Eureka explore a studio's early years with EARLY UNIVERSAL VOL. 1. In SKINNER'S DRESS SUIT, an office worker lies to his wife about getting a raise and is thrown into a series of mishaps when she spends it all. In THE SHIELD OF HONOR, a father and son family of cops face different challenges at beginning and ends of their careers when they get involved in a jewelry heist. In THE SHAKEDOWN, a boxer who throws fights must decide between making money and the love of a woman and a needy orphan.
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EARLY UNIVERSAL VOL. 1 Blu-ray specs:
- Disc One:
- "Skinner's Dress Suit" (1926):
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
- Leo Birenberg Score in LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- English Intertitles
- Audio Commentary by film historian and writer David Kalat
- Disc Two:
- "The Shield of Honor" (1927):
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
- Alex Kovacs Score in LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- English Intertitles
- Audio Commentary by professor and film scholar Jason A. Ney
- "The Shakedown"
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.33:1 Pillarboxed Fullscreen
- Michael Gatt Score in LPCM 2.0 Stereo
- English Intertitles
- Audio Commentary by film writer Nick Pinkerton
- The first 2,000 copies come with a limited edition O-Card slipcase and a 27-page collector's booklet featuring writing by Richard Combs and Andrew Graves.
