Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Sky Pilot
(1921)
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This northwoods drama, directed by King Vidor, stars John Bowers and Colleen Moore.
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 Alpha Video
2014 DVD edition
The Sky Pilot (1921), black & white, 57 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7298D, UPC 0-89218-72989-7.
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 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: 28 January 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition was likely mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack of compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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 Harpodeon
2011 DVD edition
The Sky Pilot (1921), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated.
Harpodeon, unknown catalog number, no 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; $6.99 (raised to $9.99).
Release date: 2011.
Country of origin: USA •
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a fair 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by three optional music scores performed on MIDI synthesizer.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Fatkat Enterprises
200? DVD edition
The Sky Pilot (1921), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Fatkat Enterprises, no catalog number, UPC 6-35189-67201-6.
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; $5.00.
Release date: 200?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from archival print materials held by the Library of Congress.
The film may be accompanied by a music score.
This independent producer sells discs under the Fatkat Enterprises and Rare Silent Films names. The disc has been available for sale from time-to-time on eBay for $5.00 plus shipping, and sale benefits the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era KING VIDOR films available on home video.
Other silent era COLLEEN MOORE films available on home video.
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