Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Goose Woman
(1925)
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This feature drama, directed by Clarence Brown, stars Louise Dresser, Jack Pickford and Constance Bennett.
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
The Goose Woman (1925), black & white, 99 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8608D, UPC 0-89218-86089-7.
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; $8.98.
Release date: 28 May 2024.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
This is our (reluctantly) recommended home video edition of the film.
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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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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 TeleVista
2008 DVD edition
The Goose Woman (1925), black & white, 100 minutes, not rated.
TeleVista, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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 4.7 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 8 June 2008.
Country of origin: USA •
Ratings (1-10): video: 3 / audio: 4 / additional content: 1 / overall: 3.
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a fair to good quality 8mm reduction print, which is flecked with dust, debris and speckling, and flat in contrast.
The film is accompanied by a hodge-podge of preexisting recordings. The supplemental section is nothing more than a set of still frames from this subpar print.
Not at all recommended, but this is currently the only DVD edition of the film available.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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