Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Pointed Heels
(1929)
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This early sound comedy, directed by Edward Sutherland, stars William Powell and Fay Wray, with Helen Kane, Richard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher, Phillips Holmes, Adrienne Dore and Eugene Pallette.
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 Reel Vault
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition
Pointed Heels (1929), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.
Reel Vault, 0007B, UPC 6-44827-00072-2.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 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 mono sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.99.
Release date: 9 September 2025.
Country of origin: USA
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This BD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by the film’s original synchronized soundtrack.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary by film historian Richard Barrios; and 44 Max Fleischer Betty Boop cartoons and five colorized Betty Boop cartoons from the 1970s (go figure).
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available from
REEL VAULT through . . .
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 Reel Vault
2025 DVD edition
Pointed Heels (1929), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.
Reel Vault, unknown catalog number, UPC 6-44827-30502-5.
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, optional English language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 9 September 2025.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by the film’s original synchronized soundtrack.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary by film historian Richard Barrios; and five colorized Betty Boop cartoons from the 1970s.
For now, this is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
REEL VAULT through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Pointed Heels (1929), black & white, 61 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 mono 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 the film’s original synchronized soundtrack.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2025 DVD edition
Pointed Heels (1929), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8680D, UPC 0-89218-86809-1.
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; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $9.99.
Release date: 29 July 2025.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by the film’s original synchronized soundtrack.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other silent era WILLIAM POWELL films available on home video.
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