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The Twin
Pawns
(1919)

This crime drama, directed by Léonce Perret, stars Mae Murray and Warner Oland, with J.W. Johnston and Henry G. Sell.

Alpha Video
2018 DVD edition

The Twin Pawns (1919), black & white, 78 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8131D, UPC 0-89218-81319-0.
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 stereo 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 September 2018.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction prints.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film. If you’re going to buy a crappy home video edition, why not spend $9.00 instead of $45.00?

This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .

Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2017 DVD edition

The Twin Pawns (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 132, unknown UPC number.
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; slimline CD jewelcase; $34.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2017.
Country of origin: USA