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The Bargain
(1914)

 

William S. Hart’s first feature-length western, The Bargain (1914) also features J. Barney Sherry and Clara Williams.

Grapevine Video
2012 DVD edition

The Bargain (1914), color-tinted black & white, 66 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine 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 ? 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 foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 7 December 2012.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a color-tinted print, possibly a 16mm reduction print.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Blaine Gale.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
Alpha Video
2010 DVD edition

The Bargain (1914), black & white, 69 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6452D, UPC 0-89218-64529-6.
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 foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 26 October 2010.
Country of origin: USA
This budget DVD edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

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

 
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Sinister Cinema
2005 DVD edition

The Bargain (1914), black & white, 59 minutes, not rated.

Sinister Cinema, W548, 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $11.95 (reduced to $8.95).
Release date: 2005?
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good 8mm reduction print of a possible rerelease version, which is soft in image detail, contrasty and greyed out. The video transfer runs faster than natural speed.

The film is accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting film sources.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
Other WILLIAM S. HART films available on home video.

Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

William S. Hart filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
 
 
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