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A Hash House
Fraud

(1915)

 

This Keystone comedy was directed by Charley Chase and features Fritz Schade, Louise Fazenda and Ben Turpin.

coverAll Day Entertainment
2008 DVD edition

American Slapstick, Volume 2 (1915-1937), black & white, 440 minutes total, not rated,
including A Hash House Fraud (1915), black & white, 12 minutes, not not rated.

All Day Entertainment, distributed by Facets Video,
DV96585, UPC 7-36899-11822-8, ISBN 1-56580-777-4.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc (three DVDs in the set); 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard three-disc DVD keepcase; $39.99.
Release date: 22 July 2008.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition has been mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction print.

The film is accompanied by a musical score composed and performed by Andrew Earle Simpson.

 
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coverAlpha Video
2010 DVD edition

The Danger Girl (1916), black & white, 24 minutes, not rated,
with A Hash House Fraud (1915), black & white, 13 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP6347D, UPC 0-89218-63479-5.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R 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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 27 April 2010.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: 4 / audio: 5 / additional content: 4 / overall: 4.

This budget DVD edition has been mastered from a good 8mm reduction print.

The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting jazz recordings.

 
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Other KEYSTONE comedy films available on home video.

Other silent era BEN TURPIN films available on home video.

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