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Q-Ships
(1928)

This World War I drama, directed by Geoffrey Barkas and Michael Barringer, stars J.P. Kennedy, Roy Travers, Johnny Butt, Philip Hewland, Douglas Herald, Charles Emerald, George Turner and Lionel d’Aragon.

Grapevine Video
2013 DVD edition

Q-Ships (1928), black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10599-9.
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 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: August 2013.
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 David Knudtson.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

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

Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition

Q-Ships (1928), black & white, 78 minutes, not rated.

Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
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; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from 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 . . .