Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Blue Blazes
Rawden
(1918)
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 Alpha Video
2008 DVD edition
The Silent Man (1917), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Blue Blazes Rawden (1918), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 5719D, UPC 0-89218-57199-1.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 30 December 2008.
Country of origin: USA
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This budget double-feature DVD edition has likely been mastered from 16mm reduction prints.
The film is likely accompanied by a modern music score.
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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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 Sinister Cinema
200? DVD edition
Blue Blazes Rawden (1918), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Sinister Cinema, W349, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital? 48 kHz 2.0 mono? sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $11.95 (reduced to $8.95).
Release date: 200?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The presentation features a music score that may be pieced together from existing recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Reelclassicdvd.com
200? DVD edition
Blue Blazes Rawden (1918), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with The Great Train Robbery (1904), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reelclassicdvd.com, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-80512-2.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; no chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $20.00.
Release date: 200?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
Both films are accompanied by a music score performed by Donald Sosin.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from Reelclassicdvd.com through . . .
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Other WILLIAM S. HART films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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William S. Hart filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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