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Pioneers:
First Women
Filmmakers
(1911-1929)

Contents: The Colleen Bawn (1911), From Death to Life (1911), Greater Love Hath No Man (1911), Mixed Pets (1911), On the Brink (1911) [fragment], Tramp Strategy (1911), Algie, the Miner (1912), Canned Harmony (1912), Falling Leaves (1912), Fine Feathers (1912), A Fool and His Money (1912), The High Cost of Living (1912), Two Little Rangers (1912) [fragment], Burstup Homes’ Murder Case (1913), The Coming of Sunbeam (1913), A House Divided (1913), Matrimony’s Speed Limit (1913), The Rosary (1913), Suspense (1913), Caught in a Cabaret (1914), Lost by a Hair (1914) [fragment], Mabel’s Blunder (1914), Hazards of Helen (1914-1915) [Chapter 9: Leap From the Water; Chapter 13: The Escape on the Fast Freight; Chapter 26: The Wild Engine], Hypocrites (1915), Mabel and Fatty’s Wash Day (1915), Mabel Lost and Won (1915), Scandal [aka Scandal Mongers] (1915), Sunshine Molly (1915) [fragment], The Call of the Cumberlands (1916), The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingle with the West (1916), Eleanor’s Catch (1916), Idle Wives (1916) [fragment], The Ocean Waif (1916), When Little Lindy Sang (1916), Where Are My Children (1916), Her Defiance (1916), The Purple Mask (1916-1917) [Chapter 5: Part 1; Chapter 12: Vault of Mystery; Chapter 13: The Leap], The Cricket (1917) [fragment], ’49-’17 (1917), Bread (1918) [fragment], Broadway Love (1918), The Dream Lady (1918), The Risky Road (1918) [fragment], Back to God’s Country (1919), Something New (1920), A Daughter of The Law (1921), Too Wise Wives (1921), What Do Men Want? (1921) [fragment], Salome (1922), The Song of Love (1923), That Ice Ticket (1923), Motherhood: Life’s Greatest Miracle (1925), The Red Kimona (1925), [Ethnographic Films] (1929) and Linda (1929).

Kino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition

Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers (1911-1929), black & white and color-toned black & white, 1710 minutes total, not rated,
including The Colleen Bawn (1911), black & white, 35 minutes, not rated, From Death to Life (1911), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, Greater Love Hath No Man (1911), black & white, 16 minutes, not rated, Mixed Pets (1911), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, On the Brink (1911) [fragment], black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Tramp Strategy (1911), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Algie, the Miner (1912), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, Canned Harmony (1912), black & white, 16 minutes, not rated, Falling Leaves (1912), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Fine Feathers (1912), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, A Fool and His Money (1912), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, The High Cost of Living (1912), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, Two Little Rangers (1912) [fragment], black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Burstup Homes’ Murder Case (1913), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, The Coming of Sunbeam (1913), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, A House Divided (1913), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Matrimony’s Speed Limit (1913), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, The Rosary (1913), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, Suspense (1913), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, Caught in a Cabaret (1914), black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, Lost by a Hair (1914) [fragment], black & white, 4 minutes, not rated, Mabel’s Blunder (1914), black & white, 17 minutes, not rated, Hazards of Helen (1914-1915) [Chapter 9: Leap From the Water; Chapter 13: The Escape on the Fast Freight; Chapter 26: The Wild Engine], black & white, 33 minutes, not rated, Hypocrites (1915), black & white, 52 minutes, not rated, Mabel and Fatty’s Wash Day (1915), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Mabel Lost and Won (1915), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, Scandal [aka Scandal Mongers] (1915), black & white, 36 minutes, not rated, Sunshine Molly (1915) [fragment], black & white, 32 minutes, not rated, The Call of the Cumberlands (1916), black & white, 64 minutes, not rated, The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingle with the West (1916), black & white, 35 minutes, not rated, Eleanor’s Catch (1916), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Idle Wives (1916) [fragment], black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, The Ocean Waif (1916), black & white, 36 minutes, not rated, When Little Lindy Sang (1916), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, Where Are My Children (1916), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated, Her Defiance (1916), black & white, 21 minutes, not rated, The Purple Mask (1916-1917) [Chapter 5: Part 1; Chapter 12: Vault of Mystery; Chapter 13: The Leap], black & white, 43 minutes, not rated, The Cricket (1917) [fragment], black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, ’49-’17 (1917), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated, Bread (1918) [fragment], black & white, 16 minutes, not rated, Broadway Love (1918), black & white, 61 minutes, not rated, The Dream Lady (1918), black & white, 54 minutes, not rated, The Risky Road (1918) [fragment], black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, Back to God’s Country (1919), black & white, 74 minutes, not rated, Something New (1920), black & white, 57 minutes, not rated, A Daughter of The Law (1921), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated, Too Wise Wives (1921), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated, What Do Men Want? (1921) [fragment], black & white, 41 minutes, not rated, Salome (1922), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated, The Song of Love (1923), black & white, 81 minutes, not rated, That Ice Ticket (1923), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, Motherhood: Life’s Greatest Miracle (1925), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated, The Red Kimona (1925), black & white, 77 minutes, not rated, [Ethnographic Films] (1929), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, and Linda (1929), black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K23411, UPC 7-38329-23411-9.
Six single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Discs; 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 ? Mbps average video bit rate; Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; 80-page insert booklet; plastic disc trays on cardboard wrap in cardboard storage box; $99.95.
Release date: 20 November 2018.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from 4K and 2K high-resolution scans of archival prints.

