Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The
Law’s Lash
(1928)
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This Western drama, directed by Noel Mason Smith, stars Robert Ellis and Mary Mayberry, with support from Jack Marsh, Richard R. Neill, LeRoy Mason, William Walters and Klondike the dog.
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 Kino Classics
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition
Wonder Dogs!: Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928), black & white, 477 minutes total, not rated, including The Law’s Lash (1928), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K27007, UPC 7-38329-27007-0.
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, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 20 May 2025.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival film elements held by the Library of Congress.
The films are accompanied by music scores composed and performed by Mohamed Araki, Esin Aydingoz, Adam Banks and Griffin Barbieri, Ali Tolga Demirtas, Anabel Gil Diaz, Allison Beth Fitzgerald, Caroline Gao, Nika Ko, Carolyn Koch, Mathilde Koechlin, Anthony Laurie, Connor McKay, Danielle Painter, Josh Phillips, Jaasmaan Singh, Shane Prendiville, Dana Reason, Chris Rorrer, Jeff Schwartz, Andrew Earle Simpson, María Fernanda García Solar and Lorena Ruiz Trejo, and Peter Valsamis.
Supplemental material includes audio commentaries by Anthony Slide; interviews with curators/archivists Lynanne Schweighofer and George Willeman; and an interview with composer Andrew Earle Simpson.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2014 DVD edition
The White Outlaw (1929), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with The Law’s Lash (1928), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7325D, UPC 0-89218-73259-0.
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; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 25 February 2014.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely to be 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 WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other silent era ANIMAL STARS films available on home video.
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