Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Iron Rider
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Yakima Canutt stars in this Western actioner, directed by Jacques Jaccard, which also features Elsa Benham, James Corey and Lee Sepulveda. |
 Grapevine Video
2006 DVD edition
Branded, a Bandit (1924), black & white, 57 minutes, not rated,
with The Iron Rider (1926), black & white, 61 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
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; $14.95.
Release date: 2006.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a compilation of early film music from a variety of preexisting sources.
We suspect that this home video edition might be a bit better than the Alpha edition noted below.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2013 DVD edition
The Iron Rider (1926), black & white, 61 minutes, not rated,
with The Outlaw Breaker (1926), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6943D, UPC 0-89218-69439-3.
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), 4.0 Mbps average video bit rate, 384 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 30 April 2013.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print. The resulting picture is soft in picture details and so dark at times that intertitles cannot be read.
The film is accompanied by a compilation of early film music from a variety of preexisting sources.
This DVD-R home video edition is not recommended.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Other silent era YAKIMA CANUTT films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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