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The Winning of
Barbara Worth
(1926)
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This romance-western drama stars Ronald Colman, Vilma Banky and Gary Cooper. Much of the location photography was taken in the deserts near Winnemucca, Nevada.
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 Warner Archive Collection
2014 DVD edition
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926), color-tinted and color-toned black & white and black & white, 89 minutes, not rated.
Warner Home 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) 1.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $18.95 (reduced to $17.95).
Release date: August 2014
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from the same video master that was transferred from a 35mm print as was the MGM/Fox edition noted below.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed on theatre organ.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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  MGM /
20th Century Fox
Home Entertainment
2007 DVD edition
Gary Cooper: M-G-M Movie Legends Collection (1926-1954), black & white and color, 391 minutes total, not rated and Rated G, including The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926), color-tinted and color-toned black & white and black & white, 89 minutes, not rated.
MGM / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, no catalog number, UPC 0-27616-07653-3.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles, close-captioned; 28 chapter stops; slimline DVD keepcase in cardboard slipcase; $39.98.
Release date: 22 May 2007
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition, which is only available as part of the Gary Cooper Movie Legends Collection boxset, has been transferred from a 35mm print that appears to have original color tints (predominantly amber, with a blue night color-toning and rose interior color-tints, and black & white intertitles).
Our first look at the disc reveals a high-quality, slightly faster than natural-speed, full-frame transfer that captures much of the highly-detailed quality of the source print. The extensive use of diffusion filters to soften image details will make some of the cinematography noticeably less-detailed than in the majority of the film. The color tinting flattens the contrast of the picture, quite noticeably in the highlights, that may distract some viewers. But, all that being said, we note that the transfer has been cleaned of nearly all speckling, dust and other flaws, making the net viewing experience a pleasure.
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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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This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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 Regia Films
20?? DVD edition
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926), color-tinted and color-toned black & white and black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.
Regia Films, unknown catalog number, UPC 8-436541-002722.
One single-sided, single-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 ? 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, optional Spanish language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 20??
Country of origin: Spain
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This DVD edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm print.
The film is likely accompanied by a custom music score.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
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Other silent era HENRY KING films available on home video.
Other silent era RONALD COLMAN films available on home video.
Other silent era GARY COOPER films available on home video. |
