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Merry-Go-Round
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Erich von Stroheim’s last film for Universal was taken away from him by studio executive Irving Thalberg and completed by uninspired director Rupert Julian. Yet the film still retains elements of the von Stroheim style. — Carl Bennett

2003 Image Entertainment edition

Merry-Go-Round (1923), black & white, 114 minutes, not rated.

Image Entertainment, ID9228DSDVD, UPC 0-14381-92282-0.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, dual-layered? DVD disc, Region 1, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, $24.99.
DVD release date: 8 April 2003.
Country of origin: USA

This edition marked the beginning of a great year for von Stroheim fans, with the majority of his surviving films being released on DVD home video in 2003.

USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com.
Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase a Region 1 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca.

Other silent era Erich von Stroheim films available on DVD home video:
Blind Husbands (1919)
Foolish Wives (1922)
Queen Kelly (1929)

Other silent era films featuring Erich von Stroheim as an actor:
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
The Great Gabbo (1929)
The Heart of Humanity (1918)

About Erich von Stroheim:
The Man You Loved to Hate (1979)

Erich von Stroheim filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List

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