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Harry Langdon
The Forgotten Clown
(1926-1927)

 

Contents: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926), The Strong Man (1926) and Long Pants (1927).

This collection of Harry Langdon’s best feature films features two films directed by Frank Capra.

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2000 DVD edition

Harry Langdon . . . the Forgotten Clown (1926-1927), color-toned black & white, 196 minutes total, not rated, with Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926), color-toned black & white, 62 minutes, not rated, The Strong Man (1926), color-toned black & white, 76 minutes, not rated, and Long Pants (1927), color-toned black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K173, UPC 7-38329-01732-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD 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 5.2 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $39.95 (reduced to $29.95).
Release date: 2000 (rereleased 2 September 2003).
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 6 / additional content: 7 / overall: 7.

This David Shepard-produced DVD collection of Harry Langdon feature films reveals that is has been mastered from two excellent 35mm prints and a very-good 35mm print, all transferred at natural speed.

For review details on each film, see our Tramp, Tramp, Tramp on DVD page, The Strong Man on DVD page and our Long Pants on DVD page.

The films are accompanied by music scores performed on piano and synthesizers by Eric Beheim, Philip Carli and Donald Sosin.

 
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