Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Until They
Get Me
(1917)
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This Triangle northwoods drama, directed by Frank Borzage, stars Pauline Starke and Jack Curtis, with Joe King, Wilbur Digby and Anna Dodge.
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 Fatkat Enterprises
2011 DVD edition
Until They Get Me (1917), black & white, 64 minutes, not rated.
Fatkat Enterprises, no catalog number, 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 6.6 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; slimline CD case; $5.00.
Release date: February 2011.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 5 / audio: 6 / additional content: 0 / overall: 5.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a 16mm reduction print that has a reasonable greyscale range but occasionaly has blasted-out highlight details. There is a pale blue hue to the left side of the picture throughout the film.
The film is accompanied by an acoustic guitar and harmonica music score compiled from a royalty-free music source.
This independent producer sells discs under the Fatkat Enterprises and Rare Silent Films names. The disc has been available for sale from time-to-time on eBay for $5.00 plus shipping, and sale benefits the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
Until They Get Me (1917), black & white, 56 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8607D, UPC 0-89218-86079-8.
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; $8.98.
Release date: 25 June 2024.
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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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era FRANK BORZAGE films available on home video.
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