Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett
and the Silent Era Company.
All Rights Reserved. |
|
The Pony
Express
(1925)
|
This western drama, directed by James Cruze, stars Betty Compson and Ricardo Cortez, with Ernest Torrence, Wallace Beery, George Bancroft, Frank Lackteen, John Fox Jr. and William Turner.
Director Cruze attempts to recreate the success of The Covered Wagon (1923) with a cast of veteran character actors that are more engaging than the romantic leads.
|
 Grapevine Video
2012 DVD edition
The Pony Express (1925), black & white, 67 minutes, not rated, with Wandering Willie (192?), black & white, 8 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10318-6.
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: 2012.
Country of origin: USA
|
|
This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting recordings.
Supplemental material includes a Lupino Lane comedy short.
This is our recommended home video edition of the film.
|
|
USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
|
|
|
|
Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
|
|
|
|
This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is also available directly from . . .
|
|
|
 Alpha Video
2021 DVD edition
The Pony Express (1925), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with The Ore Raiders (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP number, 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; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 8 June 2021.
Country of origin: USA
|
|
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 recordings.
Supplemental material includes a William Wyler western short.
|
|
This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
|
|
|
|
Other WESTERN FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
|
