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Sailor’s
Holiday
(1929)
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This feature sound comedy, directed by Fred Newmeyer, stars Alan Hale and Sally Eilers, with George Cooper, Paul Hurst, Mary Carr, Charles Clary, Jack Richardson and Natalie Joyce.
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 Grapevine Video
2015 DVD edition
Sailor’s Holiday (1929) [sound version], black & white, 58 minutes, not rated, with Sailor’s Holiday (1929) [silent version], black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: 7 August 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from 16mm reduction prints.
The sound film version is presented with its original synchronized soundtrack. The silent film version is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 2 PAL DVD edition from Amazon.co.uk. Support Silent Era.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Sailor’s Holiday (1929), black & white, 58 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 stereo 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
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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