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Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)

Rudolph Valentino stars with Bebe Daniels and Lois Wilson in this Famous Players-Lasky production, directed by Sidney Olcott.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and likely performed on the Miditzer virtual theater organ (computer-based) systemby David Knudtson.

Recommended as the best available home edition of the film for the time being, and probably worth upgrading from Grapevine’s previous DVD editions. We encourage home video producers to consider releasing a higher-quality edition.

This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and likely performed on the Miditzer virtual theater organ (computer-based) systemby David Knudtson.

Recommended as the best available home edition of the film for the time being, and probably worth upgrading from Grapevine’s previous DVD editions. We encourage home video producers to consider releasing a higher-quality edition.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .

This first remastered DVD-R edition features a new video transfer from a 16mm reduction print. The transfer is noted as being brighter, with easier to read intertitles. Well, that may be the case. However, the backgrounds are still full of plugged-up shadows, often making the overall image hard to view.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed by David Knudtson, likely performed on the Miditzer virtual theater organ (computer-based) system. This musical score offering is a definite step-up from Grapevine’s other endless repeats of the same prerecorded film music.

Recommended as the best available home edition of the film for the time being, and worth upgrading from Grapevine’s previous edition.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.

Although we have not viewed this disc, there is room for this to be the best-looking home video edition of the film. Also possible is that it could look awful and the cover artwork could be the best thing about this edition.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from an older analog videotape transfer of a darker 16mm reduction print. Either the source print or the video transfer is soft in focus, making some picture details like insert typography, intertitles, and figures standing far from the camera in a group shot hard to discern. Portions of the print are lighter later in the film.

The film is accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting orchestral recordings, some of them annoying pops from the scratched LP records, with an insert from a 78RPM gramophone recording of Rudolph Valentino singing.

The source print admittedly has some dark scenes in it, making viewing a challenge. Grapevine Video offered an exchange or refund the purchase cost if viewers are unhappy with the edition.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued and is . . .

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .

Other silent era BEBE DANIELS films on home video.