Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Looking for
Sally
(1925)
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This Charley Chase short comedy features Katherine Grant and Noah Young in support.
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 The Criterion Collection
2022 Blu-ray Disc edition
Love Affair (1939), black & white, 88 minutes, not rated,
including Looking for Sally (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
The Criterion Collection, CC3333BD, collection number 1114, UPC 7-15515-26881-3, ISBN 978-1-68143-915-0.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in pillarboxed 19:6 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive scan AVC (MPEG-4) 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 BD keepcase; $39.99.
Release date: 15 February 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This unexpected source of Charley Chase films is mastered from 35mm print materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Ben Model, the Snark Ensemble, Andrew Earle Simpson, Redwine Jazz, and the West End Jazz Band.
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 All Day Entertainment
2009 DVD edition
Becoming Charley Chase (1915-1926),
black & white, 460 minutes total, not rated,
including Looking for Sally (1925), black & white, 20 minutes, not rated.
All Day Entertainment, distributed by VCI Entertainment,
8562, UPC 0-89859-85622-8, ISBN 1-55739-587-X.
Four single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD discs, 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 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; standard four-disc DVD keepcase; $39.99.
Release date: 28 July 2009.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD collection of Charley Chase films is an excellent companion to the two Chase collections from Kino released in 2004 and 2005.
The discs have been mastered from a combination of 35mm and 16mm source prints. The prints are generally good to very-good in quality, with a few exceptions at both extremes.
The films are accompanied by music scores composed and performed by Ben Model, the Snark Ensemble, Andrew Earle Simpson, Redwine Jazz, and the West End Jazz Band.
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Other silent era CHARLEY CHASE films available on home video.
Other KEYSTONE comedy films available on home video.
Other silent era ROSCOE ARBUCKLE films available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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