2005 Grapevine Video edition

Romola (1924), black & white, 106 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, no UPC number.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, single-layered DVD-R disc, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, PCM 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 13 chapter stops, keep case, $16.95.
DVD release date: September 2005.
Country of origin: USA

Our first look at this public-domain edition of the film reveals that this disc has been mastered from a good 16mm reduction print. Some sections are quite dark, making reading some of the intertitles rough going, but we have never seen a 35mm print of this film and this DVD represents the best-looking edition of three we have seen on home video. Collectors may benefit from increasing the brightness settings on their television monitor when viewing this disc.

The film is accompanied by preexisting recordings from a variety of sources.

Not ideal, this disc will do until a better edition can be mastered from the print held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R is available Directly from Grapevine Video.

Other silent era Henry King films available on DVD home video:
Stella Dallas (1925)
Tol’able David (1921)
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)

Other silent era William Powell films available on DVD home video:
Feel My Pulse (1928)

Other silent era Ronald Colman films available on DVD home video:
Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925)
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)