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The Virginian
(1923)

 

This western comedy-drama, directed by Tom Forman, stars Kenneth Harlan and Florence Vidor, with support from Russell Simpson, Pat O’Malley, Raymond Hatton and Milton Ross.

Grapevine Video
2017 Blu-ray Disc edition

The Virginian (1923), black & white, 79 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, UPC 6-60845-44858-2.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 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 29.8 Mbps average video bit rate; Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 384 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: July 2017.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 6 / audio: 7 / additional content: 0 / overall: 6.

This Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition has been mastered at high-resolution from a very-good 16mm reduction print that was duplicated from source material that was in active nitrate decomposition in sections. The print itself has a fair amount of dust and speckling, vertical scratches, scuffing, splices, schmutz, fibers on the negative, and other print flaws.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed on virtual theatre pipe organ by David Knudtson.

For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
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Grapevine Video
2017 DVD edition

The Virginian (1923), black & white, 79 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no 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 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95.
Release date: July 2017.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed by David Knudtson.

 
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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Alpha Video
2011 DVD edition

The Virginian (1923), black & white, 81 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6634D, UPC 0-89218-66349-8.
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 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 27 September 2011.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.

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

 
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Sinister Cinema
2012 DVD edition

The Virginian (1923), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated.

Sinister Cinema, W485, no 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 1.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $11.95 (reduced to $8.95).
Release date: 19 October 2012.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has been mastered from an 8mm reduction print.

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

 
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