Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Six Feet
Four
(1919)
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This western drama, directed by Henry King, stars William Russell and Vola Vale, with Charles K. French, Harvey Clark, Clarence Burton, Allan Garcia, Jack Collins and Jack Brammall.
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 Grapevine Video
2022 Blu-ray Disc edition
Six Feet Four (1919), black & white, 79 minutes, not rated, with Love’s Labor Lost (1920), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Fox Newsreel (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 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 ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: September 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This BD-R edition has been mastered at 2K high-resolution from what is likely to be a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
Supplementary material includes a Krazy Kat cartoon; and the first Fox newsreel release
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2022 DVD edition
Six Feet Four (1919), black & white, 79 minutes, not rated, with Love’s Labor Lost (1920), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, and Fox Newsreel (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-45018-9.
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; $19.95.
Release date: September 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered at 2K high-resolution from what is likely to be a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
Supplementary material includes a Krazy Kat cartoon; and the first Fox newsreel release
This is our recommended DVD 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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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2016 DVD edition
Salomy Jane (1914), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Six Feet Four (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7858D, UPC 0-89218-78589-3.
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; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 27 September 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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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 recordings.
This is our 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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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Six Feet Four (1919), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
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; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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