Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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April Fool
(1924)
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 Kino on Video
2004 DVD edition
The Charley Chase Collection (1924-1926), black & white, 121 minutes total, not rated,
including April Fool (1924), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated.
Kino International, K368, UPC 0-38329-03682-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD 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 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $29.95 (reduced to $24.95).
Release date: 3 August 2004.
Country of origin: USA
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We have not viewed this DVD edition. Yet.
The disc was produced with the assistance of Lobster Films, Paris.
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 Reelclassicdvd.com
2004 DVD edition
A Festival of Silent Comedy, Volume 1 (1914-1929), black & white, 109 minutes total, not rated,
including April Fool (1924), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated.
Reelclassicdvd.com, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-87612-2.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in windowboxed 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 stereo sound; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; no chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $20.00.
Release date: 2004.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been transferred from a good to very-good 16mm reduction print. The slightly windowboxed, natural-speed video transfer is a bit on the dark side, with some closed-up shadows and a few featureless highlights.
The film is presented with a music score performed on piano by Ben Model. One of the highlights of the presentation is the music score.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from Reelclassicdvd.com through . . .
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Other silent era CHARLEY CHASE films available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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