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Vitagraph
Comedies
(1907-1922)
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Contents: The Boy, the Bust, and the Bath (1907), The Disintegrated Convict (1907), The Flat Dwellers; or, The House of Too Much Trouble (1907), Get Me a Step-Ladder (1908), Kitty and the Cowboys (1911), In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath (1911), The New Stenographer (1911), The Haunted Rocker (1912), The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton (1912), A Regiment of Two (1913), The Egyptian Mummy (1914), A Horseshoe for Luck (1914), The Professional Scapegoat (1914), Sweeney’s Christmas Bird (1914), Auntie’s Portrait (1915), Beautiful Thoughts (1915), Boobley’s Baby (1915), A Case of Eugenics (1915), The Deceivers (1915), Jane Was Worth It (1915), A Safe Investment (1915), Captain Jinks’ Evolution (1916), Captain Jinks, the Cobbler (1916), His Wife Knew About It (1916), Jane’s Bashful Hero (1916), Mr. Jack Ducks the Alimony (1916), Mr. Jack, the Hash Magnate (1916), Mr. Jack Trifles (1916), A Telegraphic Tangle (1916), Bullies and Bullets (1917), Captain Jinks’ Baby (1917), Captain Jinks’ Cure (1917), Hindoos and Hazards (1918), A Little Ouija Work (1918), Damsels and Dandies (1919), The Grocery Clerk (1919), The Head Waiter (1919), School Days (1920), The Bell Hop (1921) and The Sawmill (1922).
This collection features short comedy films starring John Bunny, Edith Storey, Larry Semon, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew and Frank Daniels.
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 Kino Classics
2024 Blu-ray edition
Vitagraph Comedies (1907-1922), black & white, 565 minutes total, not rated, including The Boy, the Bust, and the Bath (1907), black & white, 6 minutes, not rated, The Disintegrated Convict (1907), black & white, 6 minutes, not rated, The Flat Dwellers; or, The House of Too Much Trouble (1907), black & white, 6 minutes, not rated, Get Me a Step-Ladder (1908), black & white, 3 minutes, not rated, Kitty and the Cowboys (1911), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, In the Clutches of a Vapor Bath (1911), black & white, 7 minutes, not rated, The New Stenographer (1911), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, The Haunted Rocker (1912), black & white, 8 minutes, not rated, The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton (1912), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, A Regiment of Two (1913), black & white, 28 minutes, not rated, The Egyptian Mummy (1914), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, A Horseshoe for Luck (1914), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, The Professional Scapegoat (1914), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, Sweeney’s Christmas Bird (1914), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, Auntie’s Portrait (1915), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Beautiful Thoughts (1915), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, Boobley’s Baby (1915), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, A Case of Eugenics (1915), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, The Deceivers (1915), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Jane Was Worth It (1915), black & white, 28 minutes, not rated, A Safe Investment (1915), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, Captain Jinks’ Evolution (1916), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Captain Jinks, the Cobbler (1916), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, His Wife Knew About It (1916), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, Jane’s Bashful Hero (1916), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, Mr. Jack Ducks the Alimony (1916), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Mr. Jack, the Hash Magnate (1916), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Mr. Jack Trifles (1916), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, A Telegraphic Tangle (1916), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Bullies and Bullets (1917), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Captain Jinks’ Baby (1917), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Captain Jinks’ Cure (1917), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Hindoos and Hazards (1918), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, A Little Ouija Work (1918), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Damsels and Dandies (1919), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, The Grocery Clerk (1919), black & white, 27 minutes, not rated, The Head Waiter (1919), black & white, 19 minutes, not rated, School Days (1920), black & white, 25 minutes, not rated, The Bell Hop (1921), black & white, 29 minutes, not rated, and The Sawmill (1922), black & white, 26 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K26603, UPC 7-38329-26603-5.
Three single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Discs; 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 three-disc BD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 14 May 2024.
Country of origin: USA
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