Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Old Heidelberg
(1915)
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This romantic drama, directed by John Emerson, stars Wallace Reid and Dorothy Gish, with Karl Formes Jr., Erich von Stroheim, Raymond Wells, J.W. McDermott, James Gibson, Franklin Arbuckle, Madge Hunt, Erik von Ritzau, Kate Toncray and Harold Goodwin.
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 Flicker Alley
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition
Merry-Go-Round (1923), black & white, 123 minutes, not rated, with Old Heidelberg (1915), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Flicker Alley, FA0087, UPC 6-17311-68879-9.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, English language SDH subtitles; chapter stops; insert booklet; standard BD keepcase; $39.95.
Release date: 18 March 2025.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from a digital restoration of the film.
The film is accompanied by an original music score.
Supplemental material includes a restoration presentation of Merry-Go-Round (1923), with a music score by Robert Israel; audio commentary on Merry-Go-Round by Richard Kosarski; featurette “Vienna Actualities,” courtesy of Filmarchiv Austria (17 minutes); featurette “Restoring Merry-Go-Round,” with film archivist Serge Bromberg; and insert booklet with a new essay on the film by Richard Kosarski, and with notes on the restoration by Serge Bromberg and Lucie Fourmont.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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 Grapevine Video
2016 DVD edition
Old Heidelberg (1915), black & white, 50 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 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; $12.95.
Release date: August 2016.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Knudtson.
This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Reel Vault
2015 DVD edition
Old Heidelberg (1915), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Reel Vault, unknown catalog number, UPC 6-44827-13532-5.
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; standard DVD keepcase; $9.99.
Release date: 9 July 2015.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a piano music score.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Alpha Video
2018 DVD edition
Old Heidelberg (1915), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Resurrection (1909), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8150D, UPC 0-89218-81509-5.
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; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 23 October 2018.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Old Heidelberg (1915), black & white, 50 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics,
no catalog number, 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 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $14.99.
Release date: 201?
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other WALLACE REID films available on home video.
Other silent era ERICH VON STROHEIM films available on home video.
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