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There was a screening of the 1929 version earlier this year at the Cinecon convention, at which it was announced in the film's introduction that the film would be included in the forthcoming DVD. As a stellar example of the work of the legendary Jeanne Eagles, I was really looking forward to getting this on DVD. The 1940 version is certainly slicker, more polished and overall the better film, but Jeanne Eagles' performance was even more electrifying than Bette Davis' carbon copy. Eagles defiantly hissed the famous line, "With all my heart I still love the man I killed!" without an ounce of the repentance heard in the remake. It would have made a fascinating bonus to the Wyler version.
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