Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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A Child of
the Paris Streets
(1916)
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Mae Marsh stars with Robert Harron in this drama directed by Lloyd Ingraham. Support is given by Jennie Lee, Carl Stockdale, Tully Marshall and Loyola O’Connor.
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 Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2016 DVD edition
A Child of the Paris Streets (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 28, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD+R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $27.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2016
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD+R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print (as might be surmised from the publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely presented with a music score compiled from preexisting orchestral recordings.
It needs to be noted that on other video releases by Alex Staykov a faint “SHF-E” digital watermark appears in the lower right-hand corner of the picture to discourage pirating of this edition.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD+R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Alpha Video
2019 DVD edition
A Child of the Paris Streets (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with The Eyes of Julia Deep (1918), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8278D, UPC 0-89218-82789-0.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 15 October 2019
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Loving the Classics
2010 DVD edition
A Child of the Paris Streets (1916), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics, no catalog number, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 2010?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Be advised, it can take a very looooong time for your order to be fulfilled by Loving the Classics.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era MAE MARSH films available on home video.
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