Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Madam Behave
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This feature-length comedy production from Al Christie is a vehicle for the famed female impersonator Julian Eltinge. Ann Pennington, Lionel Belmore and Jack Duffy support.
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 Alpha Video
2016 DVD edition
Madam Behave (1925), black & white, 55 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment,
ALP 7842D, UPC 0-89218-78429-2.
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, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 30 August 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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The DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print, which is a bit greyed-out with blasted-out highlights.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Not a great disc, but it is watchable until a high-quality home video edition is released.
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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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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 The Film Detective
2016 DVD edition
Madam Behave (1925), black & white, 55 minutes, not rated.
The Film Detective,
unknown 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, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $9.99.
Release date: 28 June 2016.
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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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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