Reviews of silent film releases on home video.
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The Champeen
(1923)
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This Our Gang short, directed by Robert F. McGowan, features Mickey Daniels, Joe Cobb, Mary Kornman, Allen Hoskins, Ernie Morrison, Dorothy Morrison and Andy Samuel.
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 ClassicFlix
2025 Blu-ray Disc edition
The Little Rascals, The Restored Silents, Volume 1 (1921-1923), black & white, 161 minutes total, not rated, including The Champeen (1923), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
ClassicFlix,
unknown catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc; 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; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard BD keepcase; $39.99.
Release date: 21 January 2025.
Country of origin: USA
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This Blu-ray Disc collection has been mastered from archival film materials.
The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Philip Carli or Ben Model.
Supplemental material includes the early Ernie Morrison two-reeler, The Pickaninny (1921).
For information about other films in this collection, see our The Little Rascals, The Restored Silents, Volume 1 on home video page.
Sight unseen, this is our recommended home video edition of the film.
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This
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 Reel Classic DVD
201? DVD edition
The Our Gang Collection, Volume Four (1922-1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated, including The Champeen (1923), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.
Reel Classic DVD, no catalog number, UPC 7-62184-80642-6.
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; $19.98.
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 accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Ben Model.
For information about other films in this collection, see our The Our Gang Collection, Volume Four on home video page.
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This
Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from
REEL CLASSIC DVD through . . .
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 Grapevine Video
2006 DVD edition
Our Gang, Volume One (1922-1923), black & white, 123 minutes total, not rated, including The Champeen (1923), black & white, 19 minutes, not rated.
Grapevine Video, no catalog number, UPC 8-42614-10097-0.
Two single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R discs; 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; $16.95.
Release date: 2006.
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 to be accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.
For information about other films in this collection, see our Our Gang, Volume One on home video page.
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This Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition is available directly from . . .
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Other OUR GANG FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
Other SHORT COMEDY FILMS of the silent era available on home video.
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