Mildred Pierce VHS Tape (MGM/UA Home Video Release)

This item is a standard VHS (Video Home System) cassette housed in a cardboard slipcase featuring the 1945 film noir classic 'Mildred Pierce'. The front cover artwork prominently displays an iconic colorized portrait of lead actress Joan Crawford in a fur coat against a dark background, with the title in a stylized yellow script font. Above the title, the names of the leads—Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott—are printed in a sans-serif white font. The slipcase is constructed from glossy cardstock, measuring approximately 7.5 by 4 inches. Regarding its condition, the cardboard sleeve shows visible signs of shelf wear, particularly along the edges and corners where white paper fibers are exposed through the ink (edge chipping). There are minor surface scratches and some creasing visible on the left side of the sleeve, likely from repeated handling and tape insertion/removal. Based on the cover design and typography, this specific home video edition appears to be from the late 1980s or early 1990s, likely part of an MGM/UA Home Video library series. The printing quality is consistent with mass-market cinematic releases of that era, intended for home theater consumption rather than archival display.