Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
(1912)
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This early film version of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic features future director James Cruze as the good doctor and Harry Benham as the wastrel Hyde.
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 Grapevine Video
2010 DVD edition
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Collection (1912-1955), black & white, 310 minutes total, not rated, including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), black & white, 10 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10562-3.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc (three DVDs in the set); 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 three-disc DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 26 April 2013.
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.
Supplemental material includes short films, a cartoon and television episodes with appearances by Sheldon Lewis, Margaret Phillips, James Dean and Michael Rennie.
For now, this is our recomended home video edition of the film.
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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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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Alpha Video
2010 DVD edition
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), color-toned black & white, 46 minutes, not rated, with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 6382D, UPC 0-89218-63829-8.
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 subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 30 June 2010.
Country of origin: USA
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This budget DVD edition was mastered from a poor 8mm reduction print and holds no image details in the blasted-out white highlights.
The film is presented with a music score composed by Don Kinnier.
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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
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), black & white, 12 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.
Note that this 12-minute short film is all you get for $15.00.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other HORROR FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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