Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Sex
(1920)
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This infamous film, directed by Fred Niblo, is not the salacious item its title implies but a rather tame vamp tale featuring Louise Glaum, Irving Cummings, William Conklin, Myrtle Stedman and Peggy Pearce.
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 Unknown Video
2004 DVD edition
Sex (1920), black & white, 80 minutes, not rated.
Unknown Video, no catalog number, 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 foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $18.95.
Release date: 22 November 2004.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition of Sex, starring Louise Glaum, has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score performed on electric organ by Bob Vaughn.
If you own a copy of this disc please consider loaning it to us to review for documentation purposes. We pay postage both ways.
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UNKNOWN VIDEO has discontinued business and this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2011 DVD edition
Sex (1920), black & white, 58 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6646D, UPC 0-89218-66469-3.
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 6.5 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 27 September 2011.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a good to very-good 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting recordings.
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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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