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The Wicked Darling
(1919)
on

Originally thought to be a lost film, a 35mm nitrate print of the European export version of The Wicked Darling (1919) was recovered in the 1990s and preserved at the Nederlands Filmmuseum.

2005 Image Entertainment edition

The Wicked Darling (1919), color-toned black & white, 59 minutes, not rated, with Victory (1919), color-toned black & white, 62 minutes, not rated.

Image Entertainment, ID0315DSDVD, UPC 0-14381-03152-2.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, one single-sided, dual-layered DVD disc, Region 0, ? 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, $19.99.
DVD release date: 25 January 2005.
Country of origin: USA

Our first look at this disc is generally positive. The disc has been mastered from a 35mm preservation print copied from the sole-surviving 35mm nitrate materials. The slightly-abridged print is significantly-damaged in places, but is still very watchable.

The presentation features a music score performed on synthesizers by Eric Beheim.

Liner notes are by author Michael F. Blake. This moderately-priced disc appears to be an excellent value for Chaney fans.

 

 
USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 0 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com.
Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 0 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca.
Lon Chaney films available on DVD home video:
The Ace of Hearts (1921)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
The Light in the Dark [The Light of Faith] (1922)
Nomads of the North (1920)
Oliver Twist (1922)
Outside the Law (1920)
The Penalty (1920)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Scarlet Car (1917)
Shadows (1922)
The Shock (1923)
The Unknown (1927)
Victory (1919)

About Lon Chaney:
Documentary: Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)
Book: The Films of Lon Chaney by Michael F. Blake

 
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