Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Fox
(1921)
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This juvenile short film, directed by Robert N. Bradbury, stars his boys William Bradbury and future western star Bob Steele (Robert Bradbury Jr.).
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 Grapevine Video
2019 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Adventures of Bill & Bob (1921), black & white, 95 minutes total, not rated, including Catching a Fox (1921), black & white, 12 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 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; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: May 2019.
Country of origin: USA
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This BD-R edition has been mastered from a 2K high-resolution scan of what is likely to be a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on virtual theatre pipe organ by David Knudtson.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition from Amazon.com. Purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition from Amazon.ca. Purchase supports Silent Era.
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This
Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is also available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2019 DVD edition
The Adventures of Bill & Bob (1921), black & white, 95 minutes total, not rated, including Catching a Fox (1921), black & white, 12 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; $16.95.
Release date: May 2019.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R collection has been mastered from a 2K high-resolution scan of what is likely to be a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed on virtual theatre pipe organ by David Knudtson.
This is our recommended DVD 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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Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
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