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.
Not a great disc but this is the only home video edition of the film we know of. 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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