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The
Clodhopper
(1917)
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This comedy-drama, directed by Victor L. Schertzinger, stars Charles Ray and Margery Wilson, with Charles K. French, Lydia Knott and Thomas Guise.
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Alpha Video
2021 DVD edition
The Clodhopper (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Grandma’s Child (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8413D, UPC 0-89218-84139-1.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 4 May 2021.
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.
For the time being, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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Other silent era CHARLES RAY films available on home video.
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