Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Pioneers of
the West
(1927)
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This low-budget western was directed by comedian Marcel Perez, and stars Dick Carter, Dorothy Earle, Bud Osborne, Olin Francis and Gene Crosby.
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 Grapevine Video
2015 DVD edition
Pioneers of the West (1927), black & white, 51 minutes, not rated, with Fast and Furious (1924), black & white, 18 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, MPEG 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $12.95.
Release date: 18 September 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been digitally remastered from a 16mm reduction print by Grapevine Video.
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 directly from . . .
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Grapevine Video
200? DVD edition
Pioneers of the West (1927), black & white, 51 minutes, not rated, with Fast and Furious (1924), black & white, 18 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, MPEG 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, standard DVD keepcase; $12.95.
Release date: 200?.
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 accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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