Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett
and the Silent Era Company.
All Rights Reserved. |
|
Brothers
(1929)
|
This obscure low-budget crime film was directed by Scott Pembroke and features George Chesebro, Barbara Bedford, Arthur Rankin and Cornelius Keefe.
|
 Grapevine Video
2017 Blu-ray Disc edition
Brothers (1929), black & white, 59 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 21 July 2017.
Country of origin: USA
|
|
This Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed by David Knudtson.
|
|
This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .
|
|
|
 Grapevine Video
2017 DVD edition
Brothers (1929), black & white, 59 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; $16.95.
Release date: 21 July 2017.
Country of origin: USA
|
|
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed by David Knudtson.
|
|
USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
|
|
|
|
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
|
|
|
 Sunrise Silents
2005 DVD edition
Brothers (1929), color-tinted black & white, 81 minutes, not rated.
Sunrise Silents,
BTCP-N (NTSC) and BTCP-P (PAL), no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC or PAL DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in windowboxed 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 1536 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $20.95.
Release date: 2005.
Country of origin: USA
|
|
This DVD-R edition from Sunrise Silents has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print, and likely features a music score performed on a MIDI synthesizer.
Don’t be misled by statements by Sunrise Silents that their discs contain commentary on the film. As is commonly understood among DVD consumers, audio commentary is an alternative audio track that runs in conjunction with the film featuring historical and anecdotal information about the film and filmmakers. Sunrise Silents’ discs instead feature a video introduction by edition producer Rich Oliver, which is referred to as “commentary,” that serves much the same purpose as the three-minute introductions to films featured on TCM and AMC cable networks.
If you own a copy of this disc please consider loaning it to us to review for documentation purposes. We pay postage both ways.
|
|
SUNRISE SILENTS has discontinued business and this edition is . . .
|
|
|
|
