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’49-’17
(1917)
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This feature drama film was written and directed by Ruth Ann Baldwin, and stars Joseph Girard, Leo Pierson, William J. Dyer, George Raroe, Donna Drew and Jean Hersholt.
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 Kino International
2008 DVD edition
The Ocean Waif (1916), color-toned black & white and black & white, 40 minutes, not rated,
with ’49-’17 (1917), color-toned black & white and black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K603, UPC 7-38329-06032-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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 4.4 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 256 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 3 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 22 April 2008.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been prepared from a very-good 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed on piano by Jon C. Mirsalis.
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Other silent era films directed by WOMEN DIRECTORS.
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