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Go West
(1925)

Go West (1925) is another of the underrated Buster Keaton comedies and is well worth discovering.

Kino Classics
2011 Blu-ray Disc edition

Go West (1925), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated,
with Battling Butler (1926), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K791, UPC 7-38329-07912-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) 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, 10 chapter stops; standard BD keepcase in cardboard slipcase; $34.95.
Release date: 27 September 2011.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-Ray Disc edition, produced for home video by Bret Wood, has been mastered from a 35mm print.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed on MIDI synthesizer by Eric Beheim.

This is our recommended edition of Go West on home video.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Kino Classics
2011 DVD edition

Go West (1925), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated,
with Battling Butler (1926), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Two single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD discs, 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, 10 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 27 September 2011.
Country of origin: USA

This remastered DVD edition, produced for home video by Bret Wood, has been mastered from a 35mm print.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed on MIDI synthesizer by Eric Beheim.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.

Kino on Video
1999 DVD edition

Go West (1925), black & white, 69 minutes, not rated,
with The Scarecrow (1920), black & white, 19 minutes, not rated, and The Paleface (1922), black & white, 21 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K132DVD, UPC 7-38329-01322-6.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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, 16 chapter stops; snapper DVD case (reissued in standard DVD keepcase [retail], and in slimline DVD keepcase [boxset]); $29.99 (reduced to $24.95).
Release date: 23 November 1999.
Country of origin: USA

This early DVD edition, produced for home video by David Shepard, was previously released VHS videotape in 1994 and on laserdisc in 1995. The windowboxed video transfer has been produced from a very-good 35mm print, which is relatively clean, with only a moderate amount of dust and speckling.

The film is accompanied by a music score performed on MIDI synthesizer by Eric Beheim.

For information on the other western-themed Keaton releases in this collection, see our The Scarecrow on home video page and our The Paleface on home video page.