Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Skinner’s
Dress Suit
(1926)
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Reginald Denny and Laura LaPlante star as a social-climbing couple who Charleston their way into success and society.
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 Kino Classics
2020 Blu-ray Disc edition
Reginald Denny Collection (1924-1926), black & white, and color-tinted black & white, 221 minutes total, not rated, including Skinner’s Dress Suit (1926), black & white, 76 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K24949, UPC 7-38329-24949-6.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc (two 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 37.6 Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 2.0 Mbps audio bit rate (music), and DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 1.6 Mbps audio bit rate (commentary); English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 10 chapter stops; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $49.95.
Release date: 25 August 2020.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 8 / audio: 7 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered at high-resolution from archival source materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed by Leo Berenberg and performed by a small ensemble of violin, harmonica, mandolin and upright bass.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary by Anthony Slide.
This is our recommended home video edition of this film.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Kino Classics
2020 DVD edition
Reginald Denny Collection (1924-1926), black & white, and color-tinted black & white, 221 minutes total, not rated, including Skinner’s Dress Suit (1926), black & white, 76 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K24949, UPC 7-38329-24949-6.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (two 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 ? 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 (music), and Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate (commentary); English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 25 August 2020.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered at high-resolution from archival source materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed by Leo Berenberg and performed by a small ensemble of violin, harmonica, mandolin and upright bass.
Supplemental material includes audio commentary by Anthony Slide.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended DVD home video edition of this film.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.co.uk. Support Silent Era.
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 Sunrise Silents
2008 DVD edition
Skinner’s Dress Suit (1926), color-tinted black & white, 69 minutes, not rated, with His Hidden Purpose (1918), color-tinted black & white, 12 minutes, not rated.
Sunrise Silents,
SDSL-N (NTSC) or SDSL-P (PAL), no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC or PAL 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 foreign language subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $23.95.
Release date: 9 September 2008.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a very-good original Show-At-Home 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a seamlessly compiled music score performed on MIDI synthesizers.
Not great, but this is the best-looking edition of Skinner’s Dress Suit available on home video.
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SUNRISE SILENTS has discontinued business and this edition is . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2007 DVD edition
Skinner’s Dress Suit (1926), black & white, 88 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10264-6.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 2007.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good 16mm reduction print that is soft in image details.
The presentation is accompanied by a compilation music score of preexisting recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
Skinner’s Dress Suit (1926), black & white, 80 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8581D, UPC 0-89218-85819-1.
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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $8.98.
Release date: 20 February 2024.
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 music score compiled from preexisting recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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Other silent era REGINALD DENNY films available on home video.
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