Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Trailin’
(1921)
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This Fox western, directed by Lynn Reynolds, stars Tom Mix and Eva Novak, with support from J. Farrell MacDonald, Bert Sprotte, James Gordon, Sid Jordan, Duke Lee and Tony the horse.
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 Grapevine Video
2011 DVD edition
Trailin’ (1921), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated,
with The Guide (1921), black & white, 20 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, 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; $14.95.
Release date: January 2011.
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 presented with a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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 Alpha Video
2013 DVD edition
Trailin’ (1921), black & white, 46 minutes, not rated,
with The Man Hunt! (1915), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7230D, UPC 0-89218-72309-3.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 10 December 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a fair 8mm reduction print that is contrasty, with blown-out highlights, plugged-up shadows, and considerable dust.
The film is presented with a soundtrack compiled from old, preexisting recordings.
The disc also contains an unidentified Tom Mix short presented here from a good 16mm reduction print rereleased under the title, The Man Hunt! (1915).
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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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Other silent era TOM MIX films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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