Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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Are Parents
People?
(1925)
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This comedy-drama from Paramount Pictures features the charming Betty Bronson, with Adolphe Menjou and Florence Vidor as her divorcing parents.
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 Grapevine Video
2022 Blu-ray Disc edition
Are Parents People? (1925), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated, with Are Parents Pickles? (1925), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $19.95.
Release date: 14 July 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc edition has been remastered at 2K high-resolution (likely) from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting music sources by Lou McMahon.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2022 DVD edition
Are Parents People? (1925), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated, with Are Parents Pickles? (1925), black & white, 11 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, unknown 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; $16.95.
Release date: 14 July 2022.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has been remastered at 2K high-resolution (likely) from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a music score compiled from preexisting music sources by Lou McMahon.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended DVD home video edition of the film.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2003 DVD edition
Are Parents People? (1925), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated, with Wedding Bells (1924), black & white, 18 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10016-1.
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 5.5 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 224 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; 6 chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $16.95 (reduced to $14.95).
Release date: 2003.
Country of origin: USA
Ratings (1-10): video: 4 / audio: 4 / additional content: 6 / overall: 4.
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This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a good-to-very-good 16mm reduction print. While the print is not great — since it is lacking in fine image detail, has plugged-up shadows and some moderately modulated exposure fluctuations, and is dusty and speckled — it is watchable and the charm of the film comes through. The disc does benefit slightly from a smoothing of its coarseness on high-definition systems that upscale to a 1080p signal.
The film is accompanied by a patchwork of preexisting orchestral film music.
See our notes on the accompanying Monty Banks film on our Wedding Bells on home video page.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition has been discontinued
and is . . .
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 Alpha Video
2024 DVD edition
Are Parents People? (1925), black & white, 65 minutes, not rated.
Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 8609D, UPC 0-89218-86099-6.
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 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $8.98 (raised to $9.99).
Release date: 28 May 2024.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a reduction print.
The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available from
ALPHA VIDEO through . . .
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 Loving the Classics
201? DVD edition
Are Parents People? (1925), black & white, 60 minutes, not rated.
Loving the Classics, 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 ? 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; $14.99 (raised to $15.49).
Release date: 201?.
Country of origin: USA
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This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from a 16mm reduction print.
The film is likely accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
Note that this company apparently has a history of pirating other home video editions or pirating television network recordings to produce their products. Be aware that purchasing pirated home video editions does not benefit the original edition producers nor the composers whose music is often pirated as well.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other silent era BETTY BRONSON films available on home video.
Other silent era ADOLPHE MENJOU films available on home video.
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