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Smithy
(1924)

This Stan Laurel comedy features James Finlayson, William Gillespie, Glenn Tryon, Sammy Brooks, Ena Gregory, Jack Gavin and George Rowe.

Kino International
2008 DVD edition

The Stan Laurel Collection, Volume 2 (1918-1926), black & white, 355 minutes total, not rated, including Smithy (1924), black & white, 24 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K616, UPC 7-38329-06162-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (two DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 3 June 2008.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition has been mastered from an archival print.

The film is presented with a music score performed on piano by Neil Brand.

This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition is available directly from . . .

Reel Classic DVD
2004 DVD edition

A Festival of Silent Comedy, Volume 1 (1914-1929), black & white, 109 minutes total, not rated, including Smithy (1924), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated.

Reelclassicdvd.com, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-87612-2.
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) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $20.00.
Release date: 2004.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The films are presented with music scores performed on piano by Ben Model.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .