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Mabel’s Blunder
(1914)

This Keystone comedy stars Mabel Normand and Harry McCoy, with Charles Bennett, Charley Chase, Eva Nelson and Helen Carruthers.

Kino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition

Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers (1911-1929), black & white and color-toned black & white, 1710 minutes total, not rated, including Mabel’s Blunder (1914), black & white, 17 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K23411, UPC 7-38329-23411-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Discs (six BDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at 23.2 Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 1.5 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; 80-page insert booklet; three double-disc plastic trays on cardboard wrap in cardboard storage box; $99.95.
Release date: 20 November 2018.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 7 / additional content: 8 / overall: 7.

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a 2K high-resolution scan of an archival 35mm nitrate print held by the Library of Congress. The print has a number of issues including speckling, dust, fine vertical scratches, emulsion chipping, schmutz, exposure fluctuations, processing inperfections and other minor flaws.

The film is accompanied by a music score by Lisa Mezzacappa, performed on guitars, synthesizer, clarinets, glockenspiel, percussion and double bass.

This is our recommended home video edition of this film.

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Kino Classics
2018 DVD edition

Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers (1911-1929), black & white and color-toned black & white, 1320 minutes total, not rated, including Mabel’s Blunder (1914), black & white, 17 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K23410, UPC 7-38329-23410-2.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (six DVDs in the set); 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; 80-page insert booklet; three double-disc plastic trays on cardboard wrap in cardboard storage box; $79.95.
Release date: 20 November 2018.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition has been mastered from a 2K high-resolution scan of an archival 35mm nitrate print held by the Library of Congress.

The film is accompanied by a music score by Lisa Mezzacappa, performed on guitars, synthesizer, clarinets, glockenspiel, percussion and double bass.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of this film.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.co.uk. Support Silent Era.

Alpha Video
2017 DVD edition

Charley Chase: From Keystone to Hal Roach (1914-1926), black & white, 83 minutes total, not rated, including Mabel’s Blunder (1914), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8016D, UPC 0-89218-80169-2.
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 November 2017.
Country of origin: USA

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 music recordings.

Naaaahh. Don’t bother.

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Unknown Video
2006 DVD edition

The Extra Girl (1923), color-tinted black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Mabel’s Blunder (1914), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Unknown 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $18.95 (raised to $19.95).
Release date: 15 June 2006.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition of a 1914 Keystone comedy starring Mabel Normand is included in this program.

Musical accompaniment is performed by Ben Model.

If you own a copy of this disc, please consider loaning it to us to review for documentation purposes. We pay postage both ways.

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