"County Hospital" Artisan Region 1 NTSC vs. Kinowelt Region 2 PAL vs. Magna Pacific Region All PAL

directed by James Parrott
USA 1932

Theatrical Release: June 25th, 1932

DVD Comparison:

Artisan Region 1 - NTSC vs. Kinowelt - Region 2 - PAL vs. Magna Pacific - Region All - PAL

Big thanks to Bram Blijleven for the Artisan Screen Captures and Ole of DVDBasen for the Kinowelt / Magna Pacific!

(Artisan - Region 1 - NTSC - LEFT vs. Kinowelt - Region 2 - PAL - MIDDLE vs. Magna Pacific - Region All - PAL - RIGHT)

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Distribution	Artisan Home Entertainment Region 1 - NTSC	Kinowelt (Germany) Region 2 - PAL	Magna Pacific (Australia) Region All - PAL
Runtime	19:18	17:56 (4% PAL speedup)	17:53 (4% PAL speedup)
Video	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.65 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.60 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.78 PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
Bitrate: Artisan NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Kinowelt
Bitrate: Manga Pacific
Audio	English Dolby Digital 1.0 / 2.0 (Mono)	German and English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Mono)	English Dolby Digital 1.0 (Mono)
Subtitles	None.	German. and none	None.
Features	Release Information: Studio: Artisan Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Edition Details: • 4 other L&H movies on the DVD: Sons of the Desert, The Music Box, Another Fine Mess and Busy Bodies. • Kings of Laughter tribute (Film clips / interviews) (10:03). • Then and now location tour (Hal Roach Studios). • Stills from the movies. • Hal Roach article (Text). • Biographies of Laurel, Hardy and Hal Roach. DVD Release Date: August 19, 2003 Chapters 7	Release Information: Studio: Kinowelt Aspect Ratio: 1:33:1 Edition Details: • 3 other L&H movies on the DVD: One Good Turn, Double Whoopee and Their Purple Moment. • Double Whoopee and Their Purple Moment in German Talk Television versions + info. • Production notes (In German). • Bio/filmographies of Laurel and Hardy (In German). • Stills from the movies. DVD Release Date: April 16, 2002 Chapters 6	Release Information: Studio: Magna Pacific Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Edition Details: • 7 other L&H movies on the DVD: Dirty Work, Twice Two, Hog Wild, Going Bye Bye, The Fixer Uppers, One Good Turn and The Hoose Gow.. • Biographies of Laurel and Hardy. DVD Release Date: July 23, 2001 Chapters None
Comments:	Artisan has used a older Film Classics televison print that dosen't have the original title card, where the Kinowelt is remastered from 35mm elements by KirchGroup and have the original title card. I wonder why Artisan didn't choose the restored version that was shown on American Movie Classics some years ago. The Kinowelt is not perfect - slightly cropped at bottom and left and a bit more print damage than the Artisan, but is much sharper/detailed and generally looks better so I recommend to buy the Kinowelt. Magna Pacific has used a old Blackhawk Films version, and even it's very bad it's actually one of the best on the DVD. Ole Kofoed