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Mighty Like
a Moose
(1926)

In Mighty Like a Moose (1926), Mr. Moose (Charley Chase) has saved money to secretly correct his buck teeth and Mrs. Moose (Vivien Oakland) has saved money for a secret nose job. The two don’t recognize each other when they happen to meet and flirt shamelessly.

The film has been added to the National Film Registry.

The Criterion Collection
2022 Blu-ray Disc edition

Love Affair (1939), black & white, 88 minutes, not rated, with Mighty Like a Moose (1926), color-toned black & white, 23 minutes, not rated.

The Criterion Collection, CC3333BD, collection number 1114, UPC 7-15515-26881-3, ISBN 978-1-68143-915-0.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A 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 27.4 Mbps average video bit rate; Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); standard BD keepcase; $39.99.
Release date: 15 February 2022.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 8 / additional content: 9 / overall: 8.

This unexpected source of Charley Chase films has been mastered from a Kodascope 16mm reduction print held by Blackhawk Films/Film Preservation Associates. This Blu-ray Disc edition gives us the most that can be expected from its 16mm print, with moderate dust and speckling, and other minor print flaws.

The film is presented with an excellent music score by Robert Israel, performed by an ensemble.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film (and the main feature isn’t bad, either).

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Kino on Video
2004 DVD edition

The Charley Chase Collection (1924-1926), black & white, 121 minutes total, not rated, including Mighty Like a Moose (1926), black & white, 23 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K368, UPC 0-38329-03682-9.
One single-sided, single-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 6.4 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; no chapter stops (within the film); standard DVD keepcase; $29.95 (reduced to $24.95).
Release date: 3 August 2004.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.

This DVD collection of Charley Chase short comedies was produced with the assistance of Lobster Films, Paris. The disc has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print that shows dust, speckling, frame jitters, and other minor print flaws.

The film is presented with an excellent music score by Robert Israel, performed by a small ensemble.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of Mighty Like a Moose.

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Film Preservation Associates
2002 DVD edition

Slapstick Encyclopedia (1909-1929), color-toned black & white, 1089 minutes total, not rated, including Mighty Like a Moose (1926), color-toned black & white, 24 minutes, not rated.

Film Preservation Associates, distributed by Image Entertainment, ID0699DSDVD, UPC 0-14381-06992-1.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (five DVDs in the set); 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 4.8 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo and mono sound encoded at 224 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; five standard DVD keepcases in cardboard slipcase; $69.99.
Release date: 7 May 2002.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 8 / additional content: 7 / overall: 8.

In this five-disc DVD collection, disc 3 contains the programs “Keaton, Arbuckle and St. John” and “Hal Roach’s All-Star Comedians.” This edition presents the film from a very-good color-toned 16mm reduction print, with dust, speckling, frame jitters, and other minor print flaws.

The musical accompaniment is excellent, accompanied with music by Robert Israel and performed by a small ensemble.

An OK edition but we recommend one 0f the editions noted above.

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Madacy Entertainment
2012 DVD edition

Slapstick Encyclopedia (1909-1929), black & white and color-toned black & white, 1089 minutes total, not rated, including Mighty Like a Moose (1926), color-toned black & white, 24 minutes, not rated.

Madacy Entertainment, distributed by Image Entertainment,
VB951290, UPC 6-28261-12909-6.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (five DVDs in the set); 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 4.8 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 224 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); rollfold cardboard DVD videobook with cardboard disc pockets; $16.98.
Release date: 25 September 2012.
Country of origin: Canada

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 8 / additional content: 7 / overall: 8.

This budget DVD edition of the mammoth silent comedy collection has been released by the questionable company historically responsible for some of the worst-looking silent film DVDs ever released. However, it is apparent that the video masters prepared by producer David Shepard have been licensed and utilized for this budget edition. The film has been mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction print, with dust, speckling, frame jitters, and other minor print flaws.

Since the content has been manufactured onto five double-sided discs, and proper care appears to have been taken to master the DVDs, the visual quality is comparable to the 2002 Image edition noted above. This is an economical way to own that Image edition content.

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The Milestone Cinematheque
2011 DVD edition

Cut the the Chase: The Charley Chase Collection (1924-1926), black & white, 303 minutes total, not rated, including Mighty Like a Moose (1926), black & white, 23 minutes, not rated.

Milestone Film & Video,
distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories,
Mile00118, UPC 7-84148-01184-4, ISBN 978-1-933920-14-6.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (two DVDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in windowboxed 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 4.0 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 5.1 surround sound encoded at 448 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); two-page insert card; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 2011.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.

This DVD edition of Charley Chase films is a good supplement to other previously-released Chase collections. This edition has been mastered from the same 16mm reduction print as all other home video editions. The extremely windowboxed picture actually is a small detriment. The source material has a bit of dust, speckling, and other minor print flaws.

The film is accompanied by a music score arranged by Rodney Sauer and performed by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.

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Alpha Video
2009 DVD edition

Silent Comedy Classics (1913-1987), black & white, 207 minutes total, not rated, including Mighty Like a Moose (1926), black & white, 23 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 5941D, UPC 0-89218-59419-8.
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 2.0 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 24 November 2009.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 3 / audio: 7 / additional content: 3 / overall: 3.

This DVD edition of Mighty Like a Moose has been mastered from a good to very-good 16mm reduction print that is a little soft of image details but is so highly compressed to fit more than 200 minutes of content on a single-sided DVD that the picture is coarsely rendered, and looks terrible on a high-definition system (especially as the film gets to the shoeshine sequence).

The film is accompanied by synchronized sound effects and a music score performed on digital keyboards by Don Kinnier.

As there are better-looking editions available, this is not a recommended home video edition of this film.

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