Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Dancers
(1925)
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This feature drama, directed by Emmett J. Flynn, stars George O’Brien and Alma Rubens, with Madge Bellamy, Templar Saxe, Joan Standing, Alice Hollister, Freeman Wood, Walter McGrail and Noble Johnson.
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 Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2021 DVD edition
The Dancers (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 216, unknown UPC number.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $34.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a VHS videotape copy of a 16mm reduction print rendering a smeary picture (as is surmised from the smeary publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Not recommended, but . . .
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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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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
The Dancers (1925), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
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; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
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 music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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