The films are accompanied by music scores by Renee C. Baker, The Berklee Silent Film Orchestra, Makia Matsumura, Maud Nelissen, Dana Reason, Aleksandra Vrebalov and others.

This will likely be the best home video editions of many of these films.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.co.uk. Support Silent Era.

Kino Classics
2018 DVD edition

Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers (1911-1929), black & white and color-toned black & white, 1320 minutes total, not rated,
including The Colleen Bawn (1911), black & white, 35 minutes, not rated, From Death to Life (1912), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, Greater Love Hath No Man (1911), black & white, 16 minutes, not rated, Mixed Pets (1911), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, On the Brink (1911) [fragment], black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Tramp Strategy (1911), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Algie, the Miner (1912), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, Canned Harmony (1912), black & white, 16 minutes, not rated, Falling Leaves (1912), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, Fine Feathers (1912), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, A Fool and His Money (1912), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, The High Cost of Living (1912), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated, Two Little Rangers (1912) [fragment], black & white, 12 minutes, not rated, The Coming of Sunbeam (1913), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, Matrimony’s Speed Limit (1913), black & white, 14 minutes, not rated, The Rosary (1913), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, Suspense (1913), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated, Caught in a Cabaret (1914), black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, Lost by a Hair (1914) [fragment], black & white, 4 minutes, not rated, Mabel’s Blunder (1914), black & white, 17 minutes, not rated, Hazards of Helen (1914-1915) [Chapter 9: Leap From the Water; Chapter 13: The Escape on the Fast Freight; Chapter 26: The Wild Engine], black & white, 33 minutes, not rated, Hypocrites (1915), black & white, 52 minutes, not rated, Mabel and Fatty’s Wash Day (1915), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Scandal [aka Scandal Mongers] (1915), black & white, 36 minutes, not rated, Sunshine Molly (1915) [fragment], black & white, 32 minutes, not rated, The Call of the Cumberlands (1916), black & white, 64 minutes, not rated, The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingle with the West (1916), black & white, 35 minutes, not rated, Eleanor’s Catch (1916), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, Idle Wives (1916) [fragment], black & white, 24 minutes, not rated, The Ocean Waif (1916), black & white, 36 minutes, not rated, When Little Lindy Sang (1916), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, Where Are My Children (1916), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated, Her Defiance (1916), black & white, 21 minutes, not rated, The Purple Mask (1916-1917) [Chapter 5: Part 1; Chapter 12: Vault of Mystery; Chapter 13: The Leap], black & white, 43 minutes, not rated, ’49-’17 (1917), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated, Bread (1918) [fragment], black & white, 16 minutes, not rated, The Dream Lady (1918), black & white, 54 minutes, not rated, The Risky Road (1918) [fragment], black & white, 2 minutes, not rated, Back to God’s Country (1919), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, A Daughter of The Law (1921), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated, What Do Men Want? (1921) [fragment], black & white, 41 minutes, not rated, Salome (1922), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated, The Song of Love (1923), black & white, 81 minutes, not rated, That Ice Ticket (1923), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated, The Red Kimona (1925), black & white, 77 minutes, not rated, [Ethnographic Films] (1929), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated, and Linda (1929), black & white, 73 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K23410, UPC 7-38329-23410-2.
Six single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD discs; 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 foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; 80-page insert booklet; plastic disc trays on cardboard wrap in cardboard storage box; $79.95.
Release date: 20 November 2018.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition has been mastered from 4K and 2K high-resolution scans of archival prints.

The films are accompanied by music scores by Renee C. Baker, The Berklee Silent Film Orchestra, Makia Matsumura, Maud Nelissen, Dana Reason, Aleksandra Vrebalov and others.

This will likely be the best DVD home video editions of many of these films.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 DVD edition from Amazon.co.uk. Support Silent Era.

Other silent era films by WOMEN DIRECTORS available on home video.

Other silent era MABEL NORMAND films available on home video.

Other silent era LOIS WEBER films available on home video.

Other silent era LON CHANEY films available on home video.

Other CRIME FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

Other SERIAL FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

Other KEYSTONE COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.