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The Flying Ace
(1926)

 

This feature drama, directed by Richard E. Norman, stars Laurence Criner and Kathryn Boyd, with Boise De Legge, Harold Platts, Lions Daniels, George Colvin, Sam Jordan, Doctor R.L. Brown and Steve ‘Peg’ Reynolds.

coverKino Classics
2016 Blu-ray Disc edition

Pioneers of African-American Cinema (1915-1946), black & white and color, 1266 minutes total. not rated, including The Flying Ace (1926), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K20601, UPC 7-38329-20601-7.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region A Blu-ray Disc (five BDs in the set), 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (1920 x 1080 pixels) progressive? scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Mbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 48 kHz 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; one cardboard wrap with three plastic BD trays in cardboard slipcase; $99.95.
Release date: 26 July 2016.
Country of origin: USA
This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered in 4K high-definition from a 35mm print held by the Library of Congress.

The film is accompanied by a music score compiled by Rodney Sauer and performed by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.

The collection is supplemented with an 80-page booklet that includes notes on the films and essays by collection curators Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart.

This is our recommended home video edition of the film.

 
USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region A Blu-ray Disc edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
 
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coverKino Classics
2016 DVD edition

Pioneers of African-American Cinema (1915-1946), black & white and color, 952 minutes total. not rated, including The Flying Ace (1926), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.

Kino Lorber, K20600, UPC 7-38329-20600-0.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 1 NTSC DVD disc (five 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; one cardboard wrap with three plastic DVD trays in cardboard slipcase, $79.95.
Release date: 26 July 2016.
Country of origin: USA
This DVD edition has been mastered in 4K high-definition from a 35mm print held by the Library of Congress.

The film is accompanied by a music score compiled by Rodney Sauer and performed by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.

The collection is supplemented with an 80-page booklet that includes notes on the films and essays by collection curators Charles Musser and Jacqueline Najuma Stewart.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.

 
USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
 
Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 1 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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