Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Scrooge
(1913)
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This British production, also known as Old Scrooge, was directed by Leedham Bantock and features Seymour Hicks as Ebenezer Scrooge.
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 Alpha Video
2017 DVD edition
Old Scrooge (1913), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, with Scrooge (1922), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8008D, UPC 0-89218-80089-3.
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; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 31 October 2017.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm or 8mm reduction print. Alpha Video misidentifies this film as released in 1926; the film was rereleased in the USA in 1926.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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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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 TeleVista
2007 DVD edition
Scrooge (1913), color-toned black & white and black & white, 40 minutes, not rated, with Scrooge (1923), black & white, 27 minutes, not rated.
TeleVista, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), 4.0 Mbps average video bit rate, 192 Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 30 October 2007.
Country of origin: USA
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The USA DVD edition of these films may have been mastered from sub-par 16mm reduction prints.
Not usually worth the high cost when you discover the typically poor quality of TeleVista product.
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USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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Canada: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD edition from Amazon.ca. Your purchase supports Silent Era.
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 TeleVista
2009 DVD edition
Scrooge (1913), color-toned black & white and black & white, 40 minutes, not rated, with Scrooge (1923), black & white, 27 minutes, not rated.
TeleVista, unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 2 PAL DVD disc, 1.33:1 aspect ratio image in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 576 pixels) interlaced scan MPEG-2 format, SDR (standard dynamic range), ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? Kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono sound, English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; £5.99.
Release date: 2 November 2009.
Country of origin: United Kingdom
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The UK DVD edition of these films may have been mastered from sub-par 16mm reduction prints. Not usually worth the high cost when you discover the typically poor quality of TeleVista product.
North American collectors will need a region-free PAL DVD player capable of outputting an NTSC-compatible signal to view this edition.
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United Kingdom: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 2 PAL DVD edition from Amazon.co.uk. Support Silent Era.
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Other CHRISTMAS FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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