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Sand!
(1920)

 

William S. Hart and Mary Thurman star in this feature directed by Lambert Hillyer, with support from G. Raymond Nye, Patricia Palmer and Bill Patton.

coverAlpha Video
2011 DVD edition

Sand! (1920), color-toned black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6593D, UPC 0-89218-65939-2.
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 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 26 July 2011.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD edition of Sand! has been mastered from a very-good 16mm reduction print, with a fairly even greytone range and OK shadow blacks.

The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.

At its attractive cost, this is not a bad option to the other home video editions noted below.

 
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coverGrapevine Video
2012 DVD edition

Sand! (1920), black & white, 62 minutes, not rated,
with Out West [Chase Yourself] (1926), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10491-6.
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: 14 April 2012.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.

The disc is supplemented with an abridged presentation of a Christie two-reeler starring Jimmie Adams.

The films are accompanied by a music score performed by Blaine Gale.

 
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coverTeleVista
2009 DVD edition

Sand! (1920), color-toned black & white, 78 minutes, not rated.

TeleVista, no catalog number, UPC 0-29502-88637-0.
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 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 13 October 2009.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print (or worse!). TeleVista product is usually not worth the price asked.

The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.

 
USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
Other WILLIAM S. HART films available on home video.

Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.

William S. Hart filmography in The Progressive Silent Film List
 
 
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