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You Never Know Women
(1926)
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This romantic drama, directed by William A. Wellman, features Florence Vidor, Lowell Sherman and Clive Brook, with El Brendel, Roy Stewart, Sidney Bracy and Joe Bonomo.
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 Kino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition
You Never Know Women (1926), color-tinted black & white, 71 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23128, UPC 7-38329-23128-6.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A 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 34.8 Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 1.6 Mbps audio bit rate (music), and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 2.0 Mbps audio bit rate (commentary); English language intertitles, no subtitles; 10 chapter stops; 8-page insert booklet; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 23 October 2018.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 9 / audio: 8 / additional content: 7 / overall: 8.
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a 4K scan of a color-tinted 35mm nitrate positive and a 35mm safety negative held by the Paramount Pictures archive. The scan could have used image stabilization but is otherwise excellent. Dust and speckling are largely noneexistant but the source materials occasionally show signs of beginning nitrate decomposition.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano and synthesizer by Donald Sosin.
Supplementary material includes an audio commentary by actor and biographer William Wellman Jr., and an insert booklet essay by film critic Gina Telaroli.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Kino Classics
2018 DVD edition
You Never Know Women (1926), color-tinted black & white, 71 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23127, UPC 7-38329-23127-9.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 1 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 ? 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; 8-page insert booklet; standard DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 23 October 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from 35mm film materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled and performed by the Donald Sosin.
The disc’s supplementary material includes an audio commentary by actor and biographer William Wellman, Jr., and an insert booklet with an essay by film critic Gina Telaroli.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other silent era WILLIAM A. WELLMAN films available on home video.
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