Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Swan
(1925)
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This feature comedy, directed by Dmitri Buchowetzki, stars Frances Howard and Adolphe Menjou, with Ricardo Cortez and Ida Waterman.
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 Unknown Video
2004 DVD edition
The Swan (1925), black & white, 88 minutes, not rated, with Jungle Heat (1927), black & white, 24 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 3.6 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 4 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $18.95.
Release date: 22 November 2004.
Country of origin: USA •
Ratings (1-10): video: 6 / audio: 4 / additional content: 5 / overall: 5.
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This DVD-R edition of The Swan has been mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction print as originally prepared for release on VHS videotape in 2000. The print is lightly marked with dust, speckling, emulsion scrapes, mild exposure fluctuations and frame jitters, and other print flaws.
The film is presented with a music score performed on electric organ by Bob Vaughn. The sound of the organ leaves a lot to be desired.
Supplementary material includes an Al St. John comedy short, transferred from a very-good 16mm reduction print.
Nearly impossible to find now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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UNKNOWN VIDEO has discontinued business and this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2017 DVD edition
The Swan (1925), black & white, 76 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7958D, UPC 0-89218-79589-2.
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: 20 June 2017.
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.
For the time being, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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