Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Stage Struck
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This Gloria Swanson drama was directed by Allan Dwan, with support from Lawrence Gray, Gertrude Astor, Marguerite Evans and Ford Sterling.
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 Kino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition
Stage Struck (1925), color-toned black & white and color, 84 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K22964, UPC 7-38329-22964-1.
One single-sided, single-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 36.8 Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 2.0 Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 10 chapter stops; 12-page insert booklet; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 10 April 2018.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 8 / audio: 8 / additional content: 8 / overall: 8.
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a new 2K scan from an archival 35mm print, including the original two-strip Technicolor prologue and epilogue.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Andrew Earle Simpson.
Supplementary material includes audio commentary by Frederic Lombardi, author of Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios; with a booklet essay by film historian Farran Smith Nehme.
This is our recommended home video edition of the 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
2018 DVD edition
Stage Struck (1925), color-toned black & white and color, 84 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K22963, UPC 7-38329-22963-4.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 1 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; 12-page insert booklet; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 10 April 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a new 2K scan from an archival 35mm print, including the original two-strip Technicolor prologue and epilogue.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on piano by Andrew Earle Simpson.
The disc’s supplementary material includes audio commentary by Frederic Lombardi, author of Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios; with a booklet essay by film historian Farran Smith Nehme.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other silent era GLORIA SWANSON films available on home video.
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