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The
Half-Breed
(1916)
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Douglas Fairbanks and Alma Reuben star in this early Fairbanks Western directed by Allan Dwan, with support from Sam de Grasse, Tom Wilson, Frank Brownlee, Jewel Carmen and André Beranger.
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 Kino Classics
2018 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Half-Breed (1916), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated,
with The Good Bad-Man (1916), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23131, UPC 7-38329-23131-6.
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, DTS 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: 1 May 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from an archival 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Donald Sosin.
The editon’s supplementary material includes audio commentaries for The Half-Breed and The Good Bad-Man by Tracey Goessel and Robert Byrne; the featurette “Amazing Tales from the Archives: Restoring The Half-Breed”; a stills gallery; and reversible storage case artwork.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Kino Classics
2018 DVD edition
The Half-Breed (1916), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated,
with The Good Bad-Man (1916), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Kino Lorber, K23130, UPC 7-38329-23130-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 1 May 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD edition has been mastered from an archival 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Donald Sosin.
The editon’s supplementary material includes audio commentaries for The Half-Breed and The Good Bad-Man by Tracey Goessel and Robert Byrne; the featurette “Amazing Tales from the Archives: Restoring The Half-Breed”; a stills gallery; and reversible storage case artwork.
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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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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other silent era DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS films available on home video.
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Douglas Fairbanks filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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