Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Lady
(1925)
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This feature drama, directed by Frank Borzage, stars Norma Talmadge and Wallace MacDonald, with Brandon Hurst, Alf Goulding, Doris Lloyd, Walter Long, George Hackathorne, Marc McDermott, Paulette Duval, John Fox Jr. and Emily Fitzroy.
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 Rare Films and More
202? DVD edition
The Lady (1925), color-tinted black & white, 85 minutes, not rated, with La Boheme (1926), black & white, 93 minutes, not rated.
Rare Films and More, 3697, no UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $17.99.
Release date: 202?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a color-tinted 35mm print.
The film is accompanied by a custom music score.
Note that this company apparently has a history of pirating other home video editions to produce their products. Be aware that purchasing pirated home video editions does not benefit the original edition producers nor the composers whose music is often pirated as well.
For now, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises
2016 DVD edition
The Lady (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Silent Hall of Fame Enterprises, 17, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD jewelcase; $34.99 (raised again to $44.99).
Release date: 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a poor VHS videotape copy of a 16mm reduction print (as might be surmised from the smeary publisher-provided still frame above).
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
We still criticize this publisher for their overpriced offerings that give the consumer as little value as possible.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available through . . .
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Other silent era FRANK BORZAGE films available on home video.
Other silent era NORMA TALMADGE films available on home video.
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