This DVD edition has been mastered from a duplicate 16mm preservation reduction negative held by Film Preservation Associates, with inserts from an extremely fragmentary 35mm nitrate positive held by the British Film Institute. The results are very poor as the 16mm source material is quite blurry.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed by Antonio Coppola.
The collection’s supplemental material includes Charlie et sa Belle [Charlie’s White Elephant] (1916), Inside the Keystone Project (2010) documenting the Chaplin Project (10 minutes), Silent Traces: The Keystone Locations (2010) with John Bengtson, author of Silent Traces (12 minutes), and a stills gallery.
Overall, the improvement in quality over previous home video editions is so great that you’ll toss your other Keystone Chaplin discs when you see this collection. Highly recommended!
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