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The
Half-Breed

(1916)

 

Douglas Fairbanks and Alma Reuben star in this early Fairbanks Western directed by Allan Dwan, with support from Sam de Grasse, Tom Wilson, Frank Brownlee, Jewel Carmen and André Beranger.

coverKino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition

The Half-Breed (1916), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated, with The Good Bad-Man (1916) [1923 rerelease version], black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K23131, UPC 7-38329-23131-6.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc; 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 40.0 Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 1.5 Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 8 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 1 May 2018.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 8 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from the 2013 restoration of the film prepared from an archival 35mm print of the 1923 rerelease version of the film held by La Cinémathèque française, a highly-damaged 35mm nitrate positive from the Dawson City recovery held by the Library of Congress, and a 16mm reduction print held by Lobster Films, Paris. The restoration was a cooperative effort of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival and the Cinémathèque française.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Donald Sosin.

Supplementary material includes audio commentaries for The Good Bad-Man and The Half-Breed by Tracey Goessel and Robert Byrne; the featurette “Amazing Tales from the Archives: Restoring The Half-Breed” from a presentation at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (44 minutes); The Half-Breed stills gallery (22 images) and The Good Bad-Man stills gallery (11 images); and reversible storage case artwork.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
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coverKino Classics
2018 DVD edition

The Half-Breed (1916), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated, with The Good Bad-Man (1916), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K23130, UPC 7-38329-23130-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 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 ? 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; $19.95.
Release date: 1 May 2018.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD edition has been mastered from an archival 35mm print.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Donald Sosin.

Supplementary material includes audio commentaries for The Good Bad-Man and The Half-Breed by Tracey Goessel and Robert Byrne; the featurette “Amazing Tales from the Archives: Restoring The Half-Breed” from a presentation at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival (44 minutes); The Half-Breed stills gallery (22 images) and The Good Bad-Man stills gallery (11 images); and reversible storage case artwork.

 
USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
 
Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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