by the Library of Congress.

The film is accompanied by a custom music score composed and performed by Donald Sosin.

Supplemental material includes the William S. Hart short film “Bad Buck” of Santa Ynez (1915) from archival film elements held by the Library of Congress, and the D.W. Griffith short film The Sheriff’s Baby (1913) from archival film elements held by the Museum of Modern Art.

Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.

This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc edition is available directly from . . .