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Manhandled
(1924)

This Gloria Swanson drama was directed by Allan Dwan and features support from Tom Moore, Lilyan Tashman, Ian Keith, Arthur Housman, Paul McAllister and Frank Morgan.

Kino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition

Manhandled (1924), color-tinted black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K22962, UPC 7-38329-22962-7.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 10 April 2018.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a new 2K scan from an archival 35mm print.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Makia Matsumura.

The disc’s supplementary material includes audio commentary by Gaylyn Studlar; with a booklet essay by film historian Peter Labuza.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

This Region A Blu-ray Disc edition has been discontinued
and is . . .

Kino Classics
2018 DVD edition

Manhandled (1924), color-tinted black & white, 63 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K22961, UPC 7-38329-22961-0.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 10 April 2018.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition has been mastered from a new 2K scan from an archival 35mm print.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Makia Matsumura.

The disc’s supplementary material includes audio commentary by Gaylyn Studlar; with a booklet essay by film historian Peter Labuza.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.

This Region 1 NTSC DVD edition has been discontinued
and is . . .

Grapevine Video
2020 Blu-ray Disc edition

Manhandled (1924), black & white, 61 minutes, not rated, with Shifting Sands (1918), color-toned black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 25 November 2020.
Country of origin: USA

This BD-R edition has been prepared from a 2K high-definition scan of what is likely to be a 16mm reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack ocompiled from preexisting music recordings.

This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .

Grapevine Video
2020 DVD edition

Manhandled (1924), black & white, 61 minutes, not rated, with Shifting Sands (1918), color-toned black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-44035-7.
One single-sided, dual-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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: 25 November 2020.
Country of origin: USA

This remastered DVD+R edition has been prepared from a 2K high-definition scan of what is likely to be a 16mm reduction print.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD+R edition is available directly from . . .

Reel Classic DVD
2016 DVD edition

Manhandled (1924), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Sold at Auction (1923), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Reelclassicdvd.com, no catalog number, UPC 1-91091-35187-1.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: 2016.
Country of origin: USA

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

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Paul Norman.

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

Grapevine Video
2008 DVD edition

Shifting Sands (1918), color-toned black & white, 52 minutes, not rated, with Manhandled (1924), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10035-2.
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 4.4 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 224 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 2008.
Country of origin: USA