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He Who
Gets Slapped

(1924)

 

Lon Chaney stars in this circus drama directed by Victor Sjöström (under his Americanized moniker, Victor Seastrom). Chaney is supported by Norma Shearer, John Gilbert and Tully Marshall.

coverWarner Archive Collection
2010 DVD edition

He Who Gets Slapped (1927), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated.

Warner Home Video,
no catalog number, UPC 8-83316-28981-5.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R 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 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 7 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95 (reduced to $12.99).
Release date: 2010.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition is available directly from the Warner Home Video website, as originally prepared for broadcast on Turner Classic Movies. The video transfer has been made at sound speed of 24 frames per second, which means that the action runs a little faster than a normal pace and accounts for the film’s short running time here. The source material appears to be a 35mm duplicate print, as the image is darker with grey highlights and the shadow areas a little plugged up. The image could have used some digital stabilization as the bouncy picture is a distraction.

The film is accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting sound film library recordings and sound effects that are clumsily edited together — a disappointment when Turner Classic Movies normally engages young composers for their silent film presentations, which are commonly sourced for Warner Archive discs. The soundtrack is cloying at worst and serviceable at best.

This is not the best-looking disc and the soundtrack is a negative, but we still think that this is our recommended home video edition of this film. Note to Warner Archive: There are plenty of reasons to upgrade this home video product — you’re not making any friends here.

 
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coverBach Films
2010 DVD edition

He Who Gets Slapped (1927), black & white, 68 minutes, not rated.

Bach Films, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 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 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 2010.
Country of origin: France
This DVD edition may have been mastered from 35mm print materials.

The film is likely to be accompanied by a custom music score.

 
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coverCinema
201? DVD edition

He Who Gets Slapped (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Llamentol SL, LL1321, UPC 8-436022-305885.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 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 mono sound, English language intertitles, Spanish language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; unknown suggested retail price.
Release date: 201?.
Country of origin: Spain
This DVD edition may have been mastered from 35mm print materials.

The film is likely to be accompanied by a custom music score.

 
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coverAlpha Video
2020 DVD edition

He Who Gets Slapped (1927), black & white, 72 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8368D, UPC 0-89218-83689-2.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R 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 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 3 November 2020.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from reduction print source materials.

The film is likely accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting recordings.

 
This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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