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A Knight of
the Trails
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This Western short, directed by William S. Hart, stars William S. Hart, Leona Hutton and Frank Borzage.
Most (if not all) surviving prints have been duplicated from the 1923 rerelease version, which was titled Knight of the Trail.
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 Alpha Video
2011 DVD edition
Knight of the Trail (1915-1927), black & white, 80 minutes total, not rated,
including A Knight of the Trails [Knight of the Trail] (1915), black & white, 18 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6522D, UPC 0-89218-65229-4.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD 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 8-bit 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 29 March 2011.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 4 / audio: 4 / additional content: 4 / overall: 4.
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This DVD edition has been mastered from a good 8mm reduction print of the 1923 rerelease version.
The films are accompanied by soundtracks culled from preexisting recordings.
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 Grapevine Video
2005 DVD edition
The Films of William S. Hart (1915), black & white, 74 minutes total, not rated,
including A Knight of the Trails (1915), black & white, ? 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, PCM 48 kHz 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95 (reduced to $14.95).
Release date: April 2005.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R collection of William S. Hart two-reelers has been mastered from 16mm reduction prints.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack culled from preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Sunrise Silents
2006 DVD edition
She (1925), color-tinted black & white, 74 minutes, not rated,
with A Knight of the Trails (1915), color-tinted black & white, 24 minutes, not rated.
Sunrise Silents,
SBBH-N (NTSC) and SBBH-P (PAL), no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC or PAL DVD-R 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, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $23.95.
Release date: 26 July 2006.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 4 / audio: 5 / additional content: 5 / overall: 4.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print of the 1923 rerelease version. As is to be expected, the print is soft of image details.
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SUNRISE SILENTS has discontinued business and this edition is . . .
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Other WILLIAM S. HART films available on home video.
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other SHORT DRAMA FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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William S. Hart filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
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