Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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An Even Break
(1917)
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This comedy-drama, directed by Lambert Hillyer, stars Olive Thomas and Charles Gunn, with Margaret Thompson, Darrel Foss, Charles K. French, J. Frank Burke and Louis Durham.
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 Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2017 DVD edition
An Even Break (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 141, 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: 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 35mm or 16mm reduction print (as might be surmised from the publisher-provided still frame above). The publisher discloses that the second reel is missing and that other reels show significant nitrate decomposition damage.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Reluctantly, this is our recommended home video edition of the film and we still criticize this publisher for their overpriced offerings that give the consumer as little value as possible.
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