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Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp
(1926)

This first feature-length film of Harry Langdon’s also features an early supporting role for Joan Crawford.

Kino on Video
2000 DVD edition

Harry Langdon . . . the Forgotten Clown (1926-1927), color-toned black & white, 196 minutes total, not rated, including Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926), color-toned black & white, 62 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K173, UPC 7-38329-01732-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD 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 5.6 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at 192 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 12 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $39.95 (reduced to $29.95).
Release date: 2000 (rereleased 2 September 2003).
Country of origin: USA •

Ratings (1-10): video: 7 / audio: 7 / additional content: 7 / overall: 7.

This David Shepard-produced DVD edition of Tramp, Tramp, Tramp has been mastered from an excellent 35mm print that features a broad range of greytones, very light speckling, and other minor print anomalies such as processing flaws.

The natural-speed video transfer is very pleasant viewing on standard televisions, but reveals its analog origins on high-definition systems, with reasonably sharp image details but, also, some unnecessary edge sharpening visible in intertitles and long shots with small picture details in contrast relief.

The film is accompanied by an entertaining music score performed on piano by Philip Carli.

Print material such as this is a prime candidate for a new high-definition transfer that could really showcase its wonderful survival state.

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