Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Chip of the
Flying U
(1926)
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This Hoot Gibson western, directed by Lynn Reynolds, features Virginia Brown Faire, Philo McCullough, Nora Cecil, DeWitt Jennings, Harry Todd and Pee Wee Holmes.
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 Grapevine Video
2016 Blu-ray Disc edition
Chip of the Flying U (1926), black & white, 70 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 subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: May 2016
Country of origin: USA
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This BD-R edition has been prepared from a 2K high-definition scan of a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2016 DVD edition
Chip of the Flying U (1926), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-44781-3.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: May 2016
Country of origin: USA
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This remastered DVD-R edition has been prepared from a 2K high-definition scan of a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2023 DVD edition
Chip of the Flying U (1926), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8519D, UPC 0-89218-85199-4.
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; $8.98 (raised again to $9.99).
Release date: 14 March 2023
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a compiled music score comprised of preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Grapevine Video
2011 DVD edition
Chip of the Flying U (1926), black & white, 69 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 subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 2011
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a compiled music score comprised of preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued and is . . .
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Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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