Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Lady of
the Dug-Out
(1918)
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This western drama, directed by W.S. Van Dyke, stars Al Jennings and Corinne Grant, with Ben Alexander, Joseph Singleton and Carl Stockdale.
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 Grapevine Video
2012 DVD edition
Films of Al Jennings (1908-1925), black & white, 130 minutes total, not rated, including The Lady of the Dug-Out (1918), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, 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; $16.95.
Release date: 5 October 2012.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm and/or 8mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
This is our recommended home video edition of this 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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 Alpha Video
2016 DVD edition
The Lady of the Dug-Out (1918), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with You’re Fired (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7837D, UPC 0-89218-78379-0.
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; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 30 August 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm and/or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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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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Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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