Fades and other opticals appear somewhat softer the main body of the film, although they are fortunately brief. Blacks are accurately reproduced and the image displays an excellent range of contrast, all the way up to bright white. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack displays few anomalies, but the frequency range is limited by the recording technology of 1940. Still, the soundtrack is worth amplifying for Franz Waxman s wonderful score. Dialogue is nicely reproduced and always remains intelligible.
Subtitles are available on the disc in English, French and Spanish.
The basic interactive menus offer access to the standard scene selection and set up features, as well as a theatrical trailer. If you want to own this wonderfully entertaining piece of movie history, you can t go wrong with Warner Home Video s DVD edition.