Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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A Grocery Clerk’s Romance
(1912)
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This short comedy, directed by Mack Sennett, stars Ford Sterling and James C. Morton.
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 The Milestone Cinematheque
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition
Made in New Jersey: Films from Fort Lee, America’s First Film Town (1909-2015), black & white, 383 minutes total, not rated, including A Grocery Clerk’s Romance (1912), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
K26962, UPC 7-38329-26962-3.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC 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; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, optional English language SDH subtitles; chapter stops; 20-page insert booklet; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $44.95.
Release date: 24 June 2025.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from high-definition scans of archival film elements.
The film is accompanied by a music score arranged by Rodney Sauer and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
Supplemental material includes twelve other silent era films; the vintage documentary Ghost Town: The Story of Fort Lee (1935) by Theodore Huff and Mark A. Borgatta; the documentary The Champion (2015) by Marc Perez; a 4K restoration of the Edgar G. Ulmer musical drama Cossacks in Exile (1939); and a 20-page insert booklet with an essay and film notes by Richard Koszarski.
For more information about this collection, see our Made in New Jersey on home video page.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition is available from
MILESTONE FILM & VIDEO through . . .
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 Flicker Alley
2014 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Mack Sennett Collection, Volume One (1909-1933), black & white, 1005 minutes total, not rated, including A Grocery Clerk’s Romance (1912), black & white, 8 minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0035,
UPC 6-17311-67879-0, ISBN 1-893967-87-5.
One single-sided, single-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc (three BDs in the set); 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; Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; 28-page insert booklet; standard three-disc BD keepcase; $59.95.
Release date: 19 August 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from 35mm prints and 16mm reduction prints.
The film is accompanied by a music score.
Supplemental material includes selected audio commentary; outtakes and rushes; 1920 footage of the Sennett studio; a trailer for The Crossroads of New York (1922); newsreel footage; a complete 1939 radio appearance by Mack Sennett; television appearances, including the Mack Sennett episode of This is Your Life; and a 28-page insert booklet featuring notes on the films.
For more information about this collection, see our The Mack Sennett Collection, Volume One on home video page.
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This Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 The Milestone Cinematheque
2021 DVD edition
The Champion: A Story of America’s First Film Town (1910-2015), black & white, ? minutes total, not rated, including A Grocery Clerk’s Romance (1912), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Milestone Film & Video, distributed by Kino Lorber,
unknown catalog number, UPC 7-84148-01484-5.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD discs; 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 two-disc DVD keepcase; $34.99.
Release date: 1 August 2021.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from high-definition scans of archival film elements.
The film is accompanied by a music score arranged by Rodney Sauer and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
Supplemental material includes a 2K restoration of the vintage documentary Ghost Town: The Story of Fort Lee (1935) by Theodore Huff and Mark A. Borgatta; and an insert booklet with an essay and film notes by Richard Koszarski.
For more information about this collection, see our The Champion on home video page.
This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 DVD edition is available from
MILESTONE FILM & VIDEO through . . .
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 Alpha Video
2018 DVD edition
Silent Comedy Marathon, Volume 8 (1912-1929), black & white, 142 minutes total, not rated, including A Grocery Clerk’s Romance (1912), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8040D, UPC 0-89218-80409-9.
One single-sided, dual-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; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 13 February 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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Other KEYSTONE comedy films available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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