Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The
Night Bird
(1928) |
This Universal comedy, directed by Fred Newmeyer, features Reginald Denny, Betsy Lee, Sam Hardy, Harvey Clark and Corliss Palmer.
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 Grapevine Video
20?? DVD edition
The Night Bird (1928), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated,
with Circus Time (1929), black & white, 15 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 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: unknown
Country of origin: USA
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| This remastered DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a compiled soundtrack of preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2008 DVD edition
The Night Bird (1928), black & white, 70 minutes, not rated,
with The Lion’s Roar (1928), black & white, 15 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10338-4.
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 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.95.
Release date: 2008
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a compiled soundtrack of preexisting recordings.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is . . .
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Other silent era REGINALD DENNY films available on home video.
